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moore4807 · 05-04-2020, 04:56 AM

We have another IF position where the best player is in the minors while the best offense is the starter. And once again there is a lot of talent down on the farm waiting for development to happen.

Pirates Top 5 at Shortstop;

1) Stephen Alemais - A 24 y/o middle IF who is starting SS for AA Altoona. He is defensively blessed and is actually a more instinctive and sharper 2B than SS, but clearly and loudly proclaims his preference for the SS position.
Where Alemais is NOT gifted is in his offense, and that is holding him back. (Contact 25/35 - Gap 48/59 - Power 3/3 - Eye 57/64 - Avoid K's 57/70)

2) Kevin Newman - A 25 y/o starting SS for the MLB club. His defense is exactly middle of the road, except he rarely if EVER makes errors. Newman's offense is why he's starting. good to very good contact and decent speed and baserunning make him a valuable contributor to the team. (Contact 55/60 - Gap 65/66 - Power 20/25 - Eye 31/38 - Avoid K's 78/79) OSA has his batting skills listed slightly higher, defense is virtually the same.

3) Erik Gonzalez - A 27 y/o reserve IF at MLB level. Gonzalez is a below average SS but his defensive metrics grade out as good. Good speed and baserunning skills and can swipe a bag or two if needed. Erik's offense should be keeping him back, but an early run of hits has him just coming back to earth at .317 BA (Contact 42/42 - Gap 53/53 - Power 36/36 - Eye12/13 - Avoid K's 44/44)

4) Cole Tucker - A 22 y/o Starter at SS for AAA Indianapolis. He is slightly above average defensively with his metrics good to very good. Tucker may just have the strongest IF arm in the organization. His offense needs some life though (Contact 34/45 - Gap 47/54 - Power 23/35 - Eye 37/54 - Avoid K's 40/47)

5) Ji-hwan Bae -A 19 y/o prospect in the NY-Penn league, Ji-hwan is already a good defensive SS, wih his defensive metrics being good to very good, what he lacks at this point is batting knowledge and practice. Ji-hwan will be a major league player someday soon, he just needs to figure out his batting issues. (Contact 18/54 - Gap 10/23 - Power 16/40 - Eye 44/86 - Avoid K's 39/55) OSA ratings lower his contact to 40, but raise his power to 60.

Again there are 3-4 prospects on the lower rungs of the organization. but definitely can use an upgrade for offensive help.

05-04-2020, 04:56 AM	#121
moore4807 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Punta Gorda FL. Posts: 1,389	Position Analysis Shortstop We have another IF position where the best player is in the minors while the best offense is the starter. And once again there is a lot of talent down on the farm waiting for development to happen. Pirates Top 5 at Shortstop; 1) Stephen Alemais - A 24 y/o middle IF who is starting SS for AA Altoona. He is defensively blessed and is actually a more instinctive and sharper 2B than SS, but clearly and loudly proclaims his preference for the SS position. Where Alemais is NOT gifted is in his offense, and that is holding him back. (Contact 25/35 - Gap 48/59 - Power 3/3 - Eye 57/64 - Avoid K's 57/70) 2) Kevin Newman - A 25 y/o starting SS for the MLB club. His defense is exactly middle of the road, except he rarely if EVER makes errors. Newman's offense is why he's starting. good to very good contact and decent speed and baserunning make him a valuable contributor to the team. (Contact 55/60 - Gap 65/66 - Power 20/25 - Eye 31/38 - Avoid K's 78/79) OSA has his batting skills listed slightly higher, defense is virtually the same. 3) Erik Gonzalez - A 27 y/o reserve IF at MLB level. Gonzalez is a below average SS but his defensive metrics grade out as good. Good speed and baserunning skills and can swipe a bag or two if needed. Erik's offense should be keeping him back, but an early run of hits has him just coming back to earth at .317 BA (Contact 42/42 - Gap 53/53 - Power 36/36 - Eye12/13 - Avoid K's 44/44) 4) Cole Tucker - A 22 y/o Starter at SS for AAA Indianapolis. He is slightly above average defensively with his metrics good to very good. Tucker may just have the strongest IF arm in the organization. His offense needs some life though (Contact 34/45 - Gap 47/54 - Power 23/35 - Eye 37/54 - Avoid K's 40/47) 5) Ji-hwan Bae -A 19 y/o prospect in the NY-Penn league, Ji-hwan is already a good defensive SS, wih his defensive metrics being good to very good, what he lacks at this point is batting knowledge and practice. Ji-hwan will be a major league player someday soon, he just needs to figure out his batting issues. (Contact 18/54 - Gap 10/23 - Power 16/40 - Eye 44/86 - Avoid K's 39/55) OSA ratings lower his contact to 40, but raise his power to 60. Again there are 3-4 prospects on the lower rungs of the organization. but definitely can use an upgrade for offensive help. Attached Images Last edited by moore4807; 05-06-2020 at 10:56 AM.