{"id":2713,"date":"2011-01-26T16:34:44","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T22:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/?p=2713"},"modified":"2011-01-26T16:36:02","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T22:36:02","slug":"the-golden-sombreros-top-50-prospects-32-yonder-alonso-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegoldensombrero.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2713","title":{"rendered":"The Golden Sombrero’s Top 50 Prospects: #32 – Yonder Alonso (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#32 Yonder Alonso<\/a><\/strong> – Cincinnati Reds<\/p>\n

1B\/LF<\/p>\n

DOB: 4-8-87<\/p>\n

ETA: 2011<\/p>\n

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With over 400 Triple-A AB\u2019s already under his belt, it would be astonishing if Alonso was not seen in Cincinnati in 2011. But he profiles as a below average outfielder, and the Reds have an MVP in Joey Votto<\/a><\/strong> at first who figures to be entrenched there for a long time.\u00a0 Nevertheless with plus defenders all over the field in Jay Bruce<\/a><\/strong>, Drew Stubbs<\/a><\/strong>, Votto, Scott Rolen<\/a><\/strong>, and Brandon Phillips<\/a><\/strong>, it seems like the Reds would be willing to take a small hit in left to get another young left-handed bat in the lineup.\u00a0 The Reds made a total bonehead move when they exercised their 2011 option on Jonny Gomes<\/a><\/strong> in November, essentially forcing the youngster Alonso into a platoon role at best. But the Reds will be in a playoff race and likely will have to give Alonso the brunt of the LF AB\u2019s at some point.<\/p>\n

A product of the Miami Hurricanes, Alonso slashed .296\/.355\/.470 in Louisville as a 23-year old.\u00a0 He knocked 12 bombs while hitting for extra bases 45 times in only 406 AB\u2019s.\u00a0 With the organization\u2019s finest strike-zone judgment and highest hit tool grading, Alonso appears virtually slump proof against righties.\u00a0 There is evidence that he will struggle against lefties, at least at the onset of his Big League career, but with age on his side, as well as the presence of other young lefty bats in the organization, Alonso figures to improve substantially in that regard.<\/p>\n

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