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Lillibridge's Future

As a white sox fan, and a fan of prospects, i love the recent trade of vasquez.  Regardless of who won the trade, i wonder on the players involved.

Brent Lillibridge has dotted the prospect radar after a solid effort in 2006 and a subsequent trade to Atlanta.  I thought he would get shot bc of his defense and awesome numbers in A ball.  Alas, regression took place and his avg, obp and slg. have all dipped for two consecutive years; the power imporvement in AAA is nice but with the expense of a huge K rate over 20%.  The emergence of yunel escobar has made him expendable.  

 So where does his future lie.  the white sox have a need up the middle.  Lillibridge has shown the ability to man ss and 2b, and could be the stopgap till beckham is ready.  But what kind of offensive player do you all expect?

Basic Statistics
Year Age Team PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2005 21 A- Williamsport 191 169 19 41 12 4 4 18 14 35 .243 .298 .432 730
2006 22 A Hickory 332 274 59 82 18 5 11 43 51 61 .299 .413 .522 935
2006 22 A+ Lynchburg 251 201 47 63 10 3 2 28 36 43 .313 .414 .423 837
2007 23 AA Mississippi 237 204 31 56 8 3 3 17 20 60 .275 .346 .387 733
2007 23 AAA Richmond 352 319 47 91 14 2 10 40 20 59 .285 .324 .436 760
2008 24 AAA Richmond 402 354 46 78 18 7 4 39 33 90 .220 .291 .345 636
2008 24 MLB Atlanta 85 80 9 16 6 1 1 8 3 23 .200 .235 .338

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His defense is very, very good but his bat is a different story. Lillibridge’s problem is that he swings for the fences too often (and if you’ve seen a picture, you realize that he isn’t that kind of player). If he shortens his swing, he has some good at-bats, but it pretty much rids him of the power he showed in the minors. If he keeps the long swing, he has more power but looks completely overmatched most of the time. I think in the long run he has a chance to be a pretty good utility man or acceptable stopgap starter.

by was385 on Dec 3, 2008 2:21 PM EST reply actions  

Love the pickup for the White Sox

I’ve been saying I think he’s a great buy-low, change of scenery guy. Maybe I’m wrong, but I like his chances to turn it around with the bat.

by aap212 on Dec 3, 2008 2:32 PM EST reply actions  

not with the sox

Wouldn’t be surprised if they flip lillibridge in an ensuing trade.

by waka25 on Dec 3, 2008 2:46 PM EST reply actions  

Good move.

I think he immediately starts and hovers around replacement level with the bat for the first year, then moves up towards league average hitter with plus defense, decent OBP and baserunning skills. There’s very little star potential here, but he could be a solid regular on a winning team. if he does better than ~ .270/.320/.370 in his first full season I’ll be pretty surprised, though. Not shocked, but surprised.

by slamcactus on Dec 3, 2008 3:39 PM EST reply actions  

I'd be stunned if he was near replacement level for SS with the bat

His defense is average to above average, but he didn’t hit a lick last year. As a Braves fan, I was resigned to the fact that he was most likely just a utility guy going forward.

by mraver on Dec 3, 2008 8:06 PM EST up reply actions  

defense

offense may be poor but let’s give credit where credit is due. He is a very good defender.

by was385 on Dec 3, 2008 9:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, but...

It isn’t too hard to find a guy who has a slick glove and can’t hit his weight. I hear Tony Pena, Jr. is looking for a job.

http://www.chop-n-change.com

by alexwithclass on Dec 4, 2008 1:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Unfortunately he is not

Founder of the Johnny Giavotella fan club.

by doublestix on Dec 4, 2008 9:20 PM EST up reply actions  

As BP said about him

… in so many words: one of those seasons is not like the others.

by Flynn Blake on Dec 4, 2008 10:32 AM EST up reply actions  

No way he is more than a utility guy.

Alexei Ramirez will be the SS for ’09.

by duke on Dec 4, 2008 11:42 AM EST up reply actions  

i wouldnt be surprised if he's traded

after trading swisher/vasquez…the only upper level sp they get is marquez…add that to egbert, richard, broadway, etc, the white sox dont have much mlb ready sp depth

by Asfan4ever723 on Dec 3, 2008 3:53 PM EST reply actions  

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