Under the Radar - Adam Lind

Hello fans, readers, sports savants, enemies, and Schmitty.

This is the first of the daily "Under the Radar" where I discuss baseball players who are - yep you guessed it - under the radar....

Adam Lind (OF)

Toronto Blue Jays

Age: 25

His friendly, pudgy face lures in pitchers, but this chad tracy/shrek offspring is no baby in the batters box. Batting from the left side, his line-drive swing with natural strength leads him into "The Conor Jackson" category... He has 20-25+ potential, but 30 may be his ceiling.

Playing 88 games last year for the Blue Jays (in a limited role) Lind produced very respectable numbers. 326 ABs .282 BA 48 runs 9 homeruns 40 rbis 2 sbs... The almost 4:1 K:BB ratio is alarming, yet at age 25, it can be fixed. In the minors he showed better patience with a 2:1 ratio... I mean the ratio will level out with more experience...

Possibly a worse version of Todd Helton, Adam Lind will be a house-hold name before it is all said and done... He may need to get out of Toronto.

Possible nicknames: Porky, Pale-Ale

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Jesse Cook

jdcook@email.arizona.edu