Will we ever tire of reading Adley accolades?
Oct 5, 2021 15:55:06 GMT -8
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Post by chinmusic on Oct 5, 2021 15:55:06 GMT -8
Never in a thousand years. Frankly, we can't enough of Adley's feats. Here's the latest from Baseball's Best Prospects during 2021 discussion (Wander Franco, now with the Rays but spent a good part of '21 with the AAA Durham Bulls, is ranked No. 1 for the year).
2. Adley Rutschman, C, Norfolk (Orioles)
Age: 23. B-T: B-R. Ht: 6-2. Wt: 220. Drafted: Oregon State, 2019 (1st round).
Double-A managers showered Rutschman with superlatives in Best Tools balloting, and he showed the same qualities upon his arrival at Triple-A with Norfolk.
Rutschman pairs easy plus power from both sides of the plate with an advanced, patient approach. He walked nearly as frequently as he struck out, and his chase rate at Triple-A was among the lowest of any prospect to make this list. Rutschman’s plate discipline allows him to hunt mistakes, and his swing is geared to crush them.
If there was anything to quibble with—and one truly has to nitpick in this case—it’s that Rutschman’s swing is more lofted from the left side, and Triple-A pitchers had some early success attacking him both at the top of the strike zone and with sliders.
Defensively, Rutschman’s blocking is fundamentally sound and his plus arm strength allows him to make every throw. Baseball’s No. 1 prospect looks every bit of a future franchise cornerstone in Baltimore.
AAA Stats: AB -157 R-25 H-49 2B-9 3B-2 HR-5 RBI -20 BB-24 SO-33 SB-2 CS-2 AVG-.312 OBP-.405 SLG-.490
* * * A key stat for the Analytics Dept. is weighted on base percentage (wOBP) . Adley's was an eye-popping .551
2. Adley Rutschman, C, Norfolk (Orioles)
Age: 23. B-T: B-R. Ht: 6-2. Wt: 220. Drafted: Oregon State, 2019 (1st round).
Double-A managers showered Rutschman with superlatives in Best Tools balloting, and he showed the same qualities upon his arrival at Triple-A with Norfolk.
Rutschman pairs easy plus power from both sides of the plate with an advanced, patient approach. He walked nearly as frequently as he struck out, and his chase rate at Triple-A was among the lowest of any prospect to make this list. Rutschman’s plate discipline allows him to hunt mistakes, and his swing is geared to crush them.
If there was anything to quibble with—and one truly has to nitpick in this case—it’s that Rutschman’s swing is more lofted from the left side, and Triple-A pitchers had some early success attacking him both at the top of the strike zone and with sliders.
Defensively, Rutschman’s blocking is fundamentally sound and his plus arm strength allows him to make every throw. Baseball’s No. 1 prospect looks every bit of a future franchise cornerstone in Baltimore.
AAA Stats: AB -157 R-25 H-49 2B-9 3B-2 HR-5 RBI -20 BB-24 SO-33 SB-2 CS-2 AVG-.312 OBP-.405 SLG-.490
* * * A key stat for the Analytics Dept. is weighted on base percentage (wOBP) . Adley's was an eye-popping .551
