2017 R: .306/.368/.565, 8 2B, 3 3B, 8 HR, 5 SB, 8.6 BB%, 30.7 K%, GB/FB= 0.70. 163 PA.
Aaron Bond was drafted out of JC ball where he played for 2 seasons at San Jacinto College. He is a tall, lean, well proportioned athlete who had 5 tools and tremendous room for growth and power development. He's already good at getting the ball in the air which is the first step to hitting a HR. Well, I guess making contact is the first step and the K rate is a concern.
It's always hard to know where to place JC draftees in the age vs level continuum. Salem-Keizer would have been an agressive placement. AZL is probably too low. If he produced these numbers at a higher level, he would be ranked much higher on the list. I would think Augusta would be a reasonable placement for 2018 although the competition for OF spots on full-season teams will be fierce in the Giants farm system.
I'm going got put a High Ceiling Alert on this kid.
While he did K a lot, he did hit .306 so he can make contact. Maybe he's just a free swinger and needs more plate discipline which would cut down on the strike-outs and increase walks and BA.
ReplyDeleteCan we at least get one call out to the fact that this kid has got a name combination of hank aaron and barry bond(s)? that alone makes me root for him to make it as a Giants fan.
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