The Book on Ian Desmond

Prospect Info

WASIan Desmond
Born 9/20/1985
SS, WAS

A third-round pick from 2004, infielder Ian Desmond gained a reputation as a slow learner in the minors, but he seems to have arrived in 2009. Now a strong hitter with soft enough hands to play a capable shortstop or second base, Desmond could get a crack at the thin MLB roster in Washington for 2010. He hit .330/.401/.477 with seven homers and 21 steals in a 2009 season split between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse. and he actually hit better (.354) at the higher level.

Ranking in ScoutingBook (9/3/2010): #87

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

Ian Desmond will get the opening day shortstop job in Washington after all, following a month of spring baseball that saw him packing and unpacking his bags for the minors at least three times. While he's unlikely to repeat his impressive debut, he could be a league average producer at the shortstop position, and there's no reason he can't stick in the Nats lineup all season long.

4/1/2010 by KDaddy


 

 

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