The Book on Adrian Cardenas

Prospect Info

OAKAdrian Cardenas
Born 10/10/1987
2B, OAK

Baseball America's High School Player of the Year for 2006 is still a bit raw, but his development has been very strong. As a 20 year old in 2008, Cardenas blew through three levels of the minors, hitting .278, .308, .279 in Stockton, Clearwater and Midland. He's hitting an even .300 across his two full minor league seasons, and has maintained great discipline with a career 108 walks against only 174 strikeouts.

Adrian is a good contact hitter. He's shown line-drive power to all fields, which many scouts expect to grow in the future. Defensively, he's capable but not a star: he has been moved down the spectrum from SS to 2B, but most expect him to stick there for the foreseeable future, which makes him a possible full-time Athletic before 2011.

Ranking in ScoutingBook (3/13/2010): #200

Ranking in Baseball America 2010: Unranked

Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked

Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview Unranked

Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked

Ranking from ESPN: Unranked

Player Updates and Notes

Oakland is asking Adrian Cardenas to practice at third base as a test for a possible position change. With Eric Patterson (sooner) and Jemile Weeks (later) already lined up at second base, this looks like an endorsement of the A's willingness to make space for Cardenas's bat.

7/20/2008 by KDaddy

After a day of swirling rumors, the Oakland A's sent workhorse Joe Blanton to the Phillies for three youngsters, including their top-ranked infield prospect, Adrian Cardenas.

7/17/2008 by KDaddy

 

 

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