With a month of short-season ball behind us, the class of 2009 has had the opportunity to make their first footprints in professional baseball. Don't let the high school kids' numbers disappoint you in their first month of work too much. If anything, maybe it will increase the respect for 20-year-old Tim Beckham.
|
Rd |
H/C |
Age |
Pos |
Level |
PA |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
BB% |
K% |
HR |
|
|
Todd Glaesman |
3 |
HS |
19 |
CF |
Rk+ |
109 |
0.196 |
0.281 |
0.363 |
6.4% |
27.5% |
3 |
|
Luke Bailey |
4 |
HS |
19 |
C |
Rk |
86 |
0.115 |
0.225 |
0.231 |
9.3% |
33.7% |
2 |
|
Jeff Malm |
5 |
HS |
19 |
1B |
Rk+ |
88 |
0.128 |
0.244 |
0.192 |
11.4% |
22.7% |
1 |
|
Cody Rogers |
7 |
JC |
21 |
LF |
A |
62 |
0.308 |
0.419 |
0.673 |
11.3% |
24.2% |
6 |
|
Brett Nommensen |
8 |
C |
23 |
RF |
A |
310 |
0.284 |
0.356 |
0.433 |
9.0% |
14.5% |
8 |
|
Tyler Bortnick |
16 |
C |
23 |
2B |
A |
355 |
0.297 |
0.398 |
0.442 |
12.7% |
14.9% |
6 |
|
Ryan Wiegand |
25 |
C |
23 |
1B |
A |
324 |
0.274 |
0.359 |
0.41 |
11.1% |
16.0% |
6 |
|
Chris Murrill |
35 |
C |
22 |
LF |
A+ |
78 |
0.257 |
0.291 |
0.27 |
5.1% |
25.6% |
0 |
For comparison, I figured it was worth a shot to see how current Rays selected out of high school fared in their first seasons. Remember, the players above have plenty of season left to improve their numbers.
|
Player |
Age |
Level |
PA |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
|
John Jaso |
19 |
A- |
188 |
0.227 |
0.344 |
0.312 |
|
Sean Rodriguez |
18 |
Rk |
239 |
0.269 |
0.332 |
0.38 |
|
Carl Crawford |
17 |
Rk |
278 |
0.319 |
0.35 |
0.404 |
|
Reid Brignac |
18 |
Rk |
109 |
0.361 |
0.413 |
0.474 |
|
Gabe Kapler |
19 |
A- |
265 |
0.288 |
0.351 |
0.453 |
|
BJ Upton |
18 |
A- |
453 |
0.302 |
0.394 |
0.445 |