Commentary: Threshers' Best Tools 2013-17
Voice of the Threshers, broadcaster Kirsten Karbach, offers her perspective on the players with the best tools to come through Clearwater in the last five years.
Voice of the Threshers, broadcaster Kirsten Karbach, offers her perspective on the players with the best tools to come through Clearwater in the last five years.
Kirsten Karbach has been the Voice of the Threshers for the last four seasons, and a member of the Threshers broadcast team since 2013. These superlatives are based primarily on performance during the player's time in Clearwater, but development since then is also taken into consideration.
Offense:
Best Plate Discipline:
Best Contact Hitter:
Best Speed:
Best Power Hitter:
Tie -
Martin and Charles are tied for the most home runs in a single-season by a Clearwater batter (19) since the team became known as the Threshers in 2004.
Honorable Mentions:
Defense:
Best Defensive Infielders:
1B - Kyle Martin (2016)
2B - Carlos Alonso (2013)
SS - JP Crawford (2014)
3B -
Best Defensive Outfielder:
Honorable Mentions:
Best at Limiting the Running Game (Catcher):
Honorable Mention -
Best at Limiting the Running Game (Pitcher):
Cole Irvin (2017)
Pitching:
Best Fastball:
Honorable Mentions:
Best Changeup:
Best Slider:
Alberto Tirado (2015)
Nasty movement, although struggled to control it.
Best Curveball:
Based on break and ability to throw it for strikes.
Honorable Mentions: