Beyond the Box Score: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:



Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
New Blog: Backing the Pack for NC State Fans!


Draft Sleepers: Josh Satin

As promised, here's a statistical look at a sleeper in the draft. We'll cover a few more over the upcoming two+ weeks until the June 5th draft.

485806033_ad03591795_medium

via farm1.static.flickr.com

Josh Satin 2B California Sr.

A former third baseman, Satin shifted to second following shoulder surgery this past off-season. Per a scout who followed him at the Cape Cod League, Satin "looked better" at second, and should be able to stick at the position in the majors one day. 

Currently Satin is hitting .388/.507/.730 with 17 homers, 10 doubles, and a 1.075:1 BB:K ratio, he's also 6/9 in stolen bases. That .507 on-base percentage places him in the top 30 of OBP, and his numbers match up favorably to those of Gordon Beckham, a projected top-10 pick.

0 recs | Comment 4 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

More from Beyond the Box Score

Draft Sleeper: Scott Rembisz

May 2008 by R.J. Anderson - 0 comments

Comments

Display:

satin v beckham

fwiw, georgia has a slightly more difficult schedule, and their home park has played much more pitcher-friendly this year than has cal’s.

adjusted for park and schedule, NOBODY’S numbers compare favorably with beckham’s. I haven’t run the exact numbers for a couple of weeks, but last time i looked, beckham had something like 100 points of adjusted wOBA on the rest of d1.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on May 17, 2008 7:09 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Interesting.

I had the apparent misconception that Cal’s park was more pitcher friendly.

"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena

by R.J. Anderson on May 17, 2008 7:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

things can change quickly

if only because of sample size.

but this year (through a couple of weeks ago), I have Cal at ~100 and GA at ~90; for all of last year, Cal at ~100 and GA at ~70 (!).

Boyd’s 04-07 stats are similar for GA, but much lower (80s) for Cal.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on May 17, 2008 8:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's odd.

Was there a significant change in schedule/opponents, or is this just an outlier?

"I've seen many, many blue skies turn gray, but the sun will eventually return, and so will I. So will I." - Carlos Pena

by R.J. Anderson on May 17, 2008 9:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

We use numbers and stuff.
Community Guidelines
Start posting on Beyond the Box Score »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recent FanPosts

P1_iannetta_small
Matt Herges: The reason we look at peripherals
Small
SLG and Speed
Small
Interleague Attendance Nonsense
Limes_125_small
A Note About Becoming a BtB Author: Contributing to the Community Helps
Small
Is Adrian Beltre underrated...?
Limes_125_small
How Do You Like the New Daily Link Roundup Posts?
Stlouiscardinals_small
Depth Charts Help
Zorilla_small
How Do You Measure a Pitching Coach?
Limes_125_small
Looking For SQL & Tech Geek Help For Collaborative Projects
Small
When do MLBers get paid...?

Post_icon New FanPost All FanPosts Carrot-mini

FanShots

Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.

Recent FanShots

There's your human element.  Why, when the technology is readily available, are humans still calling balls and strikes?
Fire Jim Leyland: Fu-Te Ni Follow Up; Concern Over Big Three?
Rany Gets Banned By the Royals
Contract Retrospective: Vernon Wells' 7-year, $126 Million Contract
The Rockets are innovative
Flip Flop Fly Ball
Yanks Considered Trading Rivera For Wells In '95: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Bullpen Usuage Charts for Last 5 days
MiLB Game of the Week
Drive Mechanics Looks at Chris Perez's Mechanics and Pitch F/X numbers

Post_icon New FanShot All FanShots Carrot-mini

Most Commented

Subscribe to BtB via Email

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

BtB Goes Social

BtB on Facebook

BtB_Sky on Twitter


Managers

Mos-def-the-ecstatic_small R.J. Anderson

Limes_125_small Sky Kalkman

Editors

Rawlings_baseball_bigger_small Dan Turkenkopf

Face_small Harry Pavlidis

770insig_small Jeff Zimmerman (TucsonRoyal)

Rickstache_small erik

Authors

Jinaz-reds-avatar_small JinAZ

Hms_surprise_small Graham

Wisc19cropped2_small jhmoore

Raysring1_small Tommy Rancel

E52205a2_small tbsmkdn

Official Partner of Yahoo! Sports