This week I'm going to talk about three players that hit the turbo on the base paths. The two Major League players Tony Campana and Craig Gentry have made the most of limited opportunities to swipe bases at a high rate. Jeremy Hazelbaker has been doing the same in the minors.
Campana is a rookie outfielder with the Chicago Cubs who has 15 steals while only having 103 official at bats. On the season he is hitting .282/.315/.340 with one home run, five RBI and 16 runs in 65 games. That one home run was an inside the park gem. He showed that speed in the minors with 66 steals in 2009 and 48 in 2010. I grabbed him off the waiver wire this season the week that he had four steals in one game and placed him on my farm team. If given the opportunity to become the Cubs regular lead off hitter next season he could start terrorizing catchers for years. He was originally drafted by the Cubs in the 13th round in 2008.
Gentry is an outfielder that has split the last three seasons between the minors and with the Texas Rangers. In terms of stolen base rate his 13 steals with only 87 at bats is impressive. For the season he is hitting .262/.344/.321 with zero home runs, seven RBI and 15 runs in 43 games. He had two productive season on the base paths in 2007 with 42 steals and 2009 with 49. Honestly as stocked as the Rangers are in the outfield his best chance to breakout is to be traded. He was originally drafted by the Rangers in the 10th round in 2006.
Hazelbaker is an outfielder at the Double A level in the Red Sox organization after starting the season at Class A advanced. While in Class A advanced he had 12 steals in 122 at bats and has 28 in 288 Double A at bats. For the season combined he is hitting .261/.348/.416 with 12 home runs, 43 RBI and 78 runs in 106 games. In 2009 he had 63 steals in 116 games. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox in the fourth round in 2009.
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