H/W: 6-2 195 lb. B/T: L/R DOB: 2/19/87
The Red Sox eleced to place Reddick on their fast track in 2008 and Reddick, for the most part, responded very well. Reddick has a fluid lefty stroke that drives the balls well to the alleys for 20-25 HR power. Though, he is not incredibly quick, Reddick has good baserunning instincts and gets good jumps on balls. His arm will play well in RF after J.D. Drew moves on. It would be nice to see Reddick increase his walk rate, as more advanced pitchers effectively stretched his strike zone. Reddick makes good contact with the ball, though his unwillingness to walk will affect his average at higher levels. Reddick reminds me a lot of Drew sans the injury issues and the walks. Reddick will likely begin 2009 in Portland again as his initial audition proved to be a bit of a challenge. His future beyond '09 looks good as a solid RF for the Fenway faithful.
2009 Projection: Reddick will get a long look in spring training, but his likely destination is AA Portland where he suffered a minor setback late last season. If all goes well, which it should, expect him to get some key AB's at AAA Pawtucket. Reddick has a good shot of making his MLB debut late next season and could well be Boston's starting RF by 2010.
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