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Originally Posted by jd1020
Well ya thats the argument. 6 years of Kirby vs 4 years of Carlson. I would say Kirby > Carlson with Walker > Marte. I dont think the gap between Walker and Marte is bigger than the 2 extra years of Kirby over Carlson. You would have to really be sold on being able to get Carlson to start making better contact in the majors because he is trending down. Kirby is really good and has crazy command over his fastball and slider, but he just pounds the zone too damn much and like DJ said needs to expand it and be willing to make guys chase those pitches instead of putting it in the strikezone. Hes giving up a lot of homers right now because he puts damn near everything in the zone. He could also stand to lower his curveball usage and up the changeup usage. His curveball is his weakest pitch and its the one he has least control over but he uses it 5% more than his changeup that gets more whiffs and isnt as scattered all over the grid.
There are 15 60FV prospects on FG's board with Walker (8) and Marte (13) in that group.
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I’d value Walker a bit higher than Marte, primarily because he’s closer to the bigs and his offensive profile is more likely to succeed, IMO.
He makes more contact and controls the strike zone better from what I’ve seen and from what scouts say.
Marte also plays SS which adds some defensive value for him.