Fiddling around at firstinning.com, I found some pretty interesting underlying numbers regarding Colby Rasmus that make me even more excited about him then I already was.
Did you know that only 25% of Colby’s batted balls are the ground ball variety? That’s the lowest ratio of all qualifying Texas League batters. 21.3% of Colby’s batted balls are the line drive variety, a very good ratio. That means 53.7% of his batted balls would be fly balls. Granted, some of those must be infield flies, but still if you say he has hit 10 or so infield flies, that means he’s hitting a ton of balls with in the outfield. There’s a reason 54% of his hits have gone for extra bases. He’s hitting the ball with authority. His isolated power of .261 is good for third in the league, the other two players in front of him is Joe Mather (25) and San Antonio (Mariners) Michael Johnson, who was recently called up to AAA. He’s 27. Of all the others on the TL’s ISO leader board, Colby is the youngest.
These numbers demonstrate some elite power, my friends. Couple that with his .79 BB/K rate and you have a powerful, disciplined hitter. And he hits for average. And he steals bases. We’ve enjoyed some talented center fielders in St. Louis over the years, and Colby is readying quickly to assume that mantle. (And if Jocketty ever trades him out of desperation to salvage this season, my head will explode.)
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Thank you!!! It drives me to the point of yelling at the computer when people suggest that we should/could pillage the farm system to get Miguel Cabrerra. Sorry folks, but that ain’t happening.
We finally have some talent in the minors and you want to chuck it for the chance we might make the playoffs and get bounced again. Its time to press reset. Rasmus, Anderson, Jay, et al, are all good reasons to be excited. Hopefully another good draft and we have a middle of the pack farm system.