While working on the next major piece, "Speed Kills" I came upon one of my favorite Minor Leaguers, Jai Miller. Jai is one of those freak athletes, he had committed to Stanford to play Wide Receiver and Point Guard (not baseball) before signing with the Marlins after being drafted in the fourth round in 2003. Jai has made the Majors twice, and struggled, but he is what I like to call the perfect bipolar statistical star. Especially here in 2011 where he is playing with the Sacramento River Cats.
On the surface his slashline .291/.396/.672 looks quite impressive. The issue is the 105 strikeouts in 247 ABs (42.5%). Contrast though to the fact that when he puts the ball in play he is (72/142) batting .507. YES, a BABIP of .507. And how about this fact, 44 of his 72 hits are for extra bases, a whopping 61.1%. Oh ya, he is also 11 for 11 at steal attempts.
Just a quick post, but I hope you enjoy these freakish numbers.
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