Prospect Watcher: Cameron Maybin

Games: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Following the race to the American League and
National League Rookie of the Year awards.

Cameron Maybin | CF | Florida
Versus Atlanta and Derek Lowe (RHP)

At-Bat 1:

Result: Walk

Pitcher: Derek Lowe (RHP)

Situation: Leading off the second inning | 3-2 count

Pitch: Fastball | Low and away (Ball) | 88 mph

At-Bat 2:

Result: Strikeout

Pitcher: Derek Lowe (RHP)

Situation: Fourth inning, one on and one out | 2-2 count

Pitch: Fastball | Middle and low (Strike) | 87 mph

At-Bat 3:

Result: Walk to load the bases

Pitcher: Derek Lowe (RHP)

Situation: Fifth inning, two on, two out, three runs in | 3-2 count

Pitch: Change-up | Low and away (Ball) | 81 mph

At-Bat 4:

Result: Strikeout (swinging)

Pitcher: Peter Moylan (RHP)

Situation: Seventh inning, bases loaded, one out | 1-2 count

Pitch: Slider | Low and away (Ball) | 77 mph

At-Bat 5:

Result: Strikeout (foul top

Pitcher: Blaine Boyer (RHP)

Situation: Ninth inning, none out, two on, one run in | 1-2 count

Pitch: Slider | Middle and away (Strike) | 87 mph

Notes: Maybin is in a bit of a swoon with his average at .214 right now. The book on him was clear in this game: work him away, which goes to show that teams feel he is a strict pull hitter right now. That will have to change if Maybin is going to have some success. He barely laid his bat on the ball in this game with three strikeouts and two walks. The center fielder has just one extra base hit this season and his two walks in this contest were his first base-on-balls for the season, to go along with 12 strikeouts in 28 at-bats (42.9 K%).

National League:

Travis Ishikawa | 1B | San Francisco
Opponent: LHP Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles)
Result: Defensive replacement for Rich Aurilia at 1B
Trending: More strikeouts (six) than hits (five) and no walks.
Notes: Ishikawa, a LH hitter, sat against a tough lefty. He has yet to have an at-bat against a left this season.

Chris Dickerson | OF | Cincinnati
Opponent: RHP Braden Looper (Milwaukee)
Result: 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, 2 LOB
Trending: He has a hit in each of his last four games played.
Notes: The left-handed hitter is 0-for-3 against southpaws but is hitting righties to the tune of .364/.529/.727 in 11 at-bats with five walks.

Dexter Fowler | OF | Colorado
Opponent: RHP Angel Guzman (Chicago)
Result: Pinch-hit double, with an RBI
Trending: Out of his four starts, he has two multi-hit games
Notes: Despite a .333 average, the switch-hitter is still not playing everyday

Jordan Schafer | CF | Atlanta
Opponent: LHP Andrew Miller (Florida)
Result: 0-for-4, two Ks, three LOB
Trending: .286 vs LHP, .313 vs RHP
Notes: Schafer has seven strikeouts in his last 11 at-bats (three games).

Colby Rasmus | CF | St. Louis
Opponent: RHP Jon Garland (Arizona)
Result: 1-for-5, two runs, double, RBI, BB
Trending: six walks vs three strikeouts
Notes: Rasmus has scored seven runs in eight games.

American League:
Chris Getz | 2B | Chicago
Opponent: RHP Armando Galarraga (Detroit)
Result: Did not play
Trending: Getz, a LH hitter, has just three at-bats against southpaws this season.
Notes: Getz has lost some playing time at second base to Brett Lillibridge, although the former Braves prospect is just 1-for-13 (.077) on the season.

Elvis Andrus | SS | Texas
Opponent: LHP Mark Hendrickson (Baltimore)
Result: 2-for-3, four runs scored, RBI, two BB, K
Trending: He’s made two errors in six games, but Andrus is showing above-average range at SS (4.33 RF/g)
Notes: A solid start to the season: .292/.346/.542 with three extra base hits and one SB

Travis Snider | LF | Toronto
Opponent: RHP Scott Baker (Minnesota)
Result: 1-for-3, double, run, two RBI, two BB, two K
Trending: .333/.429/.944 versus RHP
Notes: An .864 slugging percentage in his first seven games is pretty impressive; six of his seven base hits have been for extra bases, including three homers.

Brett Gardner | CF | New York
Opponent: RHP Andy Sonnanstine (Tampa Bay)
Result: 0-for-4
Trending: Four strikeouts in his last nine at-bats.
Notes: Six strikeouts and just one walk for a small-ball player is not encouraging.