What's up with Ronny Cedeno?

by doug frobel on Jun 29, 2007 11:16 PM EDT Comment 4 comments

I realize he's repeating the league, and that league is the PCL, but...
tonight's 1-for-3 brought his average down to .381, he's slugging .606, and he's carrying a reasonable .456 OBP around in his 42 games at Iowa.

Here's his counting stats-
AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO
155 59 12 1 7 20 20 21

Many people consider Eric Patterson the real prospect on this Iowa team, but Patterson is the same age (24) as Cedeno, and Patterson has an 833 OPS.

Cedeno's 1062 OPS is second in the entire PCL to 29-yo Mitch Jones of Las Vegas.

Anyone think Ronny Cedeno could play everyday in the Big Leagues right now - or does he project to be a "AAAA hitter?"

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FWIW

Ronny hit .355/.403.518.921 as a 22 yo in AAA back in 2005.

sig: Karim Garcia posted dominant AAA stats at 19. So can we stop acting like ARL trumps all in every discussion...

by natsfan2005 on Jun 29, 2007 11:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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How much of Ronny Cedeno have you seen beyond the statline?

He seems to hit okay in the minors but he shows terrible habits against ML pitching for whatever reason. He's also incredibly raw defensively. He's got some nice gifts but I think you can tell just what everybody is thinking by the apparent total lack of interest in him in trades.

Not really fair to compare Patterson to Cedeno in this case. Cedeno's been around the league before and is familiar with this level of competition - hell, he's seen pitchers even better than these guys before. Patterson's succeeding in his first go-around, and from what I've heard of him I think he'll prove to be far more refined than Cedeno.

by mrkupe on Jun 29, 2007 11:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cedeno's defense

Haven't seen him in Iowa this year, but I saw Cedeno when he was playing for the Venezuelan team in the Caribbean series, and his defense was greatly improved. It was pretty much the talk of the tournament, seeing as all suspense over who would win was over by day 2.

Unless he's regressed and I haven't heard about it, he can play an adequate SS for sure.

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by jhelfgott on Jun 29, 2007 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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Being a Cubs fan I've seen Ronny play a bunch. He has the ability to go on these streaks where he hits everything in sight and seems very comfertable in AAA. When he is up with the big club he seems tense and nervous because of his experiences with managers like Baker and Piniella (who don't like young guys). I think if put in the right situation he could be a good backup and situational player, but not a full time starter.

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by Trobone on Jun 29, 2007 11:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs