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The Book on Kala Ka'aihue
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Kala Ka'aihue / 1B, COL
Born 3/29/1985
Kailua,
HI,
USA
School: South Mountain CC
Height 6-2
Weight 220
Bats/Throws R/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/4/2012): #480
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
The younger of the two Ka'aihue brothers, Kala (full name Isaiah Kala Ka'aihue) is the righthanded half of the matching Hawaiian sluggers. Unlike Kila, who just arrived in Oakland in 2011, Kala is now a Colorado Rockies project. Throughout his minor league career he has drawn comparisons to Andres Galarraga, though he hasn't yet shown anything close to the Big Cat's consistency to hit for average. He's still a semi-interesting sleeper, even as a dead-red slugger, especially for as long as he quietly develops in his older brother's shadow.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Batting History | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 20 | Rk | Gulf | Braves | ATL | 40 | 127 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 38 | .283 | .358 | .520 | .878 |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2005 | 20 | Rk | Gulf | Braves | ATL | 1B | 39 | 351 | 330 | 15 | 6 | .983 | |
| 2005 | 20 | Rk | Appy | Danville | ATL | 1B | 5 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .973 | |
| 2006 | 21 | A | Sally | Rome | ATL | 1B | 63 | 523 | 483 | 37 | 3 | .994 | |
| 2006 | 21 | A+ | Caro. | Myrtle Beach | ATL | 1B | 51 | 421 | 397 | 16 | 8 | .981 | |
| 2007 | 22 | A+ | Caro. | Myrtle Beach | ATL | 1B | 83 | 751 | 701 | 43 | 7 | .991 | |
| 2007 | 22 | AA | Sou. | Mississippi | ATL | 1B | 33 | 277 | 262 | 13 | 2 | .993 | |
| 2008 | 23 | AA | Sou. | Mississippi | ATL | 1B | 97 | 823 | 727 | 85 | 11 | .987 | |
| 2009 | 24 | Ind | ATLL | York | 1B | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2009 | 24 | A+ | Cal | Stockton | OAK | 1B | 6 | 45 | 41 | 3 | 1 | .978 | |
| 2009 | 24 | AA | Sou. | Mississippi | ATL | 1B | 45 | 397 | 363 | 29 | 5 | .987 | |
| 2010 | 25 | Ind | ATLL | Newark | C | 41 | 335 | 304 | 25 | 6 | .982 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | Ind | ATLL | Newark | 3B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | Ind | ATLL | Newark | 1B | 7 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | A+ | Cal | Stockton | OAK | RF | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .923 | |
| 2010 | 25 | A+ | Cal | Stockton | OAK | LF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2010 | 25 | A+ | Cal | Stockton | OAK | 1B | 8 | 75 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2011 | 26 | Ind | AA | Kansas City | C | 28 | 167 | 146 | 17 | 4 | .976 | ||
| 2011 | 26 | Ind | AA | Kansas City | 3B | 8 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | .917 | ||
| 2011 | 26 | Ind | AA | Kansas City | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 26 | Ind | AA | Kansas City | 1B | 35 | 333 | 308 | 21 | 4 | .988 | ||
| 2011 | 26 | A+ | Cal | Modesto | COL | 1B | 5 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 2 | .950 | |
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