Sherlock Holmes  
Catcher | Idaho Sporks

Hitting
Holmes is an excellent mistake hitter who belts middle-of-the-plate fastballs or hanging breaking balls. One of the nice things about Sherlock is that he's a real clutch hitter. Holmes was a line-drive hitter when he first came up, but over the last few years has become more of a true home-run hitter, lofting more high flyballs. While his home-run power is almost exclusively to left field, he hits doubles everywhere.

Baserunning & Defense
He doesn't get good jumps on grounders, but his routes are fine and his hands aren't bad. His arm is accurate enough. Holmes is an intelligent baserunner with average speed, but he's not a basestealing threat.

2010 Outlook
The Idaho Sporks were smart, they locked Holmes up to a long term contract. Holmes has impressed at the A-ball level. Look for the Idaho Sporks 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 SAC C 70 50 50 49 54 46 50 56 49 20 0 Low Minors 70 49 . 299
2008 SAN C 72 55 50 49 54 46 50 56 49 21 0 Low Minors 74 54 . 310
2009 ID C 78 61 50 49 54 46 50 56 49 22 0 Low Minors 75 54 . 329
2010 ID C 82 70 50 49 54 46 50 56 49 22 0 Low Minors 75 54 . 353
Ratings Delta     +4 +9                           +24
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.