From Kevin Goldstein's chat at BP today
"Philosopher (Chicago): Which current MLB player would you compare Tim Beckham to? Do you think he's a "high risk, high reward" type of prospect?
Kevin Goldstein: Perfect world projection? Barry Larkin."
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That would please me greatly.
Essentially that’s Jeter with great defense.
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I've heard that comparison before(no not from PBrady)
[Comment From Jason (Sandy Kazmir)]
15 sounds incredibly high for Beckham at this time, do people see him as the next Hanley?
R.J. Anderson: What is Beckham’s ceiling though?
Tommy Rancel: Barry Larkin
No.
http://www.draysbay.com/2008/3/21/121144/321
Georgia HS shortstop Tim Beckham – described as a guy with “tools out of the roof”, perhaps the next Barry Larkin?
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oh god if he is the next barry larkin i will be very happy
larkin is one of my favorite players of all time
TB Rays in 09!!!
I was one of the first to tab him as the next Larkin
Tyler will vouch for me. I saw him several times in HS he reminded me eerily of him.
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Very true. Killa called the Larkin comp in early March of last year.
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Yeah he had it early there also.
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were Larkin's wrists as quick/strong as Beckham's?
I like the Larkin comp, but Larkin had only one season of 20 homers, and one 33 homer season… and he was all over with SBs… reaching as high as 51… usually between 30-51 when healthy,… Is Tim gonna run that much? according to what I’ve read, he’s no BOSSMAN/Carl… Larkin’s avg line is .295/.371/.444 … I think beckham looks more like a less contact but higher SLG player… he is going to fill out some, and he already reminds me of Soriano at the plate… though obviously if he reaches Soriano’s power, that would be hitting his ceiling ceiling… I think he’ll end up in the middle of Soriano/Larkin if all goes right.
Soriano’s career line is .282/.329/.518 …. I don’t think SLG .475-.480 is out of reach for Timmy. of course this is a long way off but I really like his swing/body (no homo)
I have a feeling that if he reaches Soriano's power, he's going to have Soriano's fielding prowess.
Good defensive shortstops just don’t have tons and tons of power. A-Rod might have been an exception if he stayed at SS; otherwise, the current record holder for most homers from a SS is 347 by Cal Ripken Jr.
and it took him over a million games to hit that many
Why yes, I am this big of an asshole in person.
by Sandy Kazmir on Feb 17, 2009 8:23 AM EST up reply actions
We don't need him to be a power guy
If he is gonna play SS I want him to be above average defensively there. Thats the most important thing. I am not worried about his power
We don't know what we need him to be yet
There’s a fairly good chance that by the time he gets here Burrell and Pena will be gone, if not more.
by GomesSweetGomes on Feb 17, 2009 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
you gonna be the one to tell him not to hit the ball hard?
if a guy has the power, he’s going to do it. HRs=$$. All I’m saying is that he has really quick wrists… and he is young guy with an athletic frame, he will fill out. they all do
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