80GradeMouth wrote:

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For me, dropping Iglesias outside of the Top 10 after a placement that everyone and their brother knew was ultra-agressive doesn't really like up and seems more like trying to fit a rank to cover for the bad statistics. He's going to be a valuable major leaguer and may end up having a longer career than multiple players in that Top 10 combined.

When I think of Iglesias I wonder which way he'll go. 

I figure if he learns decent plate discipline over time, he could be like Omar Vizquel.  People might forget but when Vizquel was in the majors at an early age, he was quite overmatched the first couple of years or so. 

Eventually, he learned plate discipline, get on base, and started swinging at better pitches, pinging enough singles to hit for a good batting average.

Will Iglesias do that?  Based off of last season, that doesn't look too promising, and if he makes the majors, then Cesar Izturis or Rey Ordonez could be a good comparison.

Iglesias is only 21 and he was in Pawtucket at an age most players aren't, but he needs to show improvement in his plate discipline.  To me, that will determine what kind of player he becomes - somebody who is an all-around above average SS, somebody whose glove keeps him holding a job for a little while, or a guy whose bat is so bad, the best he could be is Pokey Reese circa 2004 coming in for defensive purposes.

From what I hear, he's coachable.  Hopefully he'll take the advise of being patient at the plate and swinging at good pitches to heart.

Chris I don't think it's just his bad statistics. It's that he seemed to take a major step backwards offensively despite being healthy all year. Downward trends in any aspect of a young players game that can't be explained by a temporary injury are incredibly disturbing. Perhaps you are correct in assuming that Iglesias' bat will improve enough to give him major league value. But you can't expect to stick in the majors if you make Nick Punto look like Babe Ruth, no matter how good your glove is.