Spider Allanson  
First Baseman | Montreal Expos

Hitting
Allanson is an excellent mistake hitter who belts middle-of-the-plate fastballs or hanging breaking balls. One of the nice things about Spider is that he's a real clutch hitter. Allanson always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hangs in well against lefthanders' breaking balls, and some of the pitchers he hits best are the southpaw specialists often brought in to face him. Left field, right field, center: this guy puts it all over.

Baserunning & Defense
Allanson is an intelligent baserunner with average speed, but he's not a basestealing threat. When you play Allanson you're not putting him in for his glove. Spider's arm leaves a little to be a desired.

2010 Outlook
The Montreal Expos were smart, they locked Allanson up to a long term contract. Allanson has impressed at the A-ball level. Look for the Montreal Expos to give him a shot in Double or Triple A before the year is up.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2007 MON 1B 55 45 70 52 52 52 53 56 51 18 0 Low Minors 24 31 . 286
2008 MON 1B 70 46 69 52 52 52 53 56 51 19 0 Low Minors 24 31 . 312
2009 MON 1B 75 53 69 52 52 52 53 56 51 20 0 Low Minors 25 30 . 331
2010 MON 1B 75 55 70 52 52 52 53 56 51 21 0 Low Minors 32 31 . 334
Ratings Delta       +2 +1             +1     +7 +1   +3
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.