Follow the Prospects: Cayden Wallace, 3B

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 23
Team rank: 10
Current level: AA

April recap

Games played at position
3B: 17
2B: 3
DH: 2

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

92

|

.202

|

.250

|

.333

|

2

|

4

|

23.9%

|

4.3%

|

.131

|

.583

|

69

[Elvir Ovcina]

Saw him tonight for Harrisburg in Richmond. 

I'd drop the grade at the top of this thread to a 40 FV at best.  The 3B defense is there (solid MLB to possible plus), but I can't see him hitting major league pitching. 

There's nothing especially wrong with his swing, his approach, or anything.  He's just not good enough.  And he's not young for level or from any weird background (he played in the SEC), so there's nothing that explains it other than he's just not a good enough hitter.  He swings through far too much stuff in AA to have a chance against MLB pitching unless he gets significantly better.

[Smithian]

Those hitting numbers are gross. The bat potential is there but it’s about time to show results.

Time to move him off third. Jose Tena is passable defensively and is hitting well, and is only like six months older than Cayden Wallace.

I look at Cayden Wallace best case as a utility infielder who is short side of a platoon with Luis Garcia. But if he doesn’t start hitting, no reason to elevate him when right handed backup infielders are not tough to find and at this point Amed Rosario is someone I want to be around past this season.

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 23
Team rank: 10
Current level: AA

May recap

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

79

|

.212

|

.329

|

.394

|

3

|

3

|

24.1%

|

12.7%

|

.182

|

.723

|

116

Year-to-date
Games played at position
3B: 22
2B: 14
DH: 5

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

171

|

.207

|

.287

|

.360

|

5

|

7

|

24.0%

|

8.2%

|

.153

|

.647

|

92