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Dustin Ackley, 2B, Seattle Mariners (Triple-A Tacoma)
No highly-regarded prospect had a more brutal start to the season than
Ackley, who began the year in an 11-for-79 (.137) slump at Double-A. He made
up for it by batting .310 in his next 60 games before moving up, but there
are still more questions than answers here. He can hit—there's no doubt
about that part—but even scouts who saw last year's second overall pick in
the Arizona Fall League last fall didn't see the power they were promised,
and this year he's gone deep just three times in 327 at-bats. For now he's a
high-average/high-on-base player who fits at the top of the lineup. He's
good, but just not the run producer many expected, and he still might need
another position switch as reports on his defense aren't exactly glowing.
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Dustin Ackley, 2B, Seattle Mariners (Triple-A Tacoma)
No highly-regarded prospect had a more brutal start to the season than
Ackley, who began the year in an 11-for-79 (.137) slump at Double-A. He made
up for it by batting .310 in his next 60 games before moving up, but there
are still more questions than answers here. He can hit—there's no doubt
about that part—but even scouts who saw last year's second overall pick in
the Arizona Fall League last fall didn't see the power they were promised,
and this year he's gone deep just three times in 327 at-bats. For now he's a
high-average/high-on-base player who fits at the top of the lineup. He's
good, but just not the run producer many expected, and he still might need
another position switch as reports on his defense aren't exactly glowing.
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