i've always liked this guy's potential; i had him 10th vs. 17th rank in the midseason community rankings last year and i'm glad he's validated my faith so far
as far as i know, minor league contact rate numbers only go back a few years player pages at minorleaguecentral.com have the contact rates (under Pitches)
Wow... that was a shot. Are we sure he is just a 15-or-so HR guy? better question: are we sure he's not the #1 prospect in the game? Any idea what his contact numbers look like this year Russell (20) is at 81.4% with Tennessee Bryant (22) was 68.8% Baez (20) was 65.5% i don't anticipate Ks being a problem for Russell at all
Castro hurried a throw on an iffy DP ball, it sailed into RF, then Adrian Gonzalez was thrown out at home; he probably missed the plate altogether on a hook slide