Eugenio Velez , went 1 for 2 with a single and a K. This guy slipped under my radar....I was reading about him today during the game. He is a 24 year old switch hitting infielder who hit .318 with 29 doubles, 20 triples, 14 HR and 90 RBI for the low A Augusta Greenjackets last year. And if that wasn't good enough, he stole 64 bases in 126 games. I gotta keep my eye on this kid.
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Velez was also the MiLB.com Class A offensive Player of the year, MVP of the SAL and Topps SAL Player of the Year.
Also Ben Copeland and Mike Mooney stolen nearly 40 bases each. But let me just add that Copeland was caught 21 times.
Burriss reminds me of Julio Lugo
Was this kid drafted, or is he the kid we picked up in the minor league rule 5 draft?
rule 5 from Toronto
rule 5 from the Blue Jays. He did nothing his entire career until last year.
yup, His whole career all of his stats across the board where very lackluster. His great year is probably due to him being 24 years old in low A and maybe making proper adjustments and working his butt off. But, he will be an interesting prospect to watch this year.
I agree with drbgiantsfan, if he can make it in AA this year he's going to pop up on a lot of prospect radar screens. Velez said his breakout season had to do with his coaches allowing him to play to his strengths; giving him the green light on the basepaths and letting him swing away at the plate.
When I first saw him in camp, I thought he was another Minor League free agent. Never heard the name before. I feel better then if last year in low A was his only good year so far.
I used to have a mind like a steel trap.......now the trap is getting a bit rusty. It's good to know that it wasn't my memory failing......this time anyway.
I first found out about him during the SAL playoffs last year. Whenever an affiliate goes to the playoffs, I read about him, and Velez did too well to ignore.
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