Jonathan Lucroy

[wcd35]

Prospectus Q&A

Jonathan Lucroy

by David Laurila

Jonathan Lucroy might want to spend a little extra time learning the Brewers pitching staff this spring, because he just might be calling Miller Park home by the end of the summer. The 23-year-old backstop isn’t expected to take Milwaukee by storm—he doesn’t possess a Wieters-esque pedigree—but he does profile as a solid, everyday regular thanks to a discerning batting eye and strong defensive chops. A third-round pick in 2007 out of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, he hit .267/.380/.418 in Double-A last year while throwing out 40 percent of runners with larcenous intent. Lucroy talked about his game, with an emphasis on the strides he has made on the defensive side of the ball, during the final week of the Arizona Fall League season.

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David Laurila: Can you give a self-scouting report on yourself?

Jonathan Lucroy: I’d say that I have an average arm and a quick release. I work hard and hustle. I’m a contact hitter. Other than that, I don’t really know what to say. I don’t really like talking about myself all that much—my tools and stuff like that.

DL: You’ve thrown out better than 40 percent of runners trying to steal over the past two seasons. That’s pretty impressive.

JL: That’s something I’ve really tried to improve upon. When I came in, I was a good hitter, but my defense wasn’t where it should be and I’ve really focused on making it better, because it was the weakest part of my game. I went from throwing out whatever [percent] it was in rookie ball, when I got drafted, to throwing out 47 or 48 percent between Low-A and High-A last year. So, that’s really what I’ve been working on.

Read more: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...rticleid=10122

[ManAboutTown]

_ Prospectus Q&A

Jonathan Lucroy

by David Laurila

Jonathan Lucroy might want to spend a little extra time learning the Brewers pitching staff this spring, because he just might be calling Miller Park home by the end of the summer. The 23-year-old backstop isn’t expected to take Milwaukee by storm—he doesn’t possess a Wieters-esque pedigree—but he does profile as a solid, everyday regular thanks to a discerning batting eye and strong defensive chops. A third-round pick in 2007 out of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, he hit .267/.380/.418 in Double-A last year while throwing out 40 percent of runners with larcenous intent. Lucroy talked about his game, with an emphasis on the strides he has made on the defensive side of the ball, during the final week of the Arizona Fall League season.

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David Laurila: Can you give a self-scouting report on yourself?

Jonathan Lucroy: I’d say that I have an average arm and a quick release. I work hard and hustle. I’m a contact hitter. Other than that, I don’t really know what to say. I don’t really like talking about myself all that much—my tools and stuff like that.

DL: You’ve thrown out better than 40 percent of runners trying to steal over the past two seasons. That’s pretty impressive.

JL: That’s something I’ve really tried to improve upon. When I came in, I was a good hitter, but my defense wasn’t where it should be and I’ve really focused on making it better, because it was the weakest part of my game. I went from throwing out whatever [percent] it was in rookie ball, when I got drafted, to throwing out 47 or 48 percent between Low-A and High-A last year. So, that’s really what I’ve been working on.

Read more: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...rticleid=10122 _

Very interesting back and forth. Is Luc a smart guy or what? God I miss that guy. Such a leader, and pays attention to detail. I can't wait until he breaks into the show. Although, I wish he would play for someone a little closer..

[Zeebart21]

_ Very interesting back and forth. Is Luc a smart guy or what? God I miss that guy. Such a leader, and pays attention to detail. I can't wait until he breaks into the show. Although, I wish he would play for someone a little closer.. _

Damn....

Go Brewers! Kick the Astros, a..ss!!!

Z

[cjr3888]

Luc will be in triple-A to start the year. He may get call up after the all star break as a backup. There are still questions about whether he will be a starter or backup in the long run. He still has work to do on calling games and blocking pitches mainly. Of course, everyone says he is ahead of the curve on offense.


igeaux.mobi

[NewsCopy]

Six Nashville players recorded multi-hit efforts Wednesday afternoon, including catcher Jonathan Lucroy, a former Louisiana-Lafayette star, who went 4-for-6. Eric Farris and Ray Olmedo, the first and second hitters in the Sounds lineup, each tallied ...

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[NewsCopy]

 
Class AAA Nashville catcher Jonathan Lucroy was named the Brewers' minor league player of the month after hitting .405 with 10 home runs.

Jon Lucroy profiles to have a "decent to solid" bat in the big leagues, whatever that means. Callis believes he will be a decent big league regular for the Brewers. Sounds good.

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[Turner]

Way to go Lucroy

[GoneGolfin]

Class AAA Nashville catcher Jonathan Lucroy was named the Brewers' minor league player of the month after hitting .405 with 10 home runs.

That is lighting it up. However, the source said 10 RBIs. I did not see a mention of HRs (and seemingly it would not be 10 HRs).

Brian

[ULexcite]

Seems high for a month this paper says 10 home runs http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articl...310.html?22535

[GoneGolfin]

_ Seems high for a month this paper says 10 home runs http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articl...310.html?22535 _

Yes, the 10 HRs looks like a mistake. You can see the game logs here (scroll to the bottom) ...

http://firstinning.com/players/Jonat...ville&s_ll=AAA

He does not have any HRs in 2010. The .405 average also includes his AA time in the month of April. He hit .452 in AA this year (42 ABs) and is currently .306 in AAA (36 ABs). Still impressive numbers.

Brian

[Dad04]

I want him in Milwaukee....NOW!

His only minor league competition for the Milwaukee job has taken a leave of absense for "personal reasons". The team would be well served by promoting him this summer, since he obviously now is their future backstop (probably 2011), so he can learn from (39 year old) Greg Zaun, who has had a nice, long career playing for a bunch of teams. Anyway, it's a job well done by Jon, who is on his way up. It would not surpise me to see him there by July, certainly by September when the rosters expand.

[wcd35]

MILB.com is the best source for all affiliated minor league stats. Its the official site and you can find any minor leaguers numbers.

Lucroy's batting .300 in AAA through 10 games. In AA, he was hitting .452 in 10 games. Same number of RBI in both, of course a few more K's and few less BB's in AAA. Still, he's doing really well.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...pbp&pid=518960