The Kris Bryant Era Begins Friday

[d2bets]

...and right on the magic Day 12.

Can he possibly live up to the hype?

[actiondan]

0-4, 3k

[Stallion]

Yes. He will hit 25 homeruns this year.

[d2bets]

0-4, 3k

Maybe. I wasn't really talking about tomorrow. I meant in general.

Poetically enough, he homered in his final AAA at bat.

My guess is he leads the NL in HR's this season. Strikeouts are a part of his game though.

[d2bets]

Yes. He will hit 25 homeruns this year.

That sounds awfuly low to me. His HR to contact ratio will be outrageous. Just has that natural and easy lift and power. If he plays 150 games and only hits 25, that probably means 150+ K's and a sub-.250 avg. I'd be surprised if he doesn't hit at least 35.

[jjgold]

I do not even know whom the guy is man how far baseball has lost its stars

I was watching the Mets tonight I never heard of 80% of players on either team

[Big Bear]

This kid has the "it" factor.

I usually dont get caught up in the hype of prospects as most don't pan out but I watch a ton of baseball and this kid is the best player to come along since Barry Bonds.

I know that is a bold statement but talent wise he has it. The most important thing he has is repeatable mechanics and poise. You can tell he does not get rattled and the big stage will not effect him.

[CWD]

"superstar" coming into his first mlb game at age of 23 in this day and age

[Mase of Base]

Seems worthy of the hype.

Tough start with Shields on the bump.

[tony_come]

He's white

All u need to know

He's a winner

[d2bets]

"superstar" coming into his first mlb game at age of 23 in this day and age

4 years of college. He was drafted earlier, but decided to do college. Only spent 1 full season in minors.

[Yons18]

4 years of college. He was drafted earlier, but decided to do college. Only spent 1 full season in minors.

Means he's a polished baseball player ready to roll. Should be a bright future for this kid.

[d2bets]

Means he's a polished baseball player ready to roll. Should be a bright future for this kid.

He is. Has a very advanced approach with repeatable mechanics. A student of the game type. His father learned from Ted Williams and has been grooming him since age 5.

[jjgold]

If the Cubs do not get in playoffs this year it will be biggest flop of a team in baseball history

Its a City of losers now

[RavensFan2k3]

If the Cubs do not get in playoffs this year it will be biggest flop of a team in baseball history

Its a City of losers now

are you kidding me???

[jjgold]

are you kidding me???

no they have best talent in that Div

[Big Bear]

If the Cubs do not get in playoffs this year it will be biggest flop of a team in baseball history

Its a City of losers now

biggest flop would be the Nationals if they dont make the playoffs

[jt315]

no they have best talent in that Div

No they don't .
Cards still the team to beat.

[newguy]

Its a City of losers now

GFY goldilocks.

[Bcatswin]

Batting clean up! First game!

[jjgold]

GFY goldilocks.

Chicago needs something big here

[Ghenghis Kahn]

got the cubs today. hope he hits a dinger or two in his debut.

[Jayvegas420]

0-4, 3k

This looks like it is going to be sharply accurate!!!

[thirtytwo]

he looks like another Pedro Alvarez so far

[TwoWays]

They should have batted him 9th and batted the pitcher 8th

[twestacott]

This looks like it is going to be sharply accurate!!!

Well naturally he was going to hit 3 homeruns today because he was hitting dingers off a bunch of kids that are now Walmart greeters in spring training.

[tony_come]

At less get a hit

[TwoWays]

He got owned by big game ( only in name) James shields. That's pretty bad