Minor League Roundup

[Coach]

<!--quoteo(post=58566:date=Aug 18 2009, 01:07 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Aug 18 2009, 01:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=58483:date=Aug 18 2009, 06:34 AM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Aug 18 2009, 06:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=58481:date=Aug 18 2009, 07:32 AM:name=Coach)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coach @ Aug 18 2009, 07:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Flaherty has run through some bad luck in the average category, but has performed much better than it appears.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Shrug. He's a three-year starter in college, he's 23, and he's in A ball with an OPS under .800. I'm not saying he's not still a prospect, but he's been top five on peoples' lists all season. I don't see it.
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Kevin Goldstien at BP would politely disagree.

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While Double-A is a bit of an aggressive push for a player's full-season debut, for a guy like Flaherty, a supplemental first-round pick last year out of Vanderbilt, beginning the year at Low-A seemed a bit conservative, so his slow start to the year was cause for genuine concern. Happily, not only has he found his stroke, he's also maintained his power; after hitting homers on Saturday and Sunday, he's now hitting .301 since the All-Star break, and .267/.333/.467 overall. As a player with that kind of pop who can at least hold his own at three infield positions, he's definitely still a prospect.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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That's what I said, in better words.