Hood #8 on BA's Prospect hot sheet. hot sheet!
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-hot-sheet/2009/268625.htmlNo. 8 DESTIN HOOD, LF
NATIONALS
Destin HoodTeam: Short-season Vermont (New York-Penn)
Age: 19
Why He's Here: .440/.464/.840 (11-for-25), 3 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 5 R, 6 RBIs, 2 BB, 4 SO
The Scoop: A $1.1 million signing bonus as a second-round pick last year kept Hood from going to Alabama, where he could have played baseball and football. It's starting to look like a smart investment for the Nationals, who promoted Hood to Vermont from the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League this week after he hit .330/.388/.614 in 25 games through the circuit. Hood ranked seventh in the Nationals farm system coming into the season, but you can count on him move him up the charts.
