So far we have looked at a couple of right handed pitchers, so lets take a look at a hitter for a change. While the best hitter was reviewed in the second part of this series, Bryce Harper, there are some other names that are catching some attention, including Zach Cox.
Cox is primarily a third basemen but he played a bit a second (actually this is something that we'll discuss later). Anyway Cox plays for Arkansas. He was actually drafted in 2008 by the Dodgers in the 20th round (607th overall). In high school he hit .449 while hitting 33 homers. First let's take a look at his college stats:
2010: 211 AB, 91 H, 11 2B, 3B, 8 HR, .428 BA
Now generally you want more than just decent power out of your third basemen, but there are also signs that he might not be able to handle the corner in the majors, but those same signs say he will do second base just fine. That is probably why the Mets are interested in him. Besides his hitting ability, the Mets are thin at second base in the minors (with the exception of Reese Havens). If it is true that he can hit for decent power, than he could be an asset down the road at second base.
