[農場] W. Franco,MLB's next teenage superstar

看板Rays作者Zamned (QQ)時間6年前 (2018/08/24 17:50)推噓1(1推 0噓 0→)

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Juan Soto is up, and Vlad Guerrero Jr. is ready, so barring a big surprise move by someone else, Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco will be the next teenaged big leaguer. Still just 17 years old, Franco is obliterating the advanced rookie Appalachian League, leading the circuit in average and placing third in slugging and fifth in OBP, while younger than any player ahead of him. He's drawn 27 walks against just 14 strikeouts in 245 PA this summer. By comparison, Baby Vlad had an outstanding season for Bluefield in the same league at age 17 two years ago, and Franco is beating him in all three triple-slash stats (average/on-base/slugging) while striking out less than half as often as Vlad did. Franco has a deadly combination of incredible hand speed at the plate and a very advanced approach. Across two games of a doubleheader against the Pulaski Yanks, Franco reached base five times -- two walks, a hit by pitch on a 3-2 count, a single on a breaking ball, and a home run on a 92 mph fastball that left the park in about negative two seconds. His hands accelerate from zero to full speed as fast as any teenager I can remember seeing -- Javy Baez, Justin Upton, maybe Clint Frazier, and that's about it -- but his swing is very controlled, with good loft in his finish and hip rotation to add power. Two of his walks were eight-pitch affairs, and he didn't have a bad at bat the entire night. He singled on an 81 mph slider that fooled him, but he managed to stay back enough to line it over the second baseman's head. Franco wasn't challenged at all at shortstop, making a few routine plays and showing plenty of arm strength for the left side of the infield. He looks fine physically, but at 17 still has growth ahead of him, and I could easily see him outgrowing the position -- but I don't see any reason right now to forecast that he'll move off it. Even at second or third, this is an elite hitting prospect, a potential plus-plus hit tool with power and huge on-base skills. His only real risk factors are his age and the distance he is from the big leagues. If he's not banging on the door of the Trop in two years, however, I'll be shocked. There's MVP upside here with the bat and the very high probability he plays somewhere on the dirt. -- やっ..........！！！！！！止めろペイモンこの野郎～～～～～～っ地獄でいきなり聖書なんえ読み上げやがってえ~~~~~~~~~っ！！殺すえおっ！！ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 36.224.215.126 ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Rays/M.1535104214.A.4A7.html