Batting 7th… starting in LF… watching Pie get an extended opportunity is one of the things I am most looking forward to in 2009.
Maybe he develops, maybe he does not… the important thing is providing him with regular playing time and seeing how he adjusts on a month-to-month basis.
He just turned 24 on Feb 8th… In 2006, he was Baseball America’s 27th best prospect… in 2007, he was BA’s 49th prospect.
Look at his AAA numbers the last two years at Ages 22, and 23. Even when you adjust for the PCL, the overall production can not be ignored.
You do not ignore the 260 Major League at-bats in 2007, and 2008… but you evaluate those numbers in context. It was 260 combined at-bats over two seasons, for a 22, and 23 year old….
2008 AAA – 335 at-bats, 802 OPS, 96 hits, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 10 homers, 55 rbi, 11 steals, 7 caught stealing, 54 k’s, 23 walks, 287 avg, 336 onbase, 466 slugging
2007 AAA – 229 at-bats, 973 OPS, 83 hits, 9 doubles, 5 triples, 9 homers, 43 rbi, 9 steals, 6 caught stealing, 40 k’s, 19 walks, 362 avg, 410 onbase, 563 slugging
2007 & 2008 combined MLB stats – 260 at-bats, 615 OPS, 58 hits, 11 doubles, 4 triples, 3 homers, 30 rbi, 11 steals, 1 caught stealing, 72 k’s, 21 walks, 223 avg, 284 onbase, 331 slugging
Pie 2009 Projected – 270 batting avg, 12 homers, 60 rbi, 738 OPS, 320 on-base, 418 slugging, 35 walks, 140 k’s, 20 doubles, 7 triples, 15 steals, 7 caught stealing
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