Should i pick up tyler colvin

This change in approach seems a more likely explanation for his improvement than simply an inflated BABIP. Perhaps Colvin's was an aberration and his was a sign of things to come? In , look for Colvin's BABIP to regress toward the league average, but if he continues to develop a better mentality and approach at the plate, there is no reason not to expect great things from Colvin in Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

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Filed under:. Tyler Colvin should start for Rockies New, 21 comments. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email. Written by Joe Aiello , Posted in General. I love to click on posts that show what people who stared in my favorite shows as a kid are doing now.

Still, I like them. It got me thinking about past Cubs and I decided to make a series out of it. Tyler Colvin was a player that I really enjoyed following from the time he was drafted to the time he left the organization.

He was a guy I had planted a flag on as believing in. Grey Albright Razzball. Greg Smith The Fake Baseball. Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire. Muntradamus Beast Dome. Dalton Del Don Yahoo! KJ Fantasy Team Advice. Luke Gloeckner Mr. Andrew Gould FantasyPros. Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus. Rudy Gamble Razzball. Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall. Jake Ciely The Athletic. Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack. Chris Meaney FTN. Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore. Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm.

Mario Mergola Sporfolio. Nick Pollack Pitcher List. Nick Mariano RotoBaller. Mike Maher FantasyPros. Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack. Michael Waterloo FantasyPros. Donkey Teeth Razzball. Dan Harris FantasyPros. Such as it is with the Cubs and the handling of their "prospects. Colvin was a first-round pick in No one other than the Cubs thought he was a first-round talent at the time, but they took him anyway.

Colvin then went on to three minor league seasons where he never lit anything on fire. He never batted over. Despite all that, Hendry was undeterred and out to prove he knew something about drafting baseball players.

Combine that with a very solid showing in last year's spring training, and Colvin came north with the club to start the year. However, while wanting to rush his player, Hendry didn't combine that with the spine to tell his manager, y'know, the dude who works for him, to get Colvin into the lineup every day to further his development.

So Colvin sat and sat, until Fukudome was so awful they had to get him out of the lineup and Soriano to get hurt.