2017 – 222-AB,
.333/.424/.554/978 - 9-HR, 55-RBI
Matt Duce, Jr., Dallas Baptist -- Although Dallas
Baptist is not the toughest place to hit, the smallish Duce (c. 5'-10",
182) put together a strong season in part-time play in 2016, featuring solid
power (9.5% XBH, .187 ISO) and an excellent K/BB ratio built on OK contact (13%
K) and good patience (14% BB).
He was also named an all-conference defender
despite only playing in 46 games, and starting 41, of the team's 63.
Duce has
also built a strong summer league track record: he displayed quality power and
patience in the competitive Northwoods league after his Freshman season, and
last year produced a .389 OBP and .181 ISO in 90 PA in Cape Cod, although his
24 K and resulting .236 average weren't ideal.
2017, on the other hand, hasn't
been as encouraging so far. At bat, his slash stats have improved a bit but the
underlying abilities haven't, as his power is essentially the same and both
elements of his K/BB have deteriorated.
In the field, his CS% is down from 33%
to 27%, although that's only in 11 tries; he's also spent about half his time
at 3B, which may say good things about his athletic ability or bad things about
his catcher defense, depending on how you want to interpret it. His strong
2016, offensive skills, and summer league profile, though, make him a quality
draft sleeper in any case.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/3/2
... t-catchers
3 comments:
Looks like organizational filler.
Hey guys is there any reports that lists all of the Mets draft picks and their projections. If it was or wasn't a good pick vs what players were available at the time?
Thanks
Viper, I will defer to Mack on that - his availability for the next few days may be limited.
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