Thank you, however, it annoys me to think that the astros dont have much value in someone who hits for a high average and hits doubles, doesnt strike out much and gets on base a reasonable amount. He could be a number 2 hitter IMO.
I'm not sure that is true. What Jacksonian is talking about is that certain things translate well, others will cause an organization to have some concern. What I mean by that is that the organization perhaps wants to see more gap to gap hitting from Ash instead of simply slap hitting at this development stage. As you progress along, the slap hitter in A ball become perhaps the non hitter in AA because there are better pitchers in the upper minors. You have to show some ability to hit the ball beyond slap variety at the development stages because it isn't that difficult to hit a baseball from guys who are just learning how to get out professional players.
Having said all that, the stint in the upper minors will either realize the concern as a legitmate one or a non-issue because the kid simply hits everyone and anyone that way and will do so at any level. But your question was about the potential and general feeling on Ash and right now, what Jacksonian said is the real concern. A little more pop in the bat at the level he's playing would have him rise above "JAG" status (just another guy). It's one of the keys to look for by scouts. Another thing is the level of competition, the age of the player, the fields, et. al. to evaluate a high average hitter properly.
