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Cardinals prospect Stephen Piscotty batted .295/.355/.464 with 15 home runs, 11 stolen bases and a 46/37 K/BB ratio in 112 games this season between High-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield.
It was an impressive first full season in the minors for Piscotty, whom the Cardinals selected with the No. 36 overall pick in the 2012 draft. The 22-year-old was assigned to the pitcher-friendly Florida State League (High-A) to open the season and batted .292/.348/.477 with 25 extra-base hits (nine home runs) in 63 games. Piscotty didn't skip a beat following a promotion to Double-A Springfield in late June, as he batted .299/.364/.446 with 15 extra-base hits, seven stolen bases and a 19/19 K/BB ratio in 49 games. Though he’s a mature hitter with a consistent approach and a knack for pounding the gaps, there is some doubt as to whether Piscotty will ever offer enough power to make him a serviceable corner outfielder. While his hit tool and overall consistency will help him get to the major leagues, possibly as early as late 2014, his development of over-the-fence pop will ultimately determine whether he becomes more than a fourth outfielder.
Sep 12 - 12:57 PM
Can he be made into a shortstop?STL_Cards wrote:The Cardinals claimed outfielder Joey Butler off waivers from the Rangers.
https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/385822320968736769
It seems like he had good numbers this season in AAA.
Does anyone know anything about his defense? Those kind of numbers across High A/AA as a 22 y/o do not exactly yell "4th outfielder." That looks like the makings of another Matt Carpenter.Jocephus wrote:
Cardinals prospect Stephen Piscotty batted .295/.355/.464 with 15 home runs, 11 stolen bases and a 46/37 K/BB ratio in 112 games this season between High-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield.
It was an impressive first full season in the minors for Piscotty, whom the Cardinals selected with the No. 36 overall pick in the 2012 draft. The 22-year-old was assigned to the pitcher-friendly Florida State League (High-A) to open the season and batted .292/.348/.477 with 25 extra-base hits (nine home runs) in 63 games. Piscotty didn't skip a beat following a promotion to Double-A Springfield in late June, as he batted .299/.364/.446 with 15 extra-base hits, seven stolen bases and a 19/19 K/BB ratio in 49 games. Though he’s a mature hitter with a consistent approach and a knack for pounding the gaps, there is some doubt as to whether Piscotty will ever offer enough power to make him a serviceable corner outfielder. While his hit tool and overall consistency will help him get to the major leagues, possibly as early as late 2014, his development of over-the-fence pop will ultimately determine whether he becomes more than a fourth outfielder.
Sep 12 - 12:57 PM
He is said to have one of the best outfield arms in the system so thats good for a RF'er. His strike zone control and decent power are a very exciting combination in IMO. I think he could definitely hit like Craig with better defense which would be very valuable.Cheddar Tom wrote:Does anyone know anything about his defense? Those kind of numbers across High A/AA as a 22 y/o do not exactly yell "4th outfielder." That looks like the makings of another Matt Carpenter.Jocephus wrote:
Cardinals prospect Stephen Piscotty batted .295/.355/.464 with 15 home runs, 11 stolen bases and a 46/37 K/BB ratio in 112 games this season between High-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield.
It was an impressive first full season in the minors for Piscotty, whom the Cardinals selected with the No. 36 overall pick in the 2012 draft. The 22-year-old was assigned to the pitcher-friendly Florida State League (High-A) to open the season and batted .292/.348/.477 with 25 extra-base hits (nine home runs) in 63 games. Piscotty didn't skip a beat following a promotion to Double-A Springfield in late June, as he batted .299/.364/.446 with 15 extra-base hits, seven stolen bases and a 19/19 K/BB ratio in 49 games. Though he’s a mature hitter with a consistent approach and a knack for pounding the gaps, there is some doubt as to whether Piscotty will ever offer enough power to make him a serviceable corner outfielder. While his hit tool and overall consistency will help him get to the major leagues, possibly as early as late 2014, his development of over-the-fence pop will ultimately determine whether he becomes more than a fourth outfielder.
Sep 12 - 12:57 PM
MLB.com's Brian McTaggart reports that the Astros have hired Brent Strom as their pitching coach.
Houston reassigned former pitching coach Doug Brocail to a special assistant's role last week and it didn't take long for the club to settle on a replacement. Strom had been serving as the Cardinals' minor league pitching coordinator and is very familiar with Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow from the pair's years in St. Louis.
Source: Brian McTaggart on Twitter
Oct 7 - 1:16 PM