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.
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KILA NOW!
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by RoyalsRetro on Sep 9, 2008 5:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dickerson = Mitch Maier insurance
OMG Banny. FWIW I am only crdtng u w/3 runs allwd bc of DDJ OMFG
by devil_fingers on Sep 9, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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