Some very prominent prospects are putting up some very pretty numbers in Triple-A. But you can have Adam Eaton's .398 average, Anthony Rizzo's 22 homers, Brett Jackson's eight triples, Anthony Gose' 24 steals, and Trevor Bauer's 11.8 strikeouts per nine. I'll take these two:
That's half of the box score from Sunday's Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees game against the Louisville Bats. I had to highlight the Cust and Branyan rows, because the box score inexplicably didn't come with them pre-highlighted. In 10 plate appearances, Cust and Branyan combined for four strikeouts, one home run, and one walk. That's six of 10 plate appearances ending in one of the Three True Outcomes. If you're wondering why that's so wonderful, take a look at the all-time major-league TTO% leaderboard, minimum 2500 plate appearances:
Name
TTO%
Jack Cust
53.0
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PLAYERS:
Russell Branyan,
Jack Cust,
Anthony Rizzo,
Anthony Gose,
Trevor Bauer,
Mark Reynolds,
Adam Dunn,
Jim Thome,
Carlos Pena,
Mark Mcgwire,
Bo Jackson,
Pat Burrell
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants
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