| Tue Jul 21 2015 | 12:05 | Prime, 21, slashing .236/.278/.384 with 11 homers and 54 RBI ove... | ||||
Prime, 21, is slashing .236/.278/.384 with 11 homers and 54 RBI over 389 plate appearances at High-A Modesto this season. | ||||||
Prime's production isn't impressive for a first baseman in the California League, so unless he catches fire in the second half of the season, he'll likely remain with Modesto again in 2016. | ||||||
| Sat May 16 2015 | 09:24 | Prime batting just .237 at High-A Modesto, but has recorded 14 d... | ||||
Prime is batting just .237 at High-A Modesto, but has recorded 14 doubles, four homers, and is 2-for-3 on stolen-base attempts across his 150 plate appearances. | ||||||
Prime's 14 doubles are tied with High-A Modesto's Raimel Tapia for the best total among Rockies prospects at all levels. While the 21-year-old needs to cut down on his 27.3-percent strikeout rate to have a chance at excelling at the upper levels of the minors, it's evident that he possesses the requisite power most organizations value from their first basemen. Even if Prime's ultimate destiny is as a bench bat, he's already surpassed expectations after signing with the Rockies as a 12th-round choice in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. | ||||||