Nice to see other people just have a roughed out rule of thumb for weeding quickly through prospects to see what jumps out. ;)
Tenbrink, for all his (significant) struggles this year is still showing up, even as he underperforms and wrestles with swing alterations. There IS potential there, even if somebody wants to grump about his age or current stat line. I was sorry to see the start of the year be so rough for him because at 24, he's got to have the breaks go his way to get a shot. Hoping for a better 3+ months from here out.
And to throw a name on here from last year (he had 39 games there, Vinnie Catricala has had 42 this year in the Cal, so it's a comparable sample size):
Ji-Man Choi, AZL 2010:
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XBH BB Total
18 21 39
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BB/K K% SB CS 3B
.70 22 10 1 2
It's the AZL, so the stats have to be taken with a decent grain of salt, but his brush with the Cal League (3-4 levels higher than the AZL) showed him to be totally unfazed at that level either in his cup of coffee.
Did I mention he was a perfect fielder behind the plate and threw out 50% of basestealers in (very) limited opportunities? And that whole package of XBHs, eye, wheels for a bigger man, and potential defensive ability is why I'm holding a spot in my top-5 minor league hitters for him to show up and take. Pimentel, E. Peguero and Castillo all get to show what they've got in a few weeks too.
Surprised to see you do K% off of ABs instead of plate appearances, though - any reason you choose that way? Franklin's K% off Plate appearances is 17%, for instance. Now I tend to use K% as a function of ABs because it's a nice rule of thumb that anything over 25% is below waterline, and it's an easy ratio to remember. Just wondering if you do it for any other reason.
Thanks for the spotlight on the minor league hitters. Always like em. :)
~G
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