Daniel Descalso, 2B - 10/19/1986, Double-A, St. Louis Cardinals: A 3rd rounder in the 2008 draft (112th overall) out of U.C. Davis (alma mater of our very own Adam Foster), Descalso has shown this season that he knows how to swing the lumber. Descalso struggled in his first full season in 2008. Descalso has really taken off this season. His most noticeable improvement comes in the power department, where his .194 isolated power is nearly exact to what Gordon Beckham had in Double-A. In fact, both Descalso’s walk (10.1%) and strikeout (12.6%) rates are better than what Beckham put up in Double-A this year. Descalso isn’t a speedster, and may not have the range to be more than an average second baseman, so his bat will have to carry him to the next level. If he keeps hitting this way, he could find himself in St. Louis before long.
Project Prospect
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