The Book on Desmond Jennings
Prospect Info
Desmond Jennings
Born 10/30/1986
OF, TB
'Carl Crawford with better plate discipline.' That's what some scouts are saying about Tampa's top outfield prospect, who should arrive in MLB in 2010.
A multi-sport high school player, Jennings is big, strong and very, very fast. The .305 lifetime average he's posted in the minors is a cake he iced with 52 steals in 2009, but most remarkably he was caught only seven times in doing so. Far from a one dimensional ballplayer, Jennings also brings decent power, plus defense and solid baseball smarts to the table. He's a good bet to be the 2010 version of last season's Dexter Fowler or Andrew McCutchen, and probably a lot more in the years to come.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (9/3/2010): #9 
Ranking in Baseball America 2010: #6
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: #7
Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview: #6
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: #6
Player Updates and Notes
Desmond Jennings will be shut down for two weeks in order to rest the wrist sprain he suffered on Wednesday. Jennings, who was slated to begin 2010 in AA anyway, had been hitting well and should suffer no long-term effects from the rest: he's still first in line for a callup in June.
3/11/2010 by KDaddy
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