Wednesdsay, September 3, 2008 | By Alex Eisenberg

Breaking Down the Draft: Brad Holt vs. Bryan Price

Continuing the Breaking Down the Draft series, I compare Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Bryan Price to New York Mets draft pick Brad Holt. Below is an excerpt with Holt on the left and Price on the right:

As I watched the video of Bryan Price, who was drafted 48th overall this season by the Boston Red Sox, his similarity to Mets draft pick Brad Holt struck me. Both were drafted in similar spots, both offer plus fastballs, and both have projectable, athletic builds.

Since signing, Holt has been just filthy. Holt currently sports a 1.75 ERA and has the peripherals to back it up. He has 89 strikeouts in just 67 innings, striking out one third of batters faced for a K% of 33. When contact is made, it doesn't seem to be of the hard variety since Holt has a BABIP against of .262 and has given up just nine extra-base hits. The only thing iffy has been the control, but it hasn't hurt him because his power stuff has simply been too tough to hit.

Price, on the other hand, stacks up well with Holt. The K% of 24, while solid, isn't at Holt's level, but his groundball percentage of 58 makes up for some of that difference. In addition, Price's control has been much better than his college numbers indicate. Price's biggest problem has been hittability: a .350 BABIP against and nine extra base hits in less than half the innings.

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