Position Player Prospect of the Year
2006 Minor League Ball Position Player Prospect of the Year.
The 2006 Minor League Ball Position Player Prospect of the Year is Alex Gordon
of the Kansas City Royals.
The MLBPPPY Award is given to the hitting prospect who has the best combination
of in-season current year performance and long-term potential. Statistical
measures, scouting reports, and "intangibles" are factored into the
determination.
The numbers: Gordon hit .325/.427/.588 on the year with a 1.016 OPS. He hit 39
doubles and 29 homers, drove in 101 runs, scored 111, drew 72 walks, and stole
22 bases in 25 attempts. He posted a .921 OPS against lefties and a 1.041 OPS
against righthanders. He was especially hot in the second half, hitting .346
with 20 homers in his last 67 games. Scouts also praised his defense at third
base, his baserunning, his work ethic, his intelligence, and his confidence.
Most believed he was ready for major league action in the second half of the
year, but instead of moving him to Triple-A or the majors, the Royals front
office kept him at Wichita for the Texas League playoff run. I don't think
that's something that should be held against Gordon. Numbers, scouting reports,
intangibles, he has everything.
The other main candidate was Delmon Young, who is certainly an outstanding
prospect. Although Gordon is older than Young and Young has played at a higher
level, the combination of Young's suspension, plus the fact that Gordon being
in Double-A all year has less to do with Gordon himself and more to do with
the strategy of his organization, cleared up any doubts in my mind. I have no
hesitation in naming Gordon the Minor League Ball Position Player Prospect of
the Year, and he will rank as the Number One
prospect in baseball in the 2007 Baseball Prospect Book..
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