WK: He tracks well and has plus bat speed, it's more a product of the length in his frame and approach he takes. something else? Does he appear to make adjustments well? Do you think the swing-and-miss is due to: long levers, inability to recognize spin, hand-eye coordination, bat speed. He's a hard-working kid, and when you have that kind of physical toolbox to mix with some #want it allows for projection with at least marginally more confidence.Ĭan you describe his approach at the plate? You say he's aggressive in the zone and shows some swing-and-miss. The raw physicality is enough for me to be optimistic, but I've also gotten great reports on his makeup and intelligence.
He was drafted as a long term project, and especially given that he's a catcher these things take some time. WK: He's already made a ton of strides from where he was this time last year. Given the presumed gap between his present and future grades, what makes you confident - or not confident - he hits that 55/60 ceiling (i.e. The tools, however, sound like they still need some serious burnishing. In your transaction analysis at Baseball Prospectus, it's clear you love Jake's: body, athleticism and raw power. To read what Baseball America had to say about the trade, click here. But he already shows an advanced ability to track and let the ball get deep, and he's strong enough to take it out to right. That'll make him vulnerable to quality off-speed and breaking stuff, as it creates some balance issues in his weight transfer. Swing's highly leveraged, takes a big stride and creates extreme separation. The raw power's 60-plus, and he should be able to get to the vast majority of it in games.
#JACOB NOTTINGHAM TEAM FREE#
Check out this F anGraphs primer if you're confused.) Jacob NottinghamĬan you slap some present and future grades on his hit/power/run/arm/blocking-receiving? (Also, feel free to lay down some general thoughts on his game.) ( Warning: 20-80 scale and scouting jargon used liberally. I wanted to find out exactly how solid this duo was, so I emailed Baseball Prospectus's Wilson Karaman, who covers the California League for BP's Prospect Team, and asked him about them. The Kazmir trade netted the A's two solid prospects in Jacob Nottingham and Daniel Mengden. The silver lining, of course, is the A's farm, arid from years of trading and poor draft position, needs replenishment. Perhaps it's fitting that Tuesday evening, in the midst of a flurry of other unrelated trades, the A's will encounter a Ghost of Seasons Past, Brett Anderson - the first time they've seen him since he was sent packing two offseasons ago. The somber tone, one that will echo far and wide in the coming weeks, is symbolic of the cynicism, disbelief, and - more generally - the disappointment A's fans feel about the 2015 season. " A's still winless since Kazmir trade." This was the title of John Hickey's Sunday column.
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