Derek Norris, the Washington Nationals come-from-nowhere prospect, followed up an impressive rookie-league season in 2008 with a breakout year for the Hagerstown Suns and has won the “MiLBY” Award for being the best hitter in all of Class-A baseball.
Norris, 20, batted .286-23-84 in 437 at-bats for Low-A Hagerstown. Translated into a 550 at-bat major league season, his stats look even better: 160 hits, 38 doubles, 30 home runs, and 107 RBI along with a .413 on-base percentage and a .513 slugging percent.
Norris was on pace for a .320-40-120 finish in early July but South Atlantic League pitchers stopped pitching to him. He would go days without seeing a fastball. By August, he stopped chasing bad pitches and took what the pitchers gave him, which was a whole lot of walks ...
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Derek Norris Wins MiLBY Award: Best Hitter in All of Class-A Baseball
Posted: 2nd January 2010 by Farid Rushdi in MLBComments Off on Derek Norris Wins MiLBY Award: Best Hitter in All of Class-A Baseball