Just two prospects this week, because I’m a bit behind. One is a long time farmhand taking a step forward as he reaches the high minors, the other is a new acquisition who might be rebounding after...
Just two prospects this week, because I’m a bit behind. One is a long time farmhand taking a step forward as he reaches the high minors, the other is a new acquisition who might be rebounding after early stumbles as a Jay.Jimenez went on a tear last week, hitting .333/.391/.667 with four doubles and a home run. He’s actually been hot for a month now, since returning from a brief 10 day absence, hitting .307/.354/.557 with 10 doubles and 4 homers. He’s now hitting over .300 for the season.
Another area of improvement has been in the distribution of his bated balls. Jimenez has always been a line drive and fly ball hitter, and this season his 23.8% line drive rate is in the 75th percentile while his 34.6% ground ball rate is in the 26th. He’s popping up a lot less, though, with 14.8% of his fly balls being fielded by infielders compared to over 20% last year. Only 30 other players in AA are hitting fly balls more than 40% of the time but popping up less than 15%.
The biggest change appears to be that he’s making more contact. His 13.7% swinging strike rate is still below average , but it’s miles better than his 19% rate with the Jays last year, and even on his 14.9% rate with the Dodgers before the trade.
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