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Originally Posted by VAChief
Yes, like this move...slugging over .660 let's get another barometer test heading into the off season.
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Sounds good to me.
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The Cardinals drafted Gorman, a lefthanded-hitting third baseman, with the No. 19 pick in June's MLB Draft. The 18-year-old from Phoenix slugged 11 home runs in 37 games with Johnson City.
"I've got a pretty natural upward angle in my swing, so we haven't really worried about launch angle or anything," Gorman said the evening of the draft.
MLB.com ranks Gorman the No. 100 prospect in baseball, saying he may have the most raw power of anyone from this year's draft class. He averaged one strikeout a game with Johnson City but had a .440 on base percentage and was slugging .662.
"We were thrilled the way the board worked out," scouting director Randy Flores said on draft day. "You can't believe (a player), lefthanded like that, as young as he is ... was available to us."