![]() ![]() Walker is a 6-4, 225 pound right-handed hitter and looks every bit the part: strong, muscular. He'll probably wind up at first base in the long run, but he's not a lost cause just yet.Īdam Brett Walker (John Sickels, SB Nation)Īdam Brett Walker, OF: Third round pick last June from Jacksonville University, although he originally hails from Wisconsin and is the son of a former Minnesota Vikings football player. His defensive statistics aren't very good at this point, with a sub-.900 fielding percentage and mediocre range numbers, but I can understand why the Twins are leaving him at third base for now. His range looked pretty decent for a bigger guy, though it was better to his left than to his right. His arm is average but workable for the position as long as his throws are accurate. I paid close attention to his third base defense during pre-game infield drills and during the game itself and he looked potentially adequate. 272/.331/.496 with nine walks and 35 strikeouts in 125 at-bats thus far dovetails nicely with what I saw in person: he's got power, but plate discipline issues are apparent. He's got very good bat speed but seemed very pull-oriented in this game and it worked against him. Harrison had problems dealing with this and was visibly frustrated in his last two at-bats. He drew a walk in his first at-bat, but after that the Quad Cities pitchers gave him a steady diet of sliders and other pitches off the plate. He didn't have a great game last week, going 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts. He has the look and build of a classic right-handed power hitter at 6-1, 215. He was considered one of the better bats in the high school draft class, but questions about his glovework kept him out of the first round. Travis Harrison, 3B: Harrison was a supplemental first round pick in 2011 from high school in Tustin, California. Additional notes on Jorge Polanco and Niko Goodrum will be posted later today, then a final look at the Kernels roster tomorrow. Here are some additional observations from my trip to Quad Cities last week, featuring Minnesota Twins prospects and current Cedar Rapids Kernels Travis Harrison and Adam Brett Walker. Prospect Notes: Travis Harrison, Adam Brett Walker Travis Harrison (John Sickels, SB Nation) ![]()
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