Beltre Lands at No. 10 on BA's Weekly Prospect Hot Sheet

by tdi1985 on May 30, 2008 3:09 PM CDT

No. 10 Engel Beltre, OF Rangers

Team: low Class A Clinton (Midwest)
Age: 18
Why He's Here: .407/.407/.630, 11-for-27, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0-for-1 SB
The Scoop: While the Eric Gagne trade may have proved to be a waste of time for the Red Sox last year, the biggest prize to come out of it on the Rangers side could well be Beltre. This season, Beltre is the youngest player in the Midwest League, but he's held his own to the tune of a .272/.298/.406 line for the year. He's been a key contributer to the MWL's best team in Clinton, batting leadoff and playing center field every day. He ranks fourth in the league in both hits and runs scored and is second in triples. Right now, he's on a six-game hitting-streak and is also working on a streak of four straight multi-hit games.

Really cool line, good to see him getting some extra base hits, RBIs. Want some more walks, but its only one week. The hit streak is pretty cool too.

Lumberkings kick ass!

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Its gonna be so fun watching this kid progress. Imagine even if he spends a full year at all the minor league levels he will still reach the bigs at the ripe ole age of 22.

by bigsteve on May 30, 2008 3:54 PM CDT reply actions

+1

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by NYTXFAN on May 30, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions

It’s gonna be a while on Beltre, but you could really have something special down the road. While his plate control has been terrible, based on his past I tend to think that that is a matter of the level being advanced for him, and he’s basically just getting by on that extra little bit of natural talent that he has. He obviously has it to do, but I’m hopeful that this won’t be a trademark of his when he has matured.

by Brett Perryman on May 30, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions