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Cooper · 12-05-2006, 10:29 PM

One thing i am concerned about, but i may not have the correct info.

Re: Joey Votto. His BABIP average was .371. Now if IIRC the league average is .300. This may mean that Votto was extremely hit lucky. I read on one of the sabr sites that minor league stars tend to have higher BABIP, but i doubt they average this high (.371). If i'm correct, it my mean that he's not near as ready as the club may think. He needs a year in AAA to conolidate gains made this year and to even out the luck factor so we can see what we really got.

12-05-2006, 10:29 PM	#24
Cooper Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Richmond, Indiana Posts: 1,586	Re: Baseball Prospectus: Reds Top 10 prospects One thing i am concerned about, but i may not have the correct info. Re: Joey Votto. His BABIP average was .371. Now if IIRC the league average is .300. This may mean that Votto was extremely hit lucky. I read on one of the sabr sites that minor league stars tend to have higher BABIP, but i doubt they average this high (.371). If i'm correct, it my mean that he's not near as ready as the club may think. He needs a year in AAA to conolidate gains made this year and to even out the luck factor so we can see what we really got.