DL: Can you address Michael Ynoa?
EK: He's the kind of guy that any scout who just saw him play catch would almost get goose bumps over. I mean, he's this special talent who, literally, I was very excited just watching him play catch. Anybody who has seen him would say the same thing, I think.
That seems like the consensus on Ynoa right? People drool over the kid. But they drool only once they've seen him. Goldstein still likes him quite a bit it seems, and I remember last year he wrote something similar to Kubota's quote above. Sickles seems pretty cool on Ynoa, but then again, I doubt he has seen the kid throw. What I want to know is, why is it so mesmerizing watching Ynoa throw, and does this mean anything. I mean, is there something to this? You'd think that if there was one team in MLB to not be fooled by how good a kid looks in a baseball uni, it would be the A's, yet that's the only thing I can find when it comes to what makes Ynoa a great prospect. He's young, great arm, strong bloodlines, what have you. Nothing concrete since he hasnt played a game. It makes skeptics out of internet bloggers (myself included I guess) but believers out of "witnesses." Pretty much this whole post is trying to say "I want to see Ynoa throw sooooooo bad. Not some crappy youtube video, lemme see him throw in person!" I want to see in him what made the A's spend over 4 million in such a young kid. But that won't happen. Hopefully he doesn't flame out in the low minors, I really want to see this kid throw a damn baseball some day.
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