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2-5, HR today
All Green ha to do is hit .240 at the mlb level. If he does that he’ll run into at least 20 homers, steal 40 bases, and play at least slightly above average defense. Think like a prime Chris young with more power or a kris davis with massive speed
1-for-3 tonight. Average now up to .250. Heading in the right direction. https://www.milb.com/gameday/shorebirds-vs-nationals/2023/06/03/727932#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=727932
Fewer than 200 PAs at low A as a 19 year old. Give him time. If he starts next year in f'burg, that's fine.
there’s virtually no precedent for a hitter striking out this much at this level and succeeding in the big leagues. Only a few current major league hitters have in-zone contact rates as low as Green does and none of them struck out anywhere near this much in the low minors, instead getting worse as they climbed and reached the big leagues where the best pitchers live.
I asked a few days ago about precedent for players striking out as much as Green and still becoming productive major leaguers. Killebrew aside it doesn't look like there's much. From Fangraphs' report on the Nats' farm system on Green:https://blogs.fangraphs.com/washington-nationals-top-31-prospects-2023/I will note that it seems his K rate has been steadily going down. It's still atrocious at ~40%, but it was sitting at 50% for a while.
Bo Jackson
He was brought up in the comments section as a best case scenario.
Maybe a poor man's Bo Jackson