1/23/2009

#10 at Bernie's Crew

Jim at Bernie's Crew has unveiled his #10 prospect in the Brewer minor league system. Cutter Dykstra.
Cutter should be one of the most exciting prospects to watch in Milwaukee's organization in 2009. He plays with the same high-energy approach that made his father, Lenny Dykstra, famous. His physical maturation is all but complete, as his 5'11" frame tempers those projections, yet Cutter could become one of the organizations top young outfield prospects if he takes to center field well. He has good speed and a powerful arm -- as evidenced by his four outfield assists in only 39 games -- which leads scouts to believe it is only a matter of time before the young man becomes a solid center fielder. Dykstra did struggle in center last season though, committing four errors in only 24 games patrolling center. If not, however, he could move back to the infield -- perhaps second base. That is an organizational weak spot, so he still profiles well at either position.
And this is how it wraps up:
The Brewers could even have him split time between second and center, but I suspect they will attempt to fully groom the 19-year old for the center field duties of the future. His plate discipline is for real, and Cutter can flat out drive the ball to all fields. He will never have plus-power, but he has more than enough to keep pitchers honest. Cutter Dykstra will be fun to watch in Appleton next season.
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2 comments:

THE KID said...

YES!!! Cannot wait!!!

parkside21 said...

Eager to see how Dykstra will play this year, hopefully in Appleton, but...

Between the Green Pillars said in their scouting report the other day that Dykstra has a "below average arm" and he may struggle to even stick as a 4th outfielder. Meanwhile, Bernie's Crew claims he has a "powerful arm" and it appears to be one of his best attributes. They defend this by saying he had an impressive 4 assists in 39 games. This stat can be misleading, either he has a nice arm and showed it at least 4 times, or he has such a poor arm that other teams felt they could run on him so much that they attempted to stretch ordinary singles into doubles and just happened failed on four occassions, while succeeding who knows how many times.

So...which is it?

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