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Thursday, January 13, 2005Scouting Report: Ryan BuddeBio:
Stats:Name: Ryan Dean Budde Birthday: August 15, 1979 (25 on Opening Day) Height: 5-11 Weight: 190 Bats: Right Throws: Right Position: C Acquired: Draft Drafted: 2001, 12th round (359), ANA Roster: Minor League Contract: n/a Hitting:YEAR(L) G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS ----------|----|----|---|----|---|--|---|---|--|--|---|---|----|----|----|-- 2002(A) 87 307 40 74 17 1 5 39 2 1 27 60 .241 .305 .352 657 2002(AA) 3 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .200 .444 644 2003(A) 14 50 6 12 3 1 1 6 0 0 2 10 .240 .259 .400 659 2003(AA) 96 342 45 73 9 1 10 41 1 1 35 76 .213 .289 .333 622 2004(A) 99 359 54 90 17 0 13 51 3 5 27 76 .251 .313 .407 720 2004(AAA) 5 17 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .235 .263 .235 498 Yowza! Just look at those numbers! I guess I would sum up his hitting ability like this: he can't. The only thing you can say for him is that he's shown a fair bit of pop the past couple of seasons. Granted, one of those was almost exclusively at A-ball - in his third go-around on the circuit. But hey, you've got to hang your hat somewhere.Defense: I can't find anything about Budde's glovework anywhere. I would assume it's pretty good, because in this organization catchers don't stick around for long if they don't work the leather (especially when they hit as badly as Ryan here).Baserunning: He's never shown any kind of baserunning ability in the pros, but during his 2000 campaign at Oklahoma State he stole 10 bases while only being caught twice. That leads me to conclusion that Budde's got decent instincts, but not a whole lot of speed.Outlook: Budde's a career farmhand, nothing more. ETA: Never. See the complete list of scouting reports here. Comments:I like this guy... Only because I think he's a cutie and because he tossed me the ball after an hour of flirts... he blushed, smiled and would look at me in between each catches... Great ball game at the fresno grizzlies on friday 6/17/05.. too bad they lost! *wink* Go grizzlies... I just came back from a Tacoma versus Salt Lake baseball game where Ryan Budde hit an inside-the-ballpark homerun. I became an instant Budde fan, plus he has a great last name :) |
