Indians Top 100 Prospects: #92 Dustin Realini

92. Dustin Realini - First Baseman
Born: 05/14/1984 Height: 6'2" Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right

Year	Age	Team	Lvl	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2006	22	Mahoning Vy	A-	63	222	26	53	13	1	5	37	18	48	1	.239	.294	.374	.668
2007	23	Mahoning Vy	A-	15	44	1	9	1	0	0	6	4	12	1	.205	.294	.227	.531
	23	Lake County	A	24	81	9	18	3	1	1	7	9	27	0	.222	.308	.321	.629
	23	Kinston	A+	8	27	8	11	4	0	0	3	3	5	0	.407	.467	.556	1.023
2008	24	Mahoning Vy	A-	4	13	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	.231	.353	.231	.584
	24	Lake County	A	70	235	32	68	14	0	4	41	43	58	3	.289	.420	.400	.820
		Career		184	622	78	162	35	2	10	95	79	155	5	.260	.355	.371	.726

History: Realini was a 28th round pick in the 2006 Draft out of Santa Clara University.

Strengths & Opportunities: Finally given an opportunity to play a little more, Realini put up a solid season at Single-A Lake County in 2008. By playing everyday it gave him a chance to get in the groove timing-wise at the plate and see pitching daily. At 6'2" and 200 pounds, he has good size, some pop in his bat, and exhibits a great team attitude. He is starting to grasp the ability to be patient at the plate and look for a certain pitch in a certain zone and swinging at that pitch and not going away from that early in the count.

Going into last season, the Indians challenged him with improving his on-base percentage and he did just that. Going into the season he had a career batting average of .243 and had drawn only 34 walks while striking out 92 times in 374 combined at bats (110 games) between Mahoning Valley, Lake County and Kinston. For the season he put up numbers which far surpassed his career totals coming in, but the notable stat that stood out the most was his 63-45 strikeout to walk rate which was a big improvement over his career numbers not only in K:BB ratio but also in BB/AB ratio. One of Realini's biggest assets is his ability to play multiple positions at first base, third base, and even left field. He also has played some second base during his time in the Indians system, but he has mostly split time at first and third base.

Outlook: Realini's versatility will likely earn him a spot on the roster at advanced Single-A Kinston to open the 2009 season.

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