[情報] 2011 Indians Top50 Prospect: #20陳俊秀
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2011 Indians Top 50 Prospects: #20 Chun-Hsiu Chen
Chun-Hsiu Chen - Catcher
Born: 11/01/1988 – Height: 6’1” – Weight: 200 – Bats: Right – Throws:
Right
History: Chen was signed by the Indians as an undrafted minor league free
agent in September of 2007 out of Taiwan. He was a third baseman and pitcher
in Taiwan, but was converted to a catcher when he joined the organization.
The Indians planned to have him play in the Arizona Fall League last year,
but he ended up playing for Taiwan in the Asian Games instead. He was named
to the Futures Game last season, and he finished 2nd in the organization in
batting average (.315).
Strengths: After a promising pro debut as a 19-year old in the rookie-level
Gulf Coast League in 2008 where he hit .261/.336/.409, he really struggled at
short-season Single-A Mahoning Valley in 2009 as he hit just .215/.328/.308.
He bounced back last year with an incredible display of patience and gap
power seemingly getting better and better as the year wore on, and showed why
the Indians nabbed him as a high profile free agent out of Taiwan in
September 2007. He is an offensive player who shows good bat-to-ball skills,
power, and a very professional swing that has translated well to the wood
bat. He has an uncanny knack to consistently square the ball up, and when he
does the ball just jumps off his bat. He has always shown good plate
discipline in his three year career with the Indians, but last year his power
stroke emerged with 53 extra base hits - a whopping 38 of them doubles - in
390 at bats where he had just 16 extra base hits in 195 at bats the previous
year at Mahoning Valley. As he continues to mature and get stronger, he
projects to have more power down the road and some of those doubles may start
to turn into home runs. He is very coachable and makes adjustments well.
One of the bigger stories of last season was the return of Chen's impressive
stroke and approach at the plate. Some in the organization believe that his
bat took a backseat in 2009 while he tried to answer the challenges at
catcher to improve his receiving, blocking, and calling games. But his
success as a hitter last year also stems from a small adjustment he made with
his swing where he abandoned the traditional high leg kick and a lot of hand
movement you see from a lot of players in the Pacific Rim to a much calmer
stride with a more traditional setup without the leg kick, less hand
movement, and a shorter path to the ball so he could better handle off-speed
pitches. He was sort of caught in between the two approaches in 2009, hence
the rough year, but last season he made the full conversion by dropping the
leg kick and eliminating a lot of movement in his stance and his offense
blossomed as a result.
The biggest question mark with Chen is his defense. He is an average receiver
with good leadership qualities, is a good blocker, moves well, and his
throwing is improving. He and Roberto Perez split playing time at Low-A Lake
County the first few months of the season to help ease their transitions into
catching a full season - something the Indians are likely to do with Alex
Lavisky and Alex Monsalve at Lake County this year. Over the course of the
season he made a lot of strides with his receiving, blocking, and throwing,
and the Indians feel he exceeded their expectations with his advances in his
communication with pitchers in English and Spanish and how comfortable he was
catching as frequently as he did. He has also shown some intelligence behind
the plate picking up tendencies from the hitters and reading swings. He still
has a long way to go, but the Indians believe he can remain in the role for
the foreseeable future and that he just needs experience and playing time in
order to
continue to grow behind the plate.
Opportunities: The defensive reviews on Chen are mixed, and he still has a
long way to go to be a serviceable major league catcher. He is still raw and
picking up all of the nuances to the game as a catcher, his game calling and
blocking need improvement, and he needs to get quicker and more consistent
with his throwing. He has made incredible strides with his English and
adapting to the American culture, but even though he has a good understanding
of the English language his vocabulary is still very limited and he has
trouble expressing to those who speak English and Spanish what he wants to
say. At the plate he is continuing to work on simplifying his approach as he
tends to think too much. His pitch recognition skills need work as he has
shown a problem with recognizing curveballs and other offspeed pitches. He
has made improvements in this area, but he needs to get better with his
understanding on how to approach and attack them.
Outlook: Chen went from an up-and-comer in 2009 to a forgotten guy by many
outside of the organization going into last season because of his poor season
in 2009 at Mahoning Valley. He came back with a bang last year and even
exceeded the expectations of the Indians with both his hitting and defense.
Things will start to get a lot tougher now that he will be entering the
higher levels of the minors, but the Indians look like they have the makings
of a solid offensive-minded catcher. He has the tools to hit and be an
average defensive catcher, and if catching does not work out for him or a
need arises elsewhere he could someday move to first base where his bat would
still play. His future looks to be that of a Max Ramirez-type of payer, and
he should open the 2011 season at Double-A Akron.
Year Age Lvl G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2008 19 R 38 115 11 30 4 2 3 15 13 29 1 .261 .336 .409 .745
2009 20 A- 59 195 24 42 15 0 1 19 31 42 9 .215 .328 .308 .636
2010 21 A 58 218 27 68 21 3 6 39 17 38 1 .312 .368 .518 .886
2010 21 A+ 52 172 31 55 17 0 6 30 38 36 4 .320 .442 .523 .965
MiLB Totals 207 700 93 195 57 5 16 103 99 145 15 .279 .371 .443 .814
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