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Gamel Watch – May 1, 2009

By: mbohn

It’s been 16 days since we last discussed Mat Gamel’s progress. Gamel quickly became one of our favorite prospects last season, and he is not disappointing in 2009. Dude is raking for a .392 average, and a paltry 1.256 OPS. Mat has knocked home 26 runs and crossed the plate 18 times himself. Through 20 games and 74 at-bats, seven times he has taken a pitch and placed it in the outfield seats. The only thing missing from Gamel’s offensive game is speed, as he has not attempted a stolen base all year. That is fine, because no one is looking at Gamel as a base stealer, just has a complete beast at the plate.
The biggest knock on Gamel is his work with the glove. He will not win any gold gloves, that is for sure, but it is not like Bill Hall is either. Hall, the guy blocking Gamel from the Majors, is hitting well himself right now, with a .304 average. Average is all he hits for these days, while Gamel brings more to the table each and every at-bat. Do not look for Gamel to be brought up in the next couple of weeks, unless something happens to Hall. Do expect Gamel to be brought up at some point, most likely near the end of June (just my hunch).

Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 12:16 AM
Categories: MLB, MLB Rumors

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