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Development updates from Nick Meskill and his scouting staff
August 1st has rolled around and that means it's time for another set of player development reports from head scout Nick Meskill and his crack team.
In spite of his still underwhelming offensive numbers thus far, in the eyes of Meskill and his staff Joe McPhillips is looking more and more like a future superstar in the WPK. I'd love to see some evidence that he is likely to cut down on his strikeouts soon and improve his contact but our scouting staff believes his above average power potential is about to be realized and that his eye at the plate is approaching great excellence.
Another young outfielder showing increased potential is 19-year old Jorge Gonzalez. The talented young Dominican was signed as an international scouting discovery by Meskill in February of 1970, a bit shy of his 17th birthday. He is a line-drive hitter who sprays the ball around the park but also is expected to develop into an above average power hitter and a very fine contact hitter who won't strikeout too often. While his arm profiles as only average, he should be a fine defensive left-fielder. He's still several years away from being big league ready and has a good distance to go before reaching his full potential, but Gonzalez has a chance to be the future Brewers left fielder playing alongside McPhillips eventually.
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