WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

2009
VSL:  241/309/346, 162 AB, 11 2B, 2 HR, 12 BB, 41 K, 2-5 SB

Played primarily short in debut season.  Barrios started strongly, hitting .371 in June, but slumped to .205 in July.  His K:BB ratio went from 12:7 to 18:3.

2010
Did not play 

Was slated for the GCL, but unfortunately had hamate surgery and missed the season.

2011
R:  299/382/433, 97 AB, 4 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 11 BB, 24 K, 8-9 SB 

Got off to a fast start in the GCL, but slumped to 238/289/262 over his last ten games before getting hurt.  I don’t know what the injury was, but it cost him the last half of the season.  He played mostly third, with a few games at second and two at short.  He had a decent walk rate, but also struck out in a quarter of his at-bats.  He showed some good gap power and did well on the bases.

2012
A-:  196/255/217, 138 AB, 3 2B, 10 BB, 39 K, 11-14 SB

Barrios didn’t make the West Virginia roster and instead opened at State College.  He divided his time between second and third, although Jodaneli Carvajal and D.J. Crumlich, respectively, were the regulars at those positions.  He didn’t hit much at all.

Barrios has some hitting ability, but he struggles with off-speed stuff, which probably accounts for his problems at State College.  He’ll probably return to the New York-Penn League in 2013, but he may rank behind other players for playing time.