Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Second base prospect Scott Sizemore was taken by the Tigers in the sixth round of the 2006 draft and then he proved he may have been a steal when he had a very nice season at Oneonta.  In 294 at bats, he hit .327/.394/.435 with three homeruns and a 47/32 strikout/walk ratio.  He landed as high as seventh on both John Sickels‘ (he garnered a B- rating) and Kevin Goldstein’s list but a tenth place finish on the Baseball America list put him at eighth place using my formula.

There’s not a lot on Sizemore but he’s probably three years away (2009) from getting substantial time on the big league club.  He’ll probably start at West Michigan (Low A) but if he can show he can hit there, I’d expect to see him at Lakeland (High A) by midseason.  If he continues to hit like he did in 2006, he should see himself move up the prospect rankings when they’re released next year as well.  Polanco is signed through 2009 and if things work out right, you’ll see Sizemore be the team’s reserve in 2009 and then take over second base in 2010.