Yu-Cheng Chang | Rank: 6 (Cleveland Indians)
Position: SS | Height: 6' 1" Weight: 175 lb.
Scouting grades:
Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50
張育成: 笑臉人農場No.6 預計MLB debut:2018
[Batting]
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2017 126 440 72 97 24 5 24 66 52 134 11 .220 .312 .461 .774
[Fielding]
POS G GS INN TC PO A E DP RF FPCT
2017 SS 122 122 1032.2 573 175 373 25 67 4.49 .956
The recipient of a $500,000 signing bonus in June 2013 after a decorated
amateur career in Taiwan, Chang has since blossomed into one of the top
power-hitting shortstops in the Minors while making steady progress through
Cleveland's system. He was a mid- and postseason All-Star with Class A
Advanced Lynchburg at age 20, built on that performance that offseason in the
Arizona Fall League and then finished fourth in the Eastern League in home
runs last season while garnering midseason All-Star honors in his first
Double-A campaign.
Chang's knack for back-spinning the baseball to all fields using a quick,
leveraged swing has long suggested that he would eventually tap into his
above-average raw power. He did just that in 2017, hitting a career-high 24
home runs, up from 13 the previous year, to pace all Minor League shortstops,
while also posting an extra-base hit rate of nearly 55 percent. Chang's game
will always feature some swing-and-miss, and he struck out at a career-high
26 percent clip in Double-A, but the overall approach is solid. He'll never
be much of a basestealing threat despite possessing speed that's slightly
above average.
A shortstop exclusively since the start of 2014, Chang has the athleticism
and requisite tools to stay there. The presence of superstar Francisco Lindor
in Cleveland means he won't, however, and Chang is expected to see increased
reps at other positions going forward. One possibility is a move to third
base, where Chang's strong arm and right-handed power would be clean fits.
[大致翻譯]
內文第二段提到張育成揮棒速度很快,能把球打向場內各個位置
有著高於平均的Raw Power.
2017年打出領先其他游擊手的24發HR, 將近55%是長打
但打擊型態也偏向swing-and-miss, 也因此被三振率高達26%
而他在壘包上的威脅性也不會太強, 儘管他的速度高於平均
內文第三段則是提到他有很好的體能足以勝任游擊手的工作
然而因為MLB有全明星級的F.Lindor, 他未來勢必轉換守位
轉成三壘手是個可能的選項, 因為他強壯的臂力足以勝任
球探報告裡也附上這段影片, 展現張育成的長打能力
https://www.mlb.com/video/top-prospects-chang-cle/c-1875135683?tid=52577746
笑臉人農場總排名 游擊手第二 (W.Castro No.5)
內野手第四 (B.Bradley No.3 | N.Jones No.4)
資料來源: http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2018?list=cle