The Book on Jose Tabata
Prospect Info
Jose Tabata
Born 8/12/1988
OF, PIT
Tabata is a polished fielder who's almost major-league ready, despite his young age. A natural right fielder with excellent patience, Tabata has vanished from the national radar since leaving the bright lights of New York for Pittsburgh, but he's just as solid a prospect now as he was in the Bronx. He could probably benefit from another minor-league season to sharpen his ancillary tools and focus, but other than that, there's not much holding him back. There aren't many good reasons to keep him off tomorrow's MLB roster in Pittsburgh.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (9/3/2010): #60 
Ranking in Baseball America 2010: Unranked
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: #90
Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview Unranked
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: #57
Player Updates and Notes
Jose Tabata is being called up to the Pirates today and will start against the Nationals. Tabata's power hasn't developed the way it was once expected, but he's still a solid all-around ballplayer who could stick in the Pirates lineup indefinitely.
6/9/2010 by PeeWee
During a radio interview, Pirates general manager Neal Huntington mentioned that there are 'a lot of rumblings' that the team's Venezuelan outfielder Jose Tabata might actually be in his mid-20s, rather than approaching his 22nd birthday, as official records indicate.
2/8/2010 by KDaddy
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