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Orem's Roberto Lopez finishes the season with a .400 average

Roberto Lopez of the Orem Owlz finished the Pioneer League season with a .400 average.

The San Diego native and Pioneer League Most Valuable Player tops the statistics columns in several offensive categories, including average, hits (108), doubles (28), RBIs (72), runs (68), on-base percentage (.481) and slugging percentage (.668). He is tied for second in the league with teammate Angel Castillo and Helena's Brock Kjeldgaard with 14 home runs. Orem's Luis Jimenez leads the pack with 15.

The former USC product is a 25th-round pick in this year's draft.

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Let the HYPE begin.

i pledge alliegance... to mike Scioscia
and the angels way of baseball
and to each pennant and ring we are sure to win.
one fanatic, under the halo, unwavered
with in n out and world series rings for all

by halofan4life on Sep 5, 2008 10:07 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He'd be easier to get hyped up about if he wasn't 22.

Lest we forget, at this same age, Howie Kendrick was hitting .370 in AAA.

Tearing up Orem is cool and all, and hitting .400 over a full minor league season is nothing to shake a stick at, but it seems pretty unfair for Tom to have held this kid back the way he did. It was very clear even half-way through the season that Lopez needed to move up a level.

Hopefully we see Lopez at Rancho or maybe even Arkansas next season.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 5, 2008 10:29 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My thoughts exactly...

what good does it do to keep this kid in Orem if he’s hitting .400? Move his ass up and challenge him a bit. This isn’t a high schooler needed to get adjusted to living away from home, etc. This is a USC kid who graduated from college and – as Zu Long stated – is 22 years old.

I wish him luck, but his hitting .400 in Orem tells us nothing about his ability level going forward. Shoot – he went from Division IA to a Junior College level of competition after the draft – he SHOULD have hit really, really well.

by jimmuscomp on Sep 5, 2008 11:38 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL!

University of Spoiled Children, indeed!

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Sep 5, 2008 8:26 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

panther!

they have a 3rd grade academic requirements? wow, how did Ozzie Guillen ever make it to the majors?

Exceeding expectations is less a matter of luck than possession of certain assets.

by anaheim angels on Sep 7, 2008 1:20 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

or Jose?

Exceeding expectations is less a matter of luck than possession of certain assets.

by anaheim angels on Sep 7, 2008 1:21 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just wet my pants...that is funny!

Whodathunk we would be rooting for a former Ranger come August...?

by K3YEROUT on Sep 7, 2008 9:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

taken directly from the usc trojans athletics website http://usctrojans.cstv.com/

Trojans Prepare For Ohio State (2:00) USC Begins Preperations for Top 5 Showdown

9/9/08 :) Nice spelling!

Whodathunk we would be rooting for a former Ranger come August...?

by K3YEROUT on Sep 9, 2008 11:35 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so...

Should we hope for a AA, AAA split from this kid next year?

i pledge alliegance... to mike Scioscia
and the angels way of baseball
and to each pennant and ring we are sure to win.
one fanatic, under the halo, unwavered
with in n out and world series rings for all

by halofan4life on Sep 5, 2008 1:42 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes. We should hope he starts out in AA and hits for similar power with a .300+ average while not letting his K/BB rates slip too badly.

If he can do that, he’s a legit top prospect and could shoot to the front of the 1B line, challenging Trumbo, Morales and whoever else for the starting 1B/DH/LF (if Tex comes back, he’ll obviously have to move) position as soon as 2010.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Sep 8, 2008 9:05 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You guys are all cynical bastards

Be happy for the kid. Anyone know how many others have accomplished that feat at that level? I’d like to find out, but I’m too GA to look into it myself.

Shine on, luminous panthers!

by Rally Manatee on Sep 5, 2008 12:26 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm happy for him...

but for the organization it would have been better to put him in Rancho at the start of August to see what he had at that level.

Also, I like how he’s sitting out the last game to keep that .400 average. That’s kinda silly, too.

by jimmuscomp on Sep 5, 2008 1:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rancho or Cedar Rapids

Either one is a good choice for a guy coming out of college, but I guess they didn’t have very high hopes for him.

Yeah, the 22-year-oldness is a BIG issue. He needs to hustle his ass up to AA in a big hurry.

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Sep 5, 2008 8:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, and BTW

he actually had to get a pair of hits in the last two games of the season to reach .400. On the nose.

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Sep 5, 2008 8:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Excuse me

last game of the season.

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Sep 5, 2008 8:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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