Aug
29

Lara Is An All-Star

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Congratulations to Dynasty client, Robert Lara, for being named to the Arizona Rookie League All-Star Team.  Robert has definitely made Padres executives very happy about selecting him in the nineteenth round.  In a post made yesterday on Paul DePodesta’s blog, he had this to say about Lara:

Round 19 – Robert Lara, signed, Arizona – A 6’2″ catcher from the University of Central Florida, Robert has absolutely raked in Arizona. He has hit .344 with a .492 obp and a .483 slg. He has more walks than strikeouts, is 2nd in the league in obp (behind Decker), and 5th in average. Overall, he’s had a tremendous start to his career.

Nice words coming from the special assistant for baseball operations for the San Diego Padres.  Besides Lara, the AZL Padres have two other all-stars: Jaff Decker (who was also named league MVP) and Stiven Osuna.  Congratulations to all, and super props to our boy, Robert Lara.

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  • Bobby Rosenberg

    Darren

    Just curious how you feel about Lara being left off the Top 20 AZL prospects list…

    Regards,
    Bobby

  • http://www.sportsagentblog.com Darren Heitner

    Good question. First, for reference, Bobby is referring to this article published by Baseball America: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/league-top-20-prospects/2008/266853.html

    I am not disappointed that Lara was left off. Most of the time, a prospect is somebody who is younger than Lara and often straight out of high school. Additionally, prospects are usually higher round picks. Lara was not listed as a Top 20 prospect, but that has no bearing on his future success and does not reflect the great numbers he put up this year.

    Here is a Q&A from BA’s chat following the release of the list:

    Q: Marco from San Diego asks:
    Bill, What were your impressions on Robert Lara? Granted he was a little old for the league, but he is he a future ML catcher?

    A:
    Bill Mitchell: The projection that I generally got around the league is that if Lara makes the big leagues it will be as a backup. Interesting hitter, but he’ll soon be 22.

    I have faith in Lara and believe that he has the potential to be a starting catcher for an organization. Only time will tell.

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