Sentences with phrase «big league experience»

On the other hand, it puts a lot of pressure on a young prospect with very little big league experience for a team whose offense needs to improve right now.

Zach Neal is 29 years old with 85.2 innings of big league experience under his belt, having spent time with both the Oakland Athletics and the Dodgers.

Not exact matches

Every baseball player is a unique snowflake, a thumbprint, a story that takes them from their first tee - ball game through their teen years, into their first professional experience, hundreds or thousands of miles from home, surrounded by peers who would all garrote each other to make the big leagues.

He's got Premier League experience but lacks any knowledge of managing a big club like Arsenal.

Armstrong is slightly older than Gauld, but has far more senior experience in the Scottish top flight than his former teammate did when making the big move, with his performances for the Terras in the SPL having attracted the attention of Ronny Deila's league leaders Celtic, who are also believed to be interested in signing Armstrong.

The United man experienced something of an average debut season following his big - money move in the summer of 2014, making only 16 league appearances, but Luke Shaw had shown a real upturn in form this season prior to his long - term injury.

A Champions League winner with both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, and a World Cup winner with Germany, Kroos would being plenty of quality and experience to a United side that has missed out on the biggest trophies in recent times.

In saying this, if Huddersfield avoid relegation and get more coin for premier league appearances and a real chance to build a team ok with less than BVB could give him but he needs to look at the big picture — exposure and experience win the big team contracts.

But for a pitcher, experience doesn't mean just sticking around in the big leagues for a few years and hoping you'll absorb enough knowledge merely by being there.

Nzonzi has the league experience and the maturity, he'd be a better bet to make biggest impact in this season.

Between City, Dortmund and Champions league qualification... he hasn't got enough «big game» experience vs his teammates... Should have started vs Leister though, no doubt.

In the American League the New York Yankees, with big bats, established glory and professional experience on their side, are battling for their 25th pennant against the Baltimore Orioles, representing youth and desire.

the league cup is a fantastic breeding ground / step up (from the reserve leagues) for our youngsters to get the big game experience, and show wenger they are ready to take a top spot in the first team, sooner than later the further they advance the more impressive they will look, and they get a decent trophy for all there efforts.

Wenger is reportedly preparing a bid of around # 25 million for Kondogbia, who is also challenging Schneiderlin for a place in the France international side, but is still hoping that the talented and versatile Saint, who has the big advantage of Premier League experience, chooses north London and Arsenal over Old Trafford and United.

Sometimes I wonder if Schenderlein can win us the Champions League... Khedira are way more experienced in those big games, too bad

He has a career long experience as striker, been Golden boot in the French league as a striker, is in the France natuional team as a striker, is 6» 5 and heavy built, has the physical strength to hold of big centre - halves, can hold up the ball and be tackled without going to ground every time.

I remember his first big experience against Dortmund In the champions league last season.

As a new member of the realigned Valley Oak League, head coach Roger Canepa's squad lost to Division III powers Sierra and Oakdale, but gained valuable big game experience to carry into the playoffs.

Yates has pitched nine professional seasons and hasn't yet spent a full season in the majors, Maton has pitched four months in the big leagues and struggled immensely during August, Torres was a rookie and did not prevent runs at a rate that's commonly considered acceptable in the majors in 2017, and McGrath has 17 games of big - league experience.

In the April edition of the CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report on «Spotting future stars», the think - tank's metric ranked Origi as the most experienced young forward in the big - five leagues, giving him a score of 75.4.

Started in 2006, the Raley Field High School Baseball Program invites local (and fairly distant) programs to partner with the pros to raise funds for their school and give their players a big - league experience.

i can maybe see it happening in a few years time but not at the moment my tip for d / m would be joel matip (he could be an underrated option) might be cheaper option than carvalho and has good experience in the german league only being 23 6 ″ 5 (that's matic height) can play both c / b and d / m and big strong build and quick reads the game well maybe a double raid on shalke for him and draxler would fill to problem positions in one window in jan

He will face off against rookie Casey Crosby who has very limited experience in the big leagues.

Huth has played a big part to Leicester's season, his experience along has been vital and knows the game inside out especially playing for three different Premier League teams before Leicester.

Their experience capital is greater than any big - 5 league footballer of the same position born in the same year: Rúben Neves (Porto), Youri Tielemans (Anderlecht), Renato Sanches (Benfica) and Dragoș Nedelcu (Viitorul Constanța).

