It is my favorite time of the year (prospect wise). It is time for the 2013 Prospect List. This week I will post 5 prospects per day and on Friday along with the Top 5 guys, I will also have a discussion/chat (if possible to find free chat software).
25. Gabriel Rosa – 3B – 18 Years Old – RK+
Acquired: 2nd round, 2011 Draft
The Good: Rosa is an athletic 6′ 4″ kid who has some speed and plenty of power potential.
Needs to work on: Just about everything. He played through an injury in 2012 before shutting it down. He is still very raw both at the plate and in the field.
2012 Stats
| Tm | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
| Billings | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .179 | .188 | .256 |
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24. Bryson Smith – OF – 23 Years Old – AA
Acquired: 34th Round, 2011 Draft
The Good: Smith can play all outfield positions and has very high contact rates, leading to a good ability to hit for average.
Needs to work on: Being more patient is a must as Smith walked just 3.9% of the time he stepped to the plate.
2012 Stats
| Tm | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Bakersfield | 238 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 33 | .313 | .376 | .431 | .807 |
| Pensacola | 166 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | .307 | .333 | .425 | .758 |
| Total | 404 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 56 | .310 | .358 | .429 | .787 |
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23. Amir Garrett – LHP – 19 Years Old – RK+
Acquired: 24th Round, 2011 Draft
The Good: Garrett is a very athletic left handed pitcher with a fastball that works in the low 90’s and can touch 96.
Needs to work on: Just about everything. He hardly played high school baseball, missed a lot of time while playing basketball this spring, showed some control problems and has a very low innings total to build on.
2012 Stats
| Tm | W | L | ERA | G | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | K/BB |
| AZL | 0 | 2 | 5.79 | 7 | 0 | 14.0 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.86 | 1.1 |
| Billings | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.83 | 5.0 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 4.05 | 9 | 0 | 20.0 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1.55 | 1.4 |
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22. Ryan Wright – 2B – 22 Years Old – A+
Acquired: 5th Round, 2011 Draft
The Good: Wright has a relatively well rounded game with solid hitting ability, running and defense.
Needs to work on: Wright doesn’t really have any particular thing that stands out as above-average on his resume. His plate discipline did fall apart in a short time in Bakersfield.
2012 Stats
| Tm | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
| Dayton | 429 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 51 | .285 | .343 | .424 |
| Bakersfield | 102 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .271 | .284 | .521 |
| Total | 531 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 68 | .282 | .331 | .443 |
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21. Donald Lutz – OF/1B – 23 Years Old – AA
Acquired: NDFA, July 2007
The Good: Lutz has impressive raw power and has shown it off in games as well. For his size, he is also quite fast.
Needs to work on: Selectivity at the plate is a concern. His strikeout-to-walk ratio improved in AA, but his selectivity caused a massive drop off in power at the level.
2012 Stats
| Tm | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
| Bakersfield | 277 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 71 | .265 | .325 | .561 |
| Pensacola | 165 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 32 | .242 | .315 | .389 |
| Total | 442 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 66 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 103 | .256 | .321 | .498 |
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