Not a Rookie: Lastings Milledge

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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 3/1/2008 on www.minorleagueball.com [flag]
Not a Rookie: Lastings Milledge Lastings Milledge was drafted in the first round by the Mets in 2003, out of high school in Palmetto, Florida. He went 6-for-26 (.231) in his pro debut in the Appy League, too small a sample size to mean anything. Scouts praised his athleticism, speed, and power potential, though concerns about his ability against breaking balls, and some off-field incidents ... [link]

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Sickels: Not a Rookie: Lastings Milledge
Published 3/1/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Sickels: Not a Rookie: Lastings Milledge More knock points against the Church of Schneid… For the future? My opinion about him really hasn’t changed. He has immense potential. He still has weaknesses that his natural talent covers, at least against minor league competition. He is still very young, turning 23 in April. He has flashed the skills to go with those tools, and my personal opinion is that he has a better chance to flesh out those skills than a lot of tools guys. The main thing he needs is to stay healthy. ...On pure stats my expectation is in line with what other ...

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