Jacob nottingham trade iso#
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The A’s have shown they have no problem sticking with ‘offense-first’ type catchers the last couple years: Stephen Vogt, Josh Phegley, Derek Norris, John Jaso. FanGraph’s Kiley McDaniel who recently asked a scout about Nottigham’s defense ability the scout told him, “Nottingham gets a little too high or low on himself based on offensive results, and there are some mechanical issues to work out behind the plate, but this is normal for a 20 year old.” Whether or not he’s going to become a Gold Glover – he wont – makes no difference. On the other side of the ball, the only knock on the kid is if he will be able to stay behind the plate.

His SO/BB reached its peak in 2014 when it ballooned to 27.0%, but in just a year’s span has lowered all the way down to 18.5%. 307), he did have a problem early on with striking out often. Although his on-base percentage (OBP) has never fluttered below. Another comforting trend is his strikeout percentage (SO/PA) ratio.

Jacob nottingham trade iso#

217 ISO, specifically) across all of Class-A.” The crazy part is his ISO number – measuring a hitter’s power and how often a player hits for extra bases – is up nearly 70 points in High-A.

While playing for the River Bandits, according to, “Nottingham produced the third-best isolated-power figure (a. 974 OPS and while it’s just been 17 games, there’s reason to believe the positive trend is not a fluke. Easily earning himself a mid-season call up to High-A ball in the California League – known for grooming hitters – he continues to impress. 326/.383/.558, while blasting 10 home runs in just 59 games. Nottingham absolutely wrecked the Midwest League on the Quad Cities River Bandits (Houston’s Single-A affiliate), slashing. 238/.325/.385 in two years of rookie ball, he exploded in 2015. These batting traits he carries are not ones that the position he plays tends to develop – its either you have it or you don’t.Īfter slashing just. Last year playing for the Greeneville Astros of the Appalachian League in rookie ball, he caught the eye of evaluators with his smooth stroke and advanced offensive approach, something not common amongst catchers. Over his short three-year career in the minors, he has grabbed the attention of many, and using the raving reviews that he’s received, I have compiled an all-you-need-to-know report about the newest addition to the Oakland Athletics farm system.

Jacob nottingham trade plus#

It’s rare that a player with plus power – which he has demonstrated – also can hit for average. Still just 20 years of age, Jacob Nottingham has amazing size for a catcher and contributes heavily with his bat. “The Sheriff of Nottingham” (everyone needs a nickname) is supposed to be the prize of the trade and for good reason. Drafted out of Redlands HS in the 6 th Round of the 2013 MLB Amateur Draft