Comments on: 2009 Palm Beach Cardinal Hitting Stats

By: RobertoRydeWagner

RobertoRydeWagner — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:50:42 +0000

Palm Beach hitters collect triples. Yarbrough got a bunch, Haerther, van Slyke, etc. The 16 by Chambers is inflated by a park effect.
Chambers is a sleeper, as a low draft pick. Maybe he can become the next Nyger Morgan.
Pham has speed, arm, and power when he makes contact. He may develop. He has the tools.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:44:27 +0000

tom s. — Derba was promoted this year. He actually played more games at Springfield than PB. He continued taking a lot of walks but his hitting got worse (.508 OPS).

By: tom s.

tom s. — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:39:46 +0000

i’m more impressed with chambers, seeing his line up against the average for the A+ level. will he start at springfield in 2010?

defensive specialist nick derba doesn’t look so bad in context, either. his obp is good. his average is low and his ISO is pretty poor. his LD% is pretty bad (16%), so it doesn’t seem to be an artifact of babip exclusively (babip .221). still, if he’s got a decent batter’s eye, he might get work as a defensive backup. if he managed a mid-season promotion next year, i’d be interested to see how he does at springfield (in a hitter’s league and park).

By: Neil T.

Neil T. — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:11:41 +0000

The other player who jumps out of the stats is Chris Swauger. In 68 fewer ABs than Pham, Swauger hit one fewer home run. Plus his BA was considerably higher. He’s worth following next summer to see if his tools play at the AA level.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:57:38 +0000

Luna is way under rated. If he makes it as a 2B his numbers will be huge for a 2B. However, even as a corner OF or 3B (my gut says this where he’ll end up) his bat will play. With his OBP and power, he only has to hit .240 to OPS 800+.