• Juan Miranda Splits

    Posted by on July 18th, 2008 · Comments (3)

    First baseman Juan Miranda is having an interesting season, to date, down at Scranton-Wilkes Barre.

    Miranda’s BA/OBP/SLG line, so far, is: .301/.387/.454 (in 216 AB).

    When you see that, you start to wonder if the Yankees should consider replacing Jason Giambi, at first, next season with Miranda. However, notice the BA/OBP/SLG splits for Miranda so far at Triple-A this year:

    vs. LHP: .164/.215/.197
    vs. RHP: .355/.448/.555

    Yes, that’s an on-base average of two-fifteen with a slugging percentage of one-ninety-seven against lefties. Ouch. Can you say “platoon candidate”?

    If Juan Miranda can learn to overcome his struggles against LHP, the Yankees may have something with him. Until then, he’s a somewhat flawed prospect.

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    Comments on Juan Miranda Splits

    1. Tresh Fan
      July 19th, 2008 | 12:28 am

      Is “Miranda” Spanish for “Blomberg?”
    2. Steve Lombardi
      July 19th, 2008 | 8:03 am

      LOL Tresh Fan!
    3. Juan Miranda Called To Big Team : WasWatching.com
      September 17th, 2008 | 8:07 am

      [...] I’ve seen Miranda play – most recently as the game on ESPN2 last night. As I mentioned back in July, he cannot touch a left-handed pitcher. In many ways, “Juan Miranda” is Spanish for [...]

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