Scott Hairston

[Rioss (雷 歐 斯)]

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Scott Hairston once was an elite prospect according to Baseball America and
many others. He had a stint in the majors in 2004 where he struggled, and
then he was relegated to the minors in 2005. He was playing well until he got
hurt. Once the No. 1 prospect in Arizona’s system, Hairston now seems stuck
behind an avalanche of talented outfielders. What do you see happening to him?

Bill Stinneford
Phoenix

Hairston ranked No. 26 on our Top 100 Prospects list in 2003 and No. 34
entering 2004, at which point he had hit .324/.404/.558 with 46 homers and
211 RBIs in 290 minor league games. There were a lot of questions about his
ability to remain at second base, but he looked like a lock to have a better
career than his older brother Jerry.

But Jerry has spent the last five years in the big leagues, while Scott is
still trying to establish a foothold. The Diamondbacks gave him their second
-base job in 2004, and he hit .248/.293/.442 with 13 homers and 29 RBIs in
101 games for a 111-loss team. He continued to look shaky at second base, so
Arizona decided to send him back to Triple-A last year to make him an
outfielder. He tore up Pacific Coast League pitching, batting .311/.384/.608
with 16 homers and 40 RBIs in 58 games (he also went 2-for-20 in a big league
cameo) before dislocating his left shoulder in July.

Hairston's window in Arizona appears closed, however. He's now 25, and not
only have the Diamondbacks committed to veterans Luis Gonzalez and Shawn Green
on the outfield corners for 2006, but Hairston is only the third-best
outfielder on the Tucson roster, behind Carlos Quentin and currently injured
Chris Young. Arizona also has two more blue-chip outfield prospects on the way
up in Justin Upton and Carlos Gonzales, so Hairston may never get another shot
at playing regularly for the Diamondbacks.

I still think Hairston will hit in the big leagues if given the opportunity,
but he'll need a trade to get one. He had a tendency to overswing and lost
his plate discipline in his major league debut, though that's true of a lot
of rookies.


With Justin Upton and Carlos Gonzalez a couple of years away (both are in A
ball right now), the Dbacks really need to give enough at bats to Scotty in
LF to see what he can do. Even if his future does not lie in AZ, there is no
reason why the Dbacks cannot give him the chance to help out during the
rebuilding effort, and then trade him for pitching when the youngsters come
up. Granted, Gonzo and Green are blocking Scott and Carlos right now, but it
should be apparent to everyone that those two need to have new jerseys on
come September 1st...



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推 deejaylife:有時會壞心的想，Gonzo和Green也該是進DL的時候了…XDD
推 Rioss:偏偏這兩人都很健康,由其是GreenXDDD
推 Rioss:不過換個角度想,兩人都領高薪,至少不會白白浪費$$
推 deejaylife:成績打不出來，也是一種浪費… >.<