The Book on John Shelby
Prospect Info
John Shelby
Born 8/6/1985
OF, CHW
John Shelby III has been sneaking up the Chicagoland prospect ranks after slashing .301/.352/.508 with 16 homers on SAL Kannapolis in 2007. Last season, he followed up with a carbon copy .295/.331/.510, 15-homer performance but increased his stolen bases from 19 to 33 while playing in 8 fewer games. He could be a real 30-30 threat in center for the White Sox come 2011 or so.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (7/3/2009): #379 
Ranking in Baseball America 2009: n/a
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked
Ranking in MiLB.com 2009 Season Preview Unranked
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: Unranked
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