The analysis of the average experience capital of big - 5 league players is also useful in establishing thresholds above which players from outside these championships have a concrete possibility of successfully joining the five major European competitions in the near future.

Our analysis also allows us to highlight goalkeepers whose experience capital is well above the average measured for all big - 5 league goalkeepers at the same age: Mouez Hassan (Nice), Paul Nardi (Monaco), Pau López (Espanyol), Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid), Timo Horn (Cologne), Alphonse Aréola (Villarreal, on loan from Paris St - Germain), Loris Karius (Mainz) and Jack Butland (Stoke).

Among the youngest age groups, we find numerous footballers whose experience accumulated during career is greater than that of most of their contemporaries playing in big - 5 league clubs.

This analysis indicates that in order to be able to cope with big - 5 league demands, midfielders and forwards need to accumulate more experience capital from the outset of their career than defenders and goalkeepers.

We go then on to explain the capital experience method and we highlight the average values measured for players of the big - 5 leagues.

The FA Cup is a different experience to the league games and a fired up lower league team will always be looking for a big scalp.

His experience capital is greater than all big - 5 league forward born in 1997.

However, Reading are not stopping there — manager Brian McDermott is keen to add at least another two players to his squad before the big kick - off, with Premier League experience a key factor.

Experiences that carried them from Little League fields to big league League fields to big league league parks.

That experience includes losing big matches: EFL semi-final LFC 0 - 1 Southampton (2016); Europa League final LFC 1 - 3 Sevilla (2016); FA Cup semi-final LFC 1 - 2 Aston Villa (2015); Capital One Cup LFC 1 - 2 agg Chelsea (2015); final match of 2014/15 season LFC 1 - 6 Stoke City).

Creative, flair players such as these two Brazilians can make a big difference to a league campaign, and Firmino's experience in the Bundesliga should also stand him in good stead for games on the continent.

«Rangers are a massive club, they are similar to some of the top Premier League clubs and I think going to a big club this season would be massive for me, to get all the experience and to improve as a player.

As you can see from this helpful infographic, the money in China was spent on slighly older, more experienced players, but ones who had enjoyed more success than the typical signing made by Europe's big five leagues.

Like many of the players recruited in recent years, he arrived fresh from experiencing the glitz and glamour of Champions League football at one of England's bigger, more established Premier League teams.

Despite the difficulties they are experiencing at the moment the Rossoneri remain a credible direct rival in this year's race for Champions League qualification, so to have them that far behind already (albeit with a very long way still to go) would be a big statement - one that could fire our players up psychologically and deflate theirs.

«Today was a good learning experience because it told me about the group I've got to work with,» Mark Hughes said after watching his side roll over against the biggest crisis club in the Premier League.

While there are undoubtedly fewer sides in the Premier League boasting more battling attributes and traits that Sam Allardyce's Blackburn side, to really compete at the big venues you need a touch of class and from first - hand experience, Blackburn have been found out at the challenging arenas this season.

«I'm enjoying a great experience which I would do all over again — I'm part of one of the biggest clubs in the world, I'm very proud of this, and it's permitted me to win prestigious trophies like the FA Cup and the Europa League,» he said.

The big stopper has been ever - present in the league so far this season but, with the experienced Simon Moore nearing a return from injury, it will be interesting to see if manager Chris Wilder sticks with his loan star.

What's more, Costa doesn't have the big - game experience of Cazorla, and, whilst the Brazilian is still only 23, it would not be wise to thrust him straight into the Premier League as a starter, with the pressure of living up to Cazorla's magic.

On Sunday, they will experience why Leeds is referred to as «a big club,» and why we should be a Premier league side.

Few people know more about the experience of playing in big Premier League London derbies than William Gallas.

Though, his downnsides are painfully evident too: he has zilch experience of handling a club of this size & magnitude and has almost no European experience of taking on the big boys in the Champion's League.

While we know from first hand experience that no game is a foregone conclusion pre-match, were Chelsea to drop points in this home fixture with newly promoted Blackpool, it would rate amongst some of the biggest shocks in Premier League history, although, in actual fact, most punters are worrying over how many Chelsea will win by rather than deciding whether or not Blackpool can spring another surprise at tasty odds.

Shearer, who won the Premier League in 1995 with underdogs Blackburn, told BBC Sport: «For a team like Leicester to come and take the giants on with their wealth and experience — not only take them on but to beat them — I think it's the biggest thing to happen in football.»