AB | 144 |
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AVG | .319 |
OBP | .385 |
SLG | .438 |
HR | 3 |
- Full name Willians Jose Astudillo
- Born 10/14/1991 in Barcelona, Venezuela
- Profile Ht.: 5'9" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- Debut 06/30/2018
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Astudillo has uncanny bat control, which allows him to hit fastballs and breaking balls, whether up or down, inside or outside, balls or strikes. He finds a way to put the good part of the bat on the ball and struck out just 4 percent of the time in 2014. He plays with energy, and club officials like how he calls a game when he catches. Astudillo is a bad-bodied player who doesn't profile because he doesn't draw walks, and he lacks over-the-fence power. Ideally, the Phillies would like Astudillo to commit himself to becoming a passable catcher, where his bat would profile better. He threw out just 14 percent of baserunners and had eight passed balls. He'll move up to high Class A Clearwater in 2015.