No big surprise here. Gordon is pretty much perceived as the savior of the franchise....the next George Brett. And he might just be that good. As I said with my blurb on Butler, you all probably know pretty much everything about this Gordon....but here we go.....
Gordon - 23 years old on Feb. 10 - was drafted with the number 2 overall selection in the 2005 draft. He was named Baseball America's College Player of the Year that season, and followed up in '06 by being named their Minor League Player of the Year. He won the second award by hitting .325 with an OBP of .427 and SLG of .588. Not too shabby. He also had 39 doubles and 29 homers, with over 100 RBI.
At the plate, Gordon is much like Butler, with reports stating he has no real weakness. Everything I've read and seen say Gordon has excellent bat speed and quick wrists. He's also physically strong -
so he should hit for good power along with a good average. He has good patience at the plate and is actually pretty speedy (22 steals in AA) for his size (6-1, 200 lbs).As for negatives...there really aren't any. He can play defense, he can hit, he can run. What else can you ask for?
PROJECTION:
Gordon will likely head to KC out of Spring Training as the starting third baseman, pushing Mark Teahen to the outfield. He should be a Rookie of the Year candidate (and will probably win it). I look for Gordon to be a an All-Star player and a guy who could easily contend for (and possibly win) an MVP award or two in his career.
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