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Over at Baseball America they are taking a look at catching prospects, starting with caught stealing rates. Pretty article along with a breakdown of couple of Brewer prospects. One good, one not so good.

Jonathan Lucroy: In the Rookie-level Pioneer League last year, Lucroy showed a promising offensive skill set, but his arm strength was fringy and his throws to second base tended to tail off the bag. Lucroy began the year in low Class A, a fairly conservative assignment for a 2007 third-round pick out of college. Lucroy improved defensively, became a SAL all-star and earned a promotion to high Class A Brevard County, where his performance remained sharp. His arm strength is now average, but it’s his quick release that helped him control the running game so well.

Angel Salome: One year ago, Salome threw out just six of 46 base stealers (13 percent), so 2008 was an improvement for Salome. The arm strength is there for Salome, but his release isn’t quick and he’s struggled with his throwing accuracy. At 5-foot-7, Salome’s wingspan wouldn’t afford his infielders much leeway on errant throws should he ever move to first base, so continued improvements in all facets of his defensive skills will be crucial.

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Lucroy is sure doing well

Salome at first? I can’t imagine a team using a 5’7" 1st base.

by ol Pete on Jan 4, 2009 2:16 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Wish this would have been found before the voting began to help push Lucroy up higher in the voting.

by pjpaulus on Jan 4, 2009 4:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually...

It was linked in the December 17 Frosty Mug.

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by KLSnow on Jan 5, 2009 7:17 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

…Salome’s bat is already near-MLB ready and he’s produced at a higher level. Yeah, Lucroy had a good year. But let’s not get too excited yet about that.

Unless we’re going to trade him. Then let’s inflate the shit out of him.

by HRF on Jan 5, 2009 5:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

But Ben Hendrickson and Jorge De La Rosa will be the core of our rotation in 2007 and beyond….

ohh wait – never mind

by Saberilliterate on Jan 6, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you want to know who I think of when I think of Salome?

Johnny F-in’ Estrada. Now that’s probably not a fair comparison, but Estrada left me with a little bit of a dislike for slow, weak-armed, offensive catchers.

by MadJimiBrewha on Jan 6, 2009 1:11 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I still remember one of Bill Schroeders calls of Estrada running the bases

“He would have been safe if he didn’t have the piano on his back”

by Saberilliterate on Jan 6, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Is Salome slow? He’s not weak armed – or at least so I read.

by ol Pete on Jan 6, 2009 6:52 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

NEWMAN!

Offensive is right.

I know Salome is young yet, but he’d have to eat an elephant to remind me of Estrada.

I have an unreasonable dislike of Bill Hall.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jan 6, 2009 9:01 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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