Scouting Report Excerpt

by John Sickels on Sep 3, 2005 12:06 AM EDT in News

Scouting Report Excerpt:

Jason Botts, DH, Oklahoma Redhawks
Hitting .289/.379/.531, 25 homers, 31 doubles, 66 walks, 147 strikeouts in 495 at-bats. Botts is patient and works the count, but he has some serious vulnerabilities if these two games are any indication. Both Danny Tamayo and Kyle Snyder worked him with fastballs on the fists, which Botts either fouled off or didn't swing at. But once the fastball was established, they worked the outside corner with changeups or breaking balls, and Botts couldn't handle it. He'd tie himself up trying to kill the ball, but would either swing and miss it, or pull it weakly. Botts is a switch hitter, and he looked a lot more comfortable and polished swinging from the right side against Jaime Cerda. In any event, while I'm impressed with his strength and his ability to draw walks, he comes by his high strikeout rate honestly. Unless he does a better job against breaking stuff and off-speed pitches, he will have serious contact problems in the majors.

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Thank you

This souting report make a lot of sense. I don't want my post to come off like a "suck-up" John, but I truly appreciate all the work you put into this site. I also appreciate this forum which allows me post how little I know about topics of interest.

I "check-out" your advertisers somewhat regularly but I feel I need to do more for the value I get here and I will. I think it's time I get the next prospect book.

by stjp5 on Sep 3, 2005 8:55 AM EDT reply actions

Question on Botts

I orignally read that he was moved to the OF because of Gonzalez at 1B and now he is listed as a DH - is he that much of a defensive liability or does he have a chance to play a position?

by slickwdb on Sep 4, 2005 1:11 PM EDT reply actions