Indians Top 100 Prospects: #73 Roman Pena

73. Roman Pena - Outfielder
Born: 09/02/1986 - Height: 6'0" - Weight: 190 - Bats: Left - Throws: Left

Year	Age	Team	Lvl	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	19	GCL Indians	R	43	151	27	47	12	1	5	23	22	48	6	.311	.408	.503	.911
	19	Lake County	A	13	54	6	15	1	0	2	3	2	19	1	.278	.316	.407	.723
2007	20	Lake County	A	123	455	58	109	20	6	7	70	60	138	2	.240	.342	.356	.698
2008	21	Lake County	A	113	426	70	117	26	2	11	66	33	104	14	.275	.328	.423	.751
	21	Kinston	A+	16	54	10	8	3	0	2	6	8	18	0	.148	.266	.315	.581
		Career		308	1140	171	296	62	9	27	168	125	327	23	.260	.341	.401	.742

History: Pena was a 9th round pick in the 2005 Draft out of Montgomery High School (CA). After not playing professionally in 2005 he made his professional debut in 2006 with the rookie level GCL Indians.

Strengths & Opportunities: Pena is an exciting left-handed hitter who has line-drive power to all fields. He has average range in the outfield, but has a very strong arm due to his experience as a pitcher in high school where he consistently clocked in at around 85-88 MPH. With his power arm and electric bat, he projects as a right fielder. He showed more confidence and intelligence as a hitter in a return trip to Single-A Lake County last year. He made some adjustments at the plate that resulted in him being more balanced and able to stay on the ball a little bit longer, and he was not trying to pull off the ball as much. The problem to date with Pena is his inconsistency with his swing and approach at the plate as well as his smallish size for a corner outfielder. Going forward, Pena will need to continue working on his approach at the plate, namely his plate discipline where in 1140 career at bats he has struck out 327 times, which is once every 3.5 at bats.

Outlook: Pena has been slow to move up since he initially wowed the Indians and scouts with his performance in the GCL in 2006. He will need a very good season in 2009 to bring his stock back up some, and should open the season in the advanced Single-A Kinston outfield.

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