Tom Brennan - Don’t Overlook Wilfredo Lara

“Hey, there’s Wilfredo!”  I'm Always on the Lookout

I did what the title says not to do, when I put together my “productive top 30” list a few weeks back. 

I overlooked Wilfredo Lara.

My bad. What was I thinking?

Here’s what the just 19 yr, 4 month old Wilfredo Lara has done in St Lucie low A ball this year, after being an 18 year old in the lower FCL, where he hit just .235 with a homer and a .353 slug % in 42 games:

308 St Lucie at bats.

16 doubles, 3 triples, 13 HRs, 42 RBIs.

.266/.366/.464.

Less than a K per game, in a K-Krazy league for hitters, where teams average a 9 to 11 Ks per game.

And, 10 steals.

Glove works? Yeah, it does.

53 career games in the outfield, no errors.

41 games in all 4 infield positions, mostly 2nd and 3rd, and just 4 errors.

What’s not to like? 

He produces, he fields, and he is real young, baby.

And, he’s….

Doing top 30 productive stuff.