2. J.P. Arencibia, c Born: Jan. 5, 1986 B-T: R-R Ht: 6-1 Wt: 215
Drafted: Tennessee, 2007 (1st round). Signed by: Matt Briggs.
Background: The 21st overall pick in 2007, Arencibia signed for $1,327,500
and struggled in his pro debut, in part because he was hit by a pitch on his
left wrist. Healthy in 2008, he tied Minor League Player of the Year Matt
Wieters for the most homers by a minor league catcher (27) and ranked 10th
in the minors with 105 RBIs.
Strengths: Arencibia has impressive power to all fields—especially to
center and left field—and rarely gets cheated at the plate. An agile and
fundamentally sound receiver who calls a good game, he's bilingual and a
natural leader. He threw out 34 percent of basestealers in 2008, and
evaluators rave about his easy, accurate and strong throwing arm. He also
improved his blocking skills, dramatically reducing his rate of passed balls.
Weaknesses: Despite batting .298 in his first full pro season, Arencibia
projects as an average hitter at best at the big league level. He likes
to swing at the first pitch he can handle, leading to few deep counts and
even fewer walks, so the Blue Jays challenged him to see more pitches during
his stint in the Arizona Fall League. Arencibia's long swing and tendency
to upper cut also will cut into his average. As with most catchers, he's
a below-average runner.
The Future: A potential first-division regular, Arencibia is Toronto's
catcher of the future. He could be big league-ready by the second half
of 2009.
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