First baseman Kila Ka'aihue went from organizational soldier to one of the top sluggers in the...

First baseman Kila Ka'aihue went from organizational soldier to one of the top sluggers in the minors with a .314/.439/.640 season split between Double-A and Triple-A that included 37 home runs and a minor league-leading 104 walks. With just 67 strikeouts, he has that rare combination of power and contact skills that often leads to big-league success.

Runner-up: Joe Dickerson lacks the power or patience to project as a big-league regular, but his .297/.376/.442 line at High-A Wilmington with 24 stolen bases showed enough to earn some projections as a fourth outfielder type from scouts.

From Kevin Goldstein's article "AL Great Leaps Forward" at BP on the prospect from each AL team who has improved the most this season.

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KILA NOW!

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by RoyalsRetro on Sep 9, 2008 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

all good news

by Freneau on Sep 9, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

Dickerson = Mitch Maier insurance

OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG

by Matt Klaassen on Sep 9, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions

HA!

Mitch Maier insurance. That’s funny!

Don't Stop Believing!

by KC Chris on Sep 10, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

philosophical question

I know it’s been asked a million times, but:

Does Moore have any say in the Huberization of prospects? Is the Shealy experiment a mandate from Moore? I’m guessing Hillman and Moore sat down and decided together- “we have to see what Shealy can do, we’re going to Huberize Kaaihue”

I follow the Tao of Steve (Balboni)

by jackie ballgame on Sep 22, 2008 11:08 AM EDT reply actions