Is Brock Bond a prospect?

Bond just came off of a 5 for 5 night and is hitting .323 overall in Connecticut (which is no small feet) while playing 2nd base nearly everyday. He has virtually no power but his SO/BB ratio seems very good leading to a .323/.496/.394 line.

Could he be the player the Giants hoped they drafted when they drafted Burriss minus the speed? Is there anyway he can play shortstop and is he a top 30 prospect? If so where in the top 30?

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oops, his obp. is .426 not .496. Sorry…still really good

by Keenlow on Jun 20, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I dunno

I mean, “the Burriss hope” minus the speed is pretty much a not-so-exciting player, amirite?

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by hairball on Jun 20, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Top 30 Giants prospect for sure, but not top 30 overall prospect.

by i wish we were good on Jun 20, 2009 12:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I had the same thought this morning

But his lack of slugging was disappointing. When I looked closer at his stats I noticed that he has horrendous splits (though he has a very small sample size from right-handed – must not be many lefty pitchers in the EL). It seems like he might want to try purely lefty as his left-handed splits are very nice (.445/.438/.883) considering he plays half his games in Norwich. He is a bit old for the league (24 in Sept.). Also, he’s either very slow, or horrible at reading a pitcher – he’s been caught stealing 10 out of 19 attempts (ouch). I wonder what his D is like?

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by Fla-Giant on Jun 20, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Brock Bond has big feet!

It’s the 3563rd tool.

by kaliber on Jun 20, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Would you say is it a " 5 … $5 dallor feet tool"?

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by Useful_Idiot on Jun 20, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’s a prospect, but not a likely position starter. Bond gets some points for versatility, but the fact he lacks two of the supplemental offensive tools (speed and power) don’t help. I think his best shot will be as a utility type of player who can come off the bench and provide defense and a bat with a good chance to get on-base in pinch situations, and occasional starter.

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by BruteSentiment on Jun 20, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs