Prospect Retro: Darryl Strawberry

I was looking around my university’s library this afternoon and I came across one of the best books I’ve ever laid eyes on. It’s a book called The Scouting Report: 1983. Just as the title implies, the book is a compilation of scouting reports on every Major Leauge Baseball player going into the 1983 season, and it is co-authored by our very own Ralph Kiner. It just so happens that 1983 was The Straw’s rookie season, but luckily the book still included the promising prospect of the Mets. Here is what they had to regarding Strawberry’s going into his rookie season: Hitting: DARRYL STRAWBERRY OF, No. 18 LL, 6-6, 190 lbs Born: 3-12-62 in Los Angeles, CA As a minor league hitter, Darryl Strawberry was powerful and productive and had few flaws. He swings easily, but the ball jumps off his bat. He has enough power to hit balls out to right and left-center field. He can, and does, hit the ball to all fields, but as he matures, he probably will pull more. He lik...