Perhaps the only one who still believes in Alex Gordon is Alex Gordon, who said after last season that he would "dominate" in 2011.
He was solid if unspectacular in 2007 & 2008 before injuries and a position change turned his 2009 & 2010 campaigns into unmitigated disasters. He hit rock bottom last year with a .215/.315/.355 line in 242 empty ABs in Kansas City.
But he has dominated at the professional level -- just in the minors, that is. He hit .310/.451/.567 in the minors last season in 352 PAs, and has a career OPS of 1.016 in 1,061 minor league PAs.
So why can't a guy this talented hit major-league pitching? How much more time does he have before KC's deep minor league system starts to overtake the once #2-rated prospect by Baseball America?
I think he finally shows he can stick at the MLB level, and will go out on a limb to predict:
.271/73/17/65/11
He was solid if unspectacular in 2007 & 2008 before injuries and a position change turned his 2009 & 2010 campaigns into unmitigated disasters. He hit rock bottom last year with a .215/.315/.355 line in 242 empty ABs in Kansas City.
But he has dominated at the professional level -- just in the minors, that is. He hit .310/.451/.567 in the minors last season in 352 PAs, and has a career OPS of 1.016 in 1,061 minor league PAs.
So why can't a guy this talented hit major-league pitching? How much more time does he have before KC's deep minor league system starts to overtake the once #2-rated prospect by Baseball America?
I think he finally shows he can stick at the MLB level, and will go out on a limb to predict:
.271/73/17/65/11
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