Brett Bateman Is Getting Called Up to the Blue Jays

[Bryan Jaeger]

Brett Bateman, 24, was one of the two prospects that the Toronto Blue Jays acquired in the trade that sent Kevin Gausman to the Chicago Cubs. Bateman is replacing Luis Urías, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained quad. Rudy Martin Jr. was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. 

In Triple A this season, Bateman slashed .311/.429/.416 with 61 runs, three home runs, 33 knocked in, and 20 stolen bases. He adds more depth in the outfield and a left-handed bat off the bench. He could platoon in center field with Myles Straw, so he may not have to wait long to make his debut.

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[Olerud363.354]

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 20 | Run: 70 | Arm: 55 | Field: 65 | Overall: 40

Another 30,000 view.  If these scouting grades were true seems kind of under-rated.

Hit and Power are correlated I guess so the power could drag down the hit.  But if you took this literally and he is say a 50 hitter with patience, a 70 runner and a 65 fielder...  that is a starting center fielder.

(not arguing slider-guys points really, 20 power might mean he'll hit like Myles Straw, even with good contact, but then not a 50 hitter, the power drags down the hit, semantics I guess). 

Saw he was measured at 30.2 sprint speed last night.  Chandler is reportedly 29.5 or something.  Those measurements can be off I guess.  Doubt he's faster than Chandler. 

[Olerud363.354]

Because I voted for DJT 3 times, and am hoping for a fourth opportunity**, my wife got me a blue sky account, hoping it would expose me to truths and fix this problem.  It hasn't so far, but I do get some baseball analysis that is not available on X or JC.  Blue Sky's lone baseball voice is excited about Batemen!

** not political, just explaining how I ended up on blue sky. 

[G-Snarls]

Good

I want to see him play CF

[bronson44]

Let's see what you got kid

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12 minutes ago, G-Snarls said:

Good

I want to see him play CF

Yeah me too. I think the defense is likely plus so I'm most curious to see how the bat translates to the major leagues.