Follow the Prospects: Seaver King, 3B/OF

[IanRubbish]

4 Ks in 5 ABs tonight, now hitting .105, putting up similar numbers to Dylan Crews, just in High A ball

[IanRubbish]

4 Ks in 5 ABs tonight, now hitting .105, putting up similar numbers to Dylan Crews, just in High A ball

Still pretty much the same.  17Ks in 35 ABs, hitting .086 with a .244 OPS.

[OfftheBat]

Is it too early to say the B word...?

[Smithian]

Is it too early to say the B word...?

Yes.

[imref]

He's had a grand total of 113 minor league at bats and just 35 at A+. This is getting silly.

[IanRubbish]

He's had a grand total of 113 minor league at bats and just 35 at A+. This is getting silly.

With 1 extra base hit and 0 HRs.  He's also never been a patient hitter and had only one year in a top conference.  At best, he's a platoon infielder with a 600s OPS, which doesn't require a 1st round pick.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I remember the surprise at the time when we took him instead of Montgomery, who was on the board and viewed as slipping. The talking up of King didn't start until after he was taken about 5 picks earlier than projected. Montgomery ended up as the second piece in the Crochet deal along with Teel. King has to hit (his best tool) for this pick to work out because it was a stretch and we passed on consensus higher rated guys. Not writing him off yet, but it clearly was a case of the Nats thinking they were smarter than the mainstream

[nobleisthyname]

I remember Fangraphs was higher on him than most and had him at #11 on their draft board, but nobody else had him that high.

[imref]

8-15, 2BB, 4SBs in his last 5 games

[JCA-CrystalCity]

the whole write him off stuff is as silly for him as it is for Cruz. Too much pedigree. I'm not a fan of the pick, and don't see him as a star in the making, but the kid always was supposed  to have a good hit tool. Until Elvir gives a negative report back after seeing him, or RD brings me down with a reality check, that's my expectation.

[imref]

2-4 yesterday with his first home run. .917 OPS+ in his last 7 games.

[Smithian]

2-4 yesterday with his first home run. .917 OPS+ in his last 7 games.

I read somewhere he was a bust?

It seems a small slow start was simply a small sample size and he wasn’t headed to being awful?

[imref]

2nd HR last night. Nice to see him get going.

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 22
Team rank: 4
Current level: A+

April recap

Games played at position
SS: 19

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

80

|

.233

|

.300

|

.356

|

2

|

6

|

33.8%

|

7.5%

|

.123

|

.656

|

92

[IanRubbish]

OPS about the same now at .663 as it was 3-4 weeks ago.  Doesn't seem like Luke Dickerson's on the verge of promotion right now from the Fred Nats, but things could get interesting at SS if he continues to hit down there.

[imref]

Not a terrible May so far: .274 / .311 / .357 not including yesterday's 3-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI, SB performance.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Not a terrible May so far: .274 / .311 / .357 not including yesterday's 3-5, 2R, HR, 2RBI, SB performance.

actually, if you throw out the 1st 2 series of the year, he's probably shown he's promotion-ready over the last month and half.

Seaver King is up to .696 OPS in A+ and there's only Made ahead of him in AA. I can see pushing Made aside and promoting King to AA and Dickerson to A+ 2d half of the year.

King got off to a slow start (1st 2 series in April when the weather stunk), but since 4/16, he's .309 / .349 / .463 over 147 PAs. 10 SBs, 12 XBH. The BB% is a bit low (4.1%), Otherwise he's done well, shown good contact skills as advertised, and probably needs more of a challenge than A+ pitching.

Moving Dickerson and King up sometime next month may make sense, especially if they recognize Made as a lost cause.

[welch]

I "recognize Made as a lost cause". He can't hit. Yes, promote King and Dickerson.

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 22
Team rank: 4
Current level: A+

May recap

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

110

|

.291

|

.321

|

.408

|

1

|

6

|

12.7%

|

2.7%

|

.117

|

.729

|

107

Year-to-date
Games played at position
SS: 43
DH: 1

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

190

|

.267

|

.312

|

.386

|

3

|

12

|

21.6%

|

4.7%

|

.119

|

.699

|

100

[imref]

Promoted to Harrisburg!

[JCA-CrystalCity]

actually, if you throw out the 1st 2 series of the year, he's probably shown he's promotion-ready over the last month and half.

Promoted to Harrisburg!

[Smithian]

Rosario replacement for next season? Your platoon for Garcia who can play all over the field?

And, if he plays well enough, he could make Garcia a trade chip.

[Slateman]

Rosario replacement for next season? Your platoon for Garcia who can play all over the field?

And, if he plays well enough, he could make Garcia a trade chip.

I assume that Nunez and Tena. King needs some time. Let him develop, them worry about where to play him.

[DCsOwn]

From K Law’s chat today:

Alek: Has seaver king figured it out a little after that tough start to the season?
Keith Law: A lot. I think his swing is back to 2024.


^Still super bullish on King.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

From K Law’s chat today:

Alek: Has seaver king figured it out a little after that tough start to the season?
Keith Law: A lot. I think his swing is back to 2024.


^Still super bullish on King.

does KLaw still see him as a SS?