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Monday, July 24, 2006
phil avlas
watched the tennesse smokies play the mississippi braves today. ok i'm watching it now, and luis hernandez just made a great over-the-shoulder catch. he doesn't have any patience or power, but he does have contact.
Career Batting Statistics for Luis Hernandez:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 Gulf Coast B GCL 18 Atl Rk 201 23 29 0 12 .103 .856 .070 .254
2003 Rome SAL 19 Atl A 337 26 42 2 5 .072 .875 .024 .231
2004 Myrtle Beach Caro 20 Atl A+ 404 21 70 6 27 .049 .827 .099 .271
2005 Gulf Coast B GCL 21 Atl Rk 4 0 2 1 0 .000 .500 .500 .250
2005 Mississippi Sou 21 Atl AA 418 45 56 2 17 .097 .866 .052 .243
he did have patience last year. either way, his skills are useful.
but (as you may have guessed by the title) this article is about phil avlas. he's the catcher for the smokies. he's 23 (24 in december) and he's got a shot.
Career Batting Statistics for Phil Avlas:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 Missoula Pio 19 Ari Rk 154 24 37 0 15 .135 .760 .128 .276
2003 Yakima Nwes 20 Ari A- 45 6 11 0 5 .118 .756 .147 .333
2003 South Bend Midw 20 Ari A 136 16 17 1 7 .105 .875 .067 .203
2004 Lancaster Cali 21 Ari A+ 389 29 54 13 30 .069 .861 .128 .315
2005 Lancaster Cali 22 Ari A+ 148 10 25 5 13 .063 .831 .146 .367
2005 Tennessee Sou 22 Ari AA 115 19 21 2 5 .142 .817 .074 .239
his numbers this year include 19 extra-base hits, 27 walks, 30 strikeouts, and 194 at-bats. you'd like to see more power, but that's good patience and contact. power could develop. he's got a shot.
i said that already.
