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Q. Whud he do wrong in the minors?
A. He didn't do anything wrong.
He had a big college career at Oregon State, and he rose through the minors 1 level per year, always hitting .300/.400/.500. Give or take.
He got a few looks in the bigs, hit kinda mediocre. He's just a guy who never showed the "specialness" that pushes you past a Dustin Ackley or a Justin Smoak.
In AAA, for example, he has spent 6 years raking to the tune of .292/.388/.483. Nice OBP! But like Spectator says, you've got the John Jaso rule to think about: if your power isn't scary, don't plan on all the walks sticking around for long.
Well, not normally ... Dustin Pedroia, Victor Martinez, Carlos Santana, Zobrist, Choo, it's possible to maintain a high OBP with gap power.
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