April 6, 200521 yr 4/6/05 Florida Marlins - Claimed OF Reggie Abercrombie off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks and optioned him to Single-A Jupiter. :mischief2 Anybody ever hear of this guy?
April 6, 200521 yr Full Name: Reginald Demascus Abercrombie Born: 07/15/1980 Birthplace: Columbus, GA Height: 6'3" Weight: 210 Bats: Right Throws: Right College: Lake City CC, FL MLB Debut: --- I wonder if he is related to ValJohnson. :plain
April 6, 200521 yr sweet... one of my favorite players in the minors He was LA's 10th prospect last year... below is the write up from BA.com Background: Abercrombie entertained college football scholarships before his parents persuaded him to focus on baseball. He has added more than 40 pounds of muscle since signing and draws comparisons to premium athletes such as Eric Davis, Torii Hunter and Preston Wilson. Strengths: Many scouts say Abercrombie is the best physical specimen in baseball. His speed, center-field range and arm strength all earn 70 on the 20-80 scouting scale. He has tremendous bat speed and the strength to drive pitches out of any park to all fields. Weaknesses: Abercrombie?s plate discipline has been downright awful. He appeared to make progress after getting contact lenses in May 2002, but his strikeout-walk ratio worsened in 2003. Though he works hard on pitch-recognition drills, he continues to struggle in that area. He?s overaggressive, gets off balance and chases too many pitches in the dirt and out of the zone. The Future: Abercrombie tore the ACL in his right knee chasing a fly ball in the Arizona Fall League and could be out until May. The Dodgers still protected him on their 40-man roster. Once he returns to Double-A, it will be time for him to start making adjustments.
April 6, 200521 yr yeah good pick-up fits right in with all the other athlete-first players in the system
April 6, 200521 yr A few years ago he was ranked a top 25 prospect by some scounting magazine i bought in the Ft. Lauderdale Airport.... haha
April 7, 200521 yr Kewl, he'll probably never make a big impact in the majors but it certainitly doesn't hurt having him.
April 8, 200521 yr fringe prospect at this point. was highly rated then fell apart. debatable whether he can ever make a real impact anywhere close to the show.
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