Ozhaino Albies
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Exactly! Power is usually the last thing to come with young players. He may not gain much power but he could possibly hit 10-15 one day. Honestly I don't care much about power as much as I care about plate discipline. At such a young age he seems to have very good plate discipline.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I tend to be more cautious with the promotion of players and we'll see with Albies. They know a lot more than I do.
Scouting reports I've read say he's very fast, but he's probably 150 pounds soaking wet. I'd just as soon see a little bit more physical development before a promotion. Bad habits could develop if a kid is over-matched by older, stronger players. But again, they know what they are doing and I don't. Needless to say, this is a far cry from the way they used to handle prospects. It wasn't too many years ago that it was rare a kid this young was moved this fast.
Scouting reports I've read say he's very fast, but he's probably 150 pounds soaking wet. I'd just as soon see a little bit more physical development before a promotion. Bad habits could develop if a kid is over-matched by older, stronger players. But again, they know what they are doing and I don't. Needless to say, this is a far cry from the way they used to handle prospects. It wasn't too many years ago that it was rare a kid this young was moved this fast.
KB21
Where's My Cup of Coffee?
Well, they promoted Edward Salcedo aggressively even though he never hit at any level. With Albies, at least he is dominating the GCL at the age of 17.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
Why does that seem to be the motto for our organization?
Tapate50
Well-known member
Because power is more expensive?
Hopefully he doesn't suck like Albie. We know the importance of talismanic names.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
Because Power is good. Aside from Freddie, Justin, and Jason we don't seem to have any long term (sorry don't consider that to be Gattis) power bats.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
My response would be: (1) First year of organized ball, (2) Relatively small sample size, and (3) Look at the wall Victor Reyes has hit.
rico43
<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
Albies is a Curacao product; I'd be more inclined to compare him to others from that country. They seem to hit the wall less. He's an exciting wild card..
Tapate50
Well-known member
Well, yeah.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
We did draft Braxton Davidson with our top pick.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
From BA's Prospect Hot Sheet Column
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Ozhaino Albies, ss, Braves: When teams scouted Albies early on in 2012, he was a slightly built 5-foot-7, 133-pound shortstop who showed good wheels and strong baseball instincts. Size was an obvious concern, and while he showed ability to hit in games from both sides of the plate, he had little experience facing good velocity or pro-caliber pitching in Curacao. By the time the Braves signed him for $350,000 on July 2 last year, he had grown to 5-foot-9, 150 pounds, showing 70 speed on the 20-80 scale and a strong arm. Not only did the Braves surprise people by skipping Albies over the Dominican Summer League, but they were so impressed with his dominance of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League that he’s already earned a promotion to Danville in the Rookie-level Appalachian League. A line-drive hitter with a good eye and bat control, Albies hit .381/.481/.429 with 11 walks and six strikeouts in 19 GCL games. The only tool the 17-year-old doesn’t have is power, but his combination of explosive tools, hitting acumen and on-base skills makes him on of the fastest-rising prospects in the organization.
Helium Watch
Ozhaino Albies, ss, Braves: When teams scouted Albies early on in 2012, he was a slightly built 5-foot-7, 133-pound shortstop who showed good wheels and strong baseball instincts. Size was an obvious concern, and while he showed ability to hit in games from both sides of the plate, he had little experience facing good velocity or pro-caliber pitching in Curacao. By the time the Braves signed him for $350,000 on July 2 last year, he had grown to 5-foot-9, 150 pounds, showing 70 speed on the 20-80 scale and a strong arm. Not only did the Braves surprise people by skipping Albies over the Dominican Summer League, but they were so impressed with his dominance of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League that he’s already earned a promotion to Danville in the Rookie-level Appalachian League. A line-drive hitter with a good eye and bat control, Albies hit .381/.481/.429 with 11 walks and six strikeouts in 19 GCL games. The only tool the 17-year-old doesn’t have is power, but his combination of explosive tools, hitting acumen and on-base skills makes him on of the fastest-rising prospects in the organization.
It seems that wren and his staff have done a solid job getting g together the start of a nice core of prospects to hit the majors in the next three to four years.
rico43
<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
Or trade!
KB21
Where's My Cup of Coffee?
Line drive hitter with a strong eye at the plate and good bat control? Sign me up.
This kid is going to be constantly knocked for his lack of size, but he appears to be one that can roll out of the bed and hit. I'm curious to see how he is defensively. Hopefully, he doesn't fall into the bad hitting habits that are plaguing Andrelton Simmons right now.
This guy could be another Jose Pereza in the system. He probably should be listed among the Braves top 10 prospects going into next year.