100. Brian Juhl - Catcher
Born: 09/22/1985 Height: 6'0" Weight: 205 Bats: Right Throws: Right
| Year | Age | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2007 | 21 | Lake County | A | 21 | 68 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 1 | .235 | .372 | .309 | .681 |
| 2008 | 22 | Kinston | A+ | 41 | 121 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 36 | 0 | .240 | .366 | .372 | .738 |
| Career | 62 | 189 | 28 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 56 | 1 | .238 | .368 | .349 | .717 |
History: Juhl was a 35th round pick in the 2007 Draft out of Stanford University. He did not sign until mid-July in 2007 and had limited playing time that year at Single-A Lake County where he played in just 21 games.Strengths & Opportunities: Juhl needs more work as a hitter, but has some occasional pop, is solid defensively, and works well with a pitching staff. He has a patient approach at the plate, and has shown an ability to take walks. During his time in spring training last year and all throughout the season he worked a lot on his throwing. Minor league catching coordinator Tim Laker worked with him several times throughout the year and the work paid off as he made a lot of progress behind the plate with his footwork and exchange. He also worked a lot with Laker on his follow through because he was not using his lead arm very well which was causing him to get a little more carry on the ball.
Outlook: Since Juhl only saw limited action last season as a backup, it will be interesting to see what his fate in the organization is this offseason and in spring training. The Indians have an abundance of marginal catching prospects, so much so that Juhl himself and other fellow catchers taken in the 2007 Draft like Doug Pickens and Michael Valadez will be on the bubble to stick as an organizational backup catcher when camp breaks this spring. Juhl is the most advanced of the three, and played at a higher level in 2008, so he has that going for him. He could return as the backup at advanced Single-A Kinston or move up to Double-A Akron and serve as the backup to Carlos Santana.
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3 comments:
I thought it would be worth mentioning that Juhl is actually a switch-hitter.
An awesome young man on and off the field. His parents should be proud.
He is much deserving of his shot at a higher level of play. I hope he has his break-out season and takes a step closer to receive his reward for the years of hard work.
I'm a fan of his. Saw little of him since he played in Kinston last year and that is the hardest team for me to see as I only make three trips to see them over the course of the season. But, I liked what I saw in spring training and in the limited time I saw him in Kinston. Even talked to him and did an article on him which can be found here on the site. His ceiling is very limited however, and he is gonna be in a dofight with about 3-5 other catchers this spring to avoid spring cuts. That's the unfortunate cold reality of the game. I think he sticks, and would be a nice backup to Santana in Akron next year. Or, perhaps he repeats Kinston where he has a better shot to play more often (no catchers really moving up from Lake Co or Mahoning Vy, although Recknagel likely is the starter at Lake Co and mcBride in Kinston).
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