Comments on: Indy Report: Ledbetter is the King of Ks

By: RotoRob

RotoRob — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:55:02 +0000

No one said he should be in organized ball, but rather I’m curious what he would do if given the opportunity. But from the sounds of it, he’s not very condusive to even get that chance, never mind grab it and run with it.

By: John

John — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:53:54 +0000

He may have had other opportunities in other leagues. I know that in ‘07 he did go to spring training with the Newark Bears but they did not keep him. He could have gotten other offers but just chose to stay in the FL. If that is the case, then that is his bad. If he would have put up similar numbers somewhere else, Major League organizations would have respected it a lot more. Look at some of the older guys that have been picked up in the past. Jason Shelley had very high strikeout numbers in 2003 when the Brewers signed him and Scott Patterson (not signed while in the Frontier League but less than a season after he left) had 41 K’s in 27 innings in his brief time with Gateway in ‘05. Ledbetter wasn’t putting up those kind of strikeout numbers and at 26 years old, he has to show that he is capable of pitching in AA. If you are pitching to contact in the Frontier League, how do you think that player will fare in AA against much better, stronger, competition? Now the routine groundballs and flyballs are singles and HR’s. No doubt he found a home in the Frontier League but to say he should be with a MLB organization is really stretching it.

By: RotoRob

RotoRob — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:44:22 +0000

So why hasn’t he been recruited by a more prominent Indy league? Surely they must be taking note of his accomplishments.

By: John

John — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:59:23 +0000

If he really had the desire to get picked up, he would have went somewhere more competitive 2 years ago. What is the point of going back to a place where you know the competition compares to Rookie ball? Scouts aren’t going to be impressed when half the roster he is pitching against is fresh out of HS. Some people like to be a big fish in a small pond. If he had left and went to the Northern or Atlantic League, and put up numbers anywhere in the range he was in the Frontier league, he would have gotten more recognition.

By: RotoRob

RotoRob — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:53:32 +0000

Perhaps that’s true, John, but in the endless search to unearth talent, I figured what this relative youngster was doing merited mention. Stranger things have happened, right?

By: John

John — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:10:46 +0000

Obviously Ledbetter doesn’t have what the scouts are looking for. He was putting up those numbers against younger, inexperienced players. He went to spring training in the Atlantic League in ‘07 and didn’t stick there. Other Frontier League players went on to different leagues, against better competition while he didn’t. His ‘08 numbers aren’t very good at all either. He found himself a place where he could be successful but that is the only place he would have that type of success or a MLB team would have definitely scooped him up (especially with his size).

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