danman31 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Eduardo Jose Escobar Born: 01/05/1989 Birthplace: Aragua, Venezuela Height: 5' 10" Weight: 150 (150?! Get in the weight room, son.) Bats: S Throws: R Position: SS 2006: (from milb.com player highlights) Hit .236 (29-for-123) with 17 RBIs in 46 Venezuelan Summer League games... went 7-for-13 in stolen base attempts. 2007: DSL White Sox2 .291/.359/.344 (.703 OPS) 5 2B, 4 3B, 18 RBI, 56 R, 22 BB, 45 K in 247 at-bats. 19/33 SB He's with Great Falls as their leadoff hitter this year so the Sox must think relatively highly of him to have him go from the DSL to their higher rookie team as a 19 year-old. He hit a HR in the Voyagers' opener and went 2-3 with a double, 2 walks, 2 RBI and 2 runs in game 2. Good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Eduardo was promoted to Kannapolis today. He went 0-5 with a K in his I's debut. He was 10-24 (.417) with 2 doubles, a triple and a HR with Great Falls. He also had 2 walks, 3 Ks, 4 RBI and 6 runs. 1/2 in SB attempts and a classy 1.173 OPS. Surprising that he moved up this fast, it's possible it's a temporary thing with an injury or something. A lot of shuffling in the system lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 Baseball America rated Escobar as the 10th best prospect in the White Sox system. He was also named the best defensive infielder. During his time with Kannapolis this season he hit .267/.302/.300 in 243 at-bats. His lack of power and patience could be a problem down the road especially considering he isn't a big stolen base threat. He was only 19 and in his first professional season so nothing to worry about yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Escobar has been hitting leadoff for Kanny. He's off to a slow start, 2-13. He has 1 walk against 6 strikeouts and was caught stealing in his only attempt so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 Escobar finished the season on a tear. He won FutureSox Hitter of August. The slick fielding shortstop finished the year with a .256 average and a .300 OBP. Hopefully his great August is a sign of things to come. He really struggled the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 Escobar to AA. .285/.327/.402 for the Dash. .730 OPS ain't bad for a good defensive SS. I'm not sure if he can keep it up at AA this year, but it would be nice to have a defensive whiz pull his weight offensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 Eduardo's profile on FutureSox.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 Escobar returns to AA, this time at the start of the year. Hopefully he can continue to flash some offensive ability so he can get that glove to the Majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OilCan Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 His May split looks pretty good compared to his April. .263/.282/.438/.720 Only 9Ks in 80 ABs so at least he's starting to put the ball in play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 QUOTE (OilCan @ May 28, 2011 -> 06:37 PM) His May split looks pretty good compared to his April. .263/.282/.438/.720 Only 9Ks in 80 ABs so at least he's starting to put the ball in play. He's a good contact hitter, but that's not the part of his game that worries me. It's that he's a slap hitter that doesn't walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 QUOTE (danman31 @ May 28, 2011 -> 11:27 PM) He's a good contact hitter, but that's not the part of his game that worries me. It's that he's a slap hitter that doesn't walk. Oh goodness. Well I can automatically dismiss him. Slap hitters that don't walk? No. Never again after this year, hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 28, 2011 -> 11:55 PM) Oh goodness. Well I can automatically dismiss him. Slap hitters that don't walk? No. Never again after this year, hopefully. 16 extra base hits this year. That's like a 40-50 XBH pace. That's a hell of a lot better than Pierre. And he supposedly plays gold glove caliber defense, so if that's true, then it more than makes up for the nausea at the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 Escobar hit .266/.303/.354 in AAA this year, but is up with the big club for September. He's already 2-4! Good to see my AAP make the bigs, even if just for a cup of coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 With manager Robin Ventura still looking for versatile backup help, infielder Eduardo Escobar jumped into the picture Sunday with a leaping catch at short, a stolen base and a three-run homer to go with a single. "He does a lot of things you like to see," Ventura said. "He can play shortstop, second base, third base and maybe a little outfield. Today he did a lot of smart baseball stuff — and one of them is hitting a home run. "He can steal bases and move balls along. He just has a good instinct for the game." Asked if he had the inside track for a backup job, Ventura replied: "I like what he's doing." LInk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Escobar made the Opening Day roster, which means this gets closed for now. Proud to say I was on him from his Great Falls days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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