January 1, 2047
by Banjo Jackson
Nashville, TN
SS Sammy 'Bumper' McNeill
Contact | Gap | Power | Eye | Avoid K | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
End 2046 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Start 2047 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Potential | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
McNeill didn’t have to travel far to begin his career in Santo Domingo and took the family’s float plane equipped with a suitcase and bat bag. He got off to a rocky start, but managed to slash .280/.361/.382 in 67 games while providing superior defense up the middle for the Springdale Roosters before finishing the final week of the season in AA High Point Hammers where he played great before disappearing in the playoffs.
With his ability to make hard contact mixed with his defensive wizardry, the mature McNeill will begin the season in AA or AAA and has an outside shot of playing in Nashville by the end of the year. I any case, he will almost certainly be in a lock in Nashville for many years to come.
ETA: 2048