Tzu-Wei Lin | Rank: 24 (Boston Red Sox)
Position: INF/OF | Height: 5'9" Weight: 155 lb.
Scouting grades:
Hit: 45 | Power: 30 | Run: 60 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 45
林子偉: 紅襪農場排名第24
打擊: 45 力量: 30 速度: 60 臂力: 50 守備: 55 整體: 45
Lin created a stir as an amateur, winning MVP honors at the 2010 World Junior
Championships and planning to sign with the Yankees for $350,000 until the
Chinese Taipei Baseball Association said it would ban him from playing or
coaching in Taiwan if he turned pro before graduating from high school. He
stayed to get his diploma and broke the bonus record for Taiwanese position
players when the Red Sox gave him $2.05 million in 2012. He posted just a
.614 OPS in his first five years in pro ball before 2017, when he broke out
in Double-A and served as a competent stopgap solution at third base in
Boston.
Lin had more success at the plate when he did a better job of balancing
selectivity with aggression. He always has controlled the strike zone well
and made consistent contact, but now he will pick his spots and hunt pitches
to drive. He won't be a power threat but his seven homers in 2017 eclipsed
his total of six in his first five seasons.
Though his plus speed remains his best tool, Lin never has translated it into
many stolen bases. It plays better on defense, where his quickness and
average arm allow him to play shortstop, second base, third base and center
field. He doesn't have the offensive upside to profile as a regular but could
be a useful utilityman if the progress he made at the plate is real.
[大致翻譯]
第一段提到
2012年紅襪用 2.05M鎂簽下這位國際球員 (2010洋基用 0.35M簽下但後來合約作廢)
林子偉從 2012~2016五個球季裡只繳出 OPS:0.614的成績
但是2017年在AA開竅的表現, 也讓他去年在MLB成為紅襪的短期三壘解
第二段提到
林子偉去年在選球跟積極進攻上取得不錯的平衡
他一直有著不錯的選球和contact,
但他現在更能選擇他要的球做揮擊, 並把球打得結實
他不會是個重砲手, 但是他在 2017年打了7發HR,
而他 2012~2016五個球季只打了6支HR
第三段
速度是他唯一獲得PLUS評價的Tool, 但是他的盜壘能力並不突出
他的速度以及平均水平的臂力, 使他在二壘、游擊、三壘及中外野提供好的防守
他在進攻端的天花板不高, 不足以讓他能天天站穩先發
但是他會是個很好的工具人
[Batting]
Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
POR(AA) 48 159 31 48 9 3 5 19 20 27 8 .302 .379 .491 .870
PAW(AAA) 35 141 12 32 5 1 2 9 11 28 2 .227 .283 .319 .602
MLB 25 56 7 15 0 2 0 2 9 17 1 .268 .369 .410 .745
[Fielding] (2017 Minors = AA + AAA)
2017 POS G GS INN TC PO A E DP RF FPCT
Minors 2B 5 5 43.0 21 9 11 1 2 4.00 .952
Minors SS 46 46 387.2 196 65 127 4 25 4.17 .980
Minors CF 27 25 227.0 78 76 0 2 0 2.81 .974
AAA 3B 4 2 21.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.25 1.000
MLB 2B 10 3 44.0 16 4 12 0 3 1.60 1.000
MLB 3B 9 6 57.0 12 1 10 1 2 1.22 .917
MLB SS 6 6 55.0 18 2 16 0 2 3.00 1.000
[備註]
這份球探報告給的 Arm評分稍低, 過去有看過幾乎都給 55
目前紅襪Top30裡能守2B/SS的多半完成度都不高 (都在A+以下或是剛簽約)
唯獨 Chad De La Guerra (No.25) 去年是A+/AA的先發 SS/2B
去年在AFL也加練了三壘的守位
且他的Scouting grades分布跟林子偉頗為相似, 可能是強力競爭者之一
因為本人對紅襪農場不熟, 希望有襪迷能夠分享Guerra的實力了
因此今年Lin能否在MLB亮相, 應該還是取決於春訓期間
E.Nunez, B.Holt, M.Hernandez, D.Marrero等競爭者的狀況了
此外, 去年Lin在3A被左殺得非常嚴重 三圍: .107/ .219/ .214 OPS:.433
整體在3A的打擊表現, 亦不如在AA和MLB這麼火熱
因此打擊仍是今年需要優先補強的課題
資料來源: http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2018?list=bos