The Chicago White Sox ushered in a prime piece of
both their present and future in 2016 by promoting speedy former 2013 first
round pick (17th overall) Tim Anderson. While there were some expected cold spells,
the young shortstop was very impressive as a rookie by hitting 9 home runs,
stealing 10 bases, and batting .283 in 431 at-bats. In fact it was quite disappointing that
Anderson didn’t run nearly as much as expected but keep in mind this is a guy
who swiped 49 bags ay Double-A as recently as 2015. We do
fully expect Anderson to run much more frequently this season and a push toward
25 steals would not be a shock. Anderson
does have to do much better on the strikeout front as his 27.1 K/9 rate would
have been disastrous to the average if a very lucky .375 BABIP didn’t go along
for the ride. He also needs to show much
better patience as Anderson’s 3.0 BB/9 was pathetic and again will threaten the
batting average. With burgeoning power
that is starting to show, there are still a bunch of tools to work with
here. Just don’t be surprised if
Anderson’s average jogs back to mediocre territory this season.
2017
PROJECTION: .266 12 HR 45 RBI 65 R 19
SB
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