Beltre Lands at No. 10 on BA's Weekly Prospect Hot Sheet
Mr. Beltre makes the list this week
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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Beltre
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 0 recs
Yeah
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 zywica on
May 30, 2008 6:23 PM CDT
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Don't
get your hopes up.
"No bear or disco for Juan" - Mr. Santos
by miles on
May 31, 2008 1:58 AM CDT
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about what?
Are you saying the kid is not going to be fun to watch grow and develop?
by bigsteve on
May 31, 2008 10:10 AM CDT
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Suck it, Red Sox!
Wait, what?
What do you mean, “Kiss the ring”?
The 40 trumps all!!!
by thedirkatron on May 30, 2008 4:50 PM CDT 0 recs
Projections
Does he project to be Juan Pierre or more power like Hamilton?
"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard
by outofnace on May 31, 2008 5:50 PM CDT 0 recs
He should have more power...
than Pierre but no where close to Hamilton. Which is not a bad thing. Few guys have that kind of power.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on
May 31, 2008 9:07 PM CDT
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Jeez
That’s like asking your buddy if his new girlfriend looks like Roseanne Bar, or maybe is she a little hotter like Jessica Alba.
There’s just an absolute ton of middle ground there.
The 40 trumps all!!!
by thedirkatron on
May 31, 2008 9:54 PM CDT
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