Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Now we’re getting to the cream of the crop.  Gorkys Hernandez was signed by the Tigers out of Venezuela in 2005 and made his Gulf Coast League debut in 2006.  He just turned 19 in September so as an 18 year old, the outfield prospect hit an impressive .327/.356/.463 in 205 at bats.  He showed some pop and he also stole 20 bases in 24 chances in only 50 games.  The big question mark is his eye at the plate.  He drew only 10 walks but then again, he only struck out 27 times.

There’s not a lot on Hernandez but he placed as high as third (Kevin Goldstein) but not lower then seventh (BA).  John Sickels gave him a B- rating but in his book, he said that could go up to as much as a B+ if he shows some things in 2007.  He’ll be THE guy to watch this year at West Michigan so I’ll be sure to do just that right here starting in April.