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Thursday, January 05, 2006
adam laroche
braves journal has an article about adam laroche.
it's not very hopeful about his 2006 season, but my analysis is different:
Career Batting Statistics for Adam LaRoche:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2000 Danville App 20 Atl Rk 205 26 46 7 16 .113 .776 .145 .308
2001 Myrtle Beach Caro 21 Atl A 471 30 108 7 31 .060 .771 .105 .251
2002 Myrtle Beach Caro 22 Atl A 252 31 37 9 17 .110 .853 .121 .336
2002 Greenville Sou 22 Atl AA 173 20 38 4 9 .104 .780 .096 .289
2003 Greenville Sou 23 Atl AA 223 37 53 12 13 .142 .762 .147 .283
2003 Richmond IL 23 Atl AAA 270 30 58 8 21 .100 .785 .137 .295
2004 Richmond IL 24 Atl AAA 11 1 0 1 0 .083 1.00 .091 .182
2004 Atlanta Brav NL 24 Atl MLB 326 28 78 13 28 .079 .761 .165 .278
2005 Atlanta Brav NL 25 Atl MLB 457 43 87 20 28 .086 .810 .130 .259
he vastly improved his contact in 2005. that is a tough thing to do. it also indicates that his low batting average was due to luck.
a contact improvement like this is often a precursor to a breakout season. one would hope he'd take a few more pitches. but as he heads toward his peak, his power should go up, making him a potentially dangerous hitter.
the article also points out the possibility of matt diaz as the backup. that's a nice pickup for the braves. as a right-handed bat, he can sub in for johnson, langerhans, or laroche against tough lefties, either as a starter or pinch-hitter.
Career Batting Statistics for Matt Diaz:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
1999 Hudson Valle NYPL 21 Tb A 208 6 43 1 17 .028 .793 .109 .245
2000 St. Petersbu FSL 22 Tb A 397 22 54 6 24 .053 .864 .087 .270
2002 Orlando Sou 24 Tb AA 452 44 72 10 29 .089 .841 .103 .274
2003 Orlando Sou 25 Tb AA 230 27 24 5 21 .105 .896 .126 .383
2003 Durham IL 25 Tb AAA 256 24 45 8 21 .086 .824 .137 .328
2003 TB Devil Ray AL 25 Tb MLB 9 1 3 0 0 .100 .667 .000 .111
2004 Durham IL 26 Tb AAA 508 39 96 21 52 .071 .811 .177 .332
2004 TB Devil Ray AL 26 Tb MLB 21 3 6 1 2 .125 .714 .200 .190
2005 Wichita Tex 27 Kc AA 26 3 5 1 0 .103 .808 .048 .269
2005 Omaha PCL 27 Kc AAA 259 12 49 14 26 .044 .811 .190 .371
2005 KC Royals AL 27 Kc MLB 90 6 15 1 6 .063 .833 .093 .281
he hasn't gotten much playing time in the majors, but diaz has shown prodigious power in the minors the past few seasons. he's exactly the kind of hitter who can give lefties fits. it'd be nice if he walked more.
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