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Although Lorenzo Cain missed a majority of the 2009 regular season, he is back in action for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League. A knee injury in late April provided a potential season-ending injury scare; however, he was able to come back and has been active on the base paths this fall.
So far, the Valdosta, Georgia native has seven stolen base attempts, four of which have been successful against some of the best defensive catching prospects in baseball.
Even though we have seen Cain running more in the AFL than he did in the entire regular season (six attempts) he has to start getting on base more to have any chance of cracking the big leagues in 2010. He’s currently sporting a .196 batting average with a .351 on-base percentage.
Overall, the 2009 season has been not only a setback, but a big disappointment. The Front Office may blame the numbers on the knee injury, regardless; many expected him to fill the center field void for the 2010 season with 36-year-old veteran Mike Cameron possibly headed to free agency.
Cain has never been a good contact hitter, similar to Cameron, however he accumulated 25 stolen bases in the 2008 season. In exactly 500 career games, he possesses a .287 batting average with 28 home runs. As usual, his numbers have gone down as he has advanced level by level.
All in all, it’s going to take a strong spring training for Cain to make a Major League impact in 2010, or we could see Jody Gerut roaming the outfield on a regular basis.
In other Brewers AFL news:
- Jonathan Lucroy will be the Brewers lone representative in the AFL All-Star Game that takes place this Saturday.
- Taylor Green, the Brewers only infield prospect in the AFL, is hitting .188 with six RBI in 32 at-bats.
- Zach Braddock has appeared in seven games resulting in two saves and a 1.04 WHIP and ERA. Outside of Braddock, Brewers pitchers have been some of the worst in the AFL up until this point.
Topics: Arizona Fall League, Base Paths, Base Percentage, Batting Average, Braddock, Career Games, Georgia Native, Jody Gerut, Jonathan Lucroy, Knee Injury, Lone Representative, Mike Cameron, milwaukee brewers, Old Veteran, Peoria Javelinas, Seven Games, Spring Training, Star Game, Strong Spring, Taylor Green, Valdosta Georgia
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