KENT SAKAMOTO
11/3/83; '06 12th; Fresno State Univ.
R/R; 6-0, 215
| Level |
BA |
OBP |
SA |
AB |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
CS |
| 2005 NCAA |
.305 |
.396 |
.451 |
164 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
36 |
8 |
2 |
| 2006
NCAA |
.332 |
.413 |
.482 |
253 |
18 |
1 |
6 |
30 |
58 |
9 |
2 |
| 2006 A- |
.228 |
.281 |
.370 |
162 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
48 |
0 |
1 |
| 2007
A |
.280 |
.334 |
.451 |
457 |
26 |
5 |
14 |
31 |
88 |
5 |
0 |
| 2008 A+
|
.259 |
.328 |
.407 |
482 |
35 |
3 |
10 |
50 |
124 |
5 |
1 |
| 2009
A+ |
.189 |
.290 |
.329 |
243 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
28 |
60 |
1 |
3 |
Sakamoto was a walk-on at Fresno State. The Pirates drafted him as a senior; he was not drafted as a junior. He didn't show much power in college, so it's likely the Pirates viewed him as an organizational player, although it makes little sense to be drafting organizational players in round 12. He played 1B on a semi-regular basis for Williamsport and showed nothing beyond modest doubles power. His BB and K numbers were very poor and he didn't hit LHPs at all, managing only a .393 OPS against them. He nevertheless was the regular 1B at Hickory in 2007 and had a solid season. This time around he had a huge platoon split, posting an OPS of 1.011 against LHPs and .697 against RHPs. He may also have benefited from the hitters' park at Hickory, as he posted an OPS of .870 at home and .695 on the road. He's good defensively but doesn't run well. At Lynchburg in 2008 he had a similar year only not as good. He has warning track power and it resulted in a lot of doubles but not that many HRs. He drew more walks, but also fanned a lot for a hitter with modest power. His platoon split wasn't as severe as the year before, as his OPS was about 90 points higher against LHPs than RHPs. In 2009 he returned to Lynchburg and pretty much fell off a cliff. With Matt Hague at first, he was the primary DH and didn't hit at all. He was especially awful against RHPs, hitting only .164 against them. It's hard to see where there might be a spot for him next year, with Calvin Anderson and Kyle Morgan probably moving up from West Virginia.
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