Cirilo Cumberbatch

Cirilo Cumberbatch - Outfielder
Age: 21 Height: 6'2" Weight: 185 Bats: Right Throws: Right

	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	OBP	SLG	OPS
2007 Lake/Akron	.299	84	298	47	89	15	2	6	45	34	50	5	.385	.423	.808
Career	.260	229	784	106	204	26	3	13	89	74	181	16	.335	.351	.686

History: The Indians signed Cumberbatch as an undrafted free agent in July of 2003 out of Panama City, Panama. He was signed just before his 17^th birthday, and made his professional debut in 2004 at Burlington. This upcoming season will be Cumberbatch's sixth year in the organization and his fifth season playing, yet he still will be only 21-years old until the middle of the year.

Strengths & Opportunities: He has grown the past few years and this past year at Lake County started to make a name for himself with a good season. Cumberbatch is solidly built and very strong. He started to swing the bat better last year because he was handling breaking balls much better and using the whole field. The Indians feel he is someone who can develop some good power in a few years because he has a projectable body that should continue to get bigger. Last year at Lake County, he hit the ball hard all year and consistently hit the ball to all fields.

Cumberbatch has very good makeup and is a very hard worker. He is not a burner on the basepaths, but he runs well. Defensively, he is very good running routes to balls, has shown a strong and accurate arm, and can play all three positions. He is more a corner outfielder, but can play center field. He has pull tendencies still, so he needs to continue working on staying in the middle of the field driving balls. Keeping him in the middle of the field will help him stay on breaking balls better because when a player likes to pull the ball he is very susceptible to off-speed stuff because he is trying to get the barrel of the bat out there so much to pull it.

Cumberbatch showed some clutch hitting ability last year, as with runners in scoring position he hit .373 with a .948 OPS in 83 at bats at Lake County. He also finished the season up strong in August, hitting .347 with an .847 OPS for the month.

Outlook: With his growth potential to go along with his work ethic, Cumberbatch is another player to watch this year who may be on the verge of a breakout season. He will most likely start the season in the Kinston outfield.

Video: Cumberbatch at the plate.

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