Greg Golson, OF
Signed: 2004 (1st Round)
Debut: 2004 [GCL]
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Scouting Report (Baseball America, 11/13/07)
Strengths: Golson’s five-tool package makes him the system’s top athlete. His plus-plus speed stands out the most, as he can get from the right side of the plate to first base in less than 4.0 seconds. He also provides above-average raw power, center-field defense and arm strength.
Weaknesses: Golson’s ability to recognize pitches remains his biggest liability. He especially struggles with breaking balls, and tends to get tangled up thinking about what he should do at the plate rather than just seeing the ball and cutting loose. His 49-2 strikeout-walk ratio in Double-A is indicative of his problems, and he led the minors with 173 strikeouts.
Rankings
2007: Phillies #7 (BA)
2006: Phillies #10 (BA)
2005: Phillies #2 (BA)
Articles and Features
Videos
^^ Spring Training 2007
^^ 11/5/07 (Arizona Fall League)
^^ 11/7/07 (Arizona Fall League)
Photos
February 6, 2008 at 12:15 am
Golson profile added, including 2 videos, one taken from ST last year, and another I randomly found on youtube. If you have any more, post it here. Thanks.
February 9, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Added two more videos of Golson from the Arizona Fall League this past November.
February 10, 2008 at 11:13 am
wow you watch Golsen’s AB in the 5th inning of the AFL game and you instantly know what this guys problem is. Hw Can’t TOUCH a curve ball!!
February 10, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Obviously doesn’t identify breaking balls as has been said, but his stance- it looks good and calm, but you see his front foot starts off open toward third, and he never closes it back toward the plate during his swing- every swing he’s pulling off.