[閒聊] 2011 Prospect Previews:Che-Hsuan Lin
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Che-Hsuan Lin
Position: Outfield
2010 Team: Portland Sea Dogs
2011 Projected Team: Portland Sea Dogs/Pawtucket Red Sox
Opening Day Age: 22
Strengths: A smooth and fluid outfielder with exceptional athleticism,Lin
makes it look easy when tracking balls out in center field and turns
difficult plays into routine ones frequently. He shows excellent instincts
and an innate ability to read balls off the bat, which enables him to get
excellent jumps and close in quickly on fly balls. Rounding out Lin’s
refined defensive package is a well above-average arm, currently the best in
the system, that profiles to be a valuable asset in a major league outfield.
In short, he could currently play an above-average center field in the big
leagues. Lin hits with a short, compact stroke and generates solid bat speed,
highlighted by quick and strong wrists. After coming into the system raw with
his pitch recognition and approach, he has honed this area into his biggest
strength at the plate, becoming a high-contact player in the process.
Demonstrating excellent control of the strike zone, Lin has become adept at
working counts and spoiling tough pitches. Very rarely does he expand his
strike zone when going after offerings, and he has improved considerably with
how he handles breaking balls. Lin shows the makings of a high on-base player
because of his elite batting eye. With added work in his reads and jumps, he
could take advantage of his plus speed to be an impact baserunner as well.
Development Needs: Lin has made strong strides with his offensive game, but
still needs work to create consistent hard contact. A lot of his troubles lie
in having swing mechanics that can easily get out of whack and a timing step
that can leave him too far out in front on his foot, with his hands also
committing with his body instead of staying back. This causes him to drag the
head of the bat through the zone to either roll over or chop balls. It is
hard to project him maintaining his high on-base rates if he can’t drive
balls enough to find gaps or holes through the infield at higher levels.
Further simplification of his mechanics can help him square balls up with
more frequency. Despite being filled out and possessing good upper body
strength, Lin’s game power is below-average, and he doesn’t have much lift
in his swing path. He tends to hit with his upper body, and if he is going to
tap more into his power, incorporating his lower body into his swing will get
more drive behind balls. The amount of improvement with these needs will
determine whether Lin can evolve into a potential everyday outfielder at the
major league level or if he becomes more of a fourth outfielder/late-inning
type.
2011 Outlook: Lin had a good season with Portland in 2010 and made a lot of
adjustments by the end of the year, but with the Red Sox’ outfield depth in
the high minors, he could find himself back with Portland to start the
season. This will give him a chance to further work out the kinks with his
swing at a level he is comfortable at and play every day. The first thing to
look for with Lin this coming season is a rise in his extra-base hit totals.
This would be a good indication that he is creating more solid contact and
plugging gaps with line drives, reducing the amount of weak contact he makes
in the process. By mid-season, Lin should be challenging for a promotion to
Triple-A, if not already there. He appeared to be well ahead of the Eastern
League in terms of his discipline and approach, and if he can reproduce the
hard contact he started to make towards the end of last season, he will not
be challenged for very long in Double-A. An advanced defender and seemingly
ready in that area, making him a player likely to help the major league team
in some capacity come September, 2011 is all about offensive development for
Lin. By the season’s end, we should have a good read on what type of role he
will be able to fill at the major league level.
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