Pache

[nsacpi]

Anytime a 17-year old is putting up the kind of numbers he is in a league mainly populated by college players he deserves a thread of his own.

Some comparisons with Ozhaino Albies at the same age and level:

Slash lines: Albies .356/.429/.452, Pache .337/.375/.418

Walk rate: Albies 10.6, Pache 5.7

Strikeout rate: Albies 10.6 Pache 8.6

ISO: Albies .096 Pache .082

BABIP: Albies .395, Pache .371

For the most part Albies had better numbers, but Pache ain't bad. Some of Albies superiority came from the higher BABIP. BABIP tends to come down as players move up to higher levels. But both are likely high BABIP hitters.

The low strikeout rate is something to like from both. We had a couple other 17-year olds have some success at Danville last year. Both very different hitters from Albies and Pache. Ronald Acuna and Juan Yepez put up much better ISO numbers, but their strikeout rates were over 20%. I think the question with regards to this promising quartet is whether Albies and Pache can pick up some power and whether Acuna and Yepez can control the strikeouts as they move up.

Albies and Pache don't have to pick up much power given their other attributes, but if they picked up some they have a chance to be very good major leaguers.

With Acuna and Yepez, the issue is whether they can control the strikeouts as they move up. They can have success with something in the low 20s for a strikeout rate. But high 20s would require an offset in the form of outstanding power.

[DaneHill]

Thanks for this analysis, Nsacpi. Pache definitely looks like he'll be getting on some more radars next year. I'm really looking forward to seeing how Maitan compares to these stats a year from now as well.

[nsacpi]

I was thinking about Maitan too when I wrote this. The past three years we've had some very young players make an impact in Danville. My guess Maitan will follow a similar path. 100 or so at bats in the GCL then promotion to Danville if he does well.

[jimsnores]

I was thinking about Maitan too when I wrote this. The past three years we've had some very young players make an impact in Danville. My guess Maitan will follow a similar path. 100 or so at bats in the GCL then promotion to Danville if he does well.

I hope he really is a generational superstar. We are due one.

[rico43]

Doesn't turn 18 until November.

[ball4life32]

How about Pache's arm as well? Feel like every game he is getting an outfield assist.