AB 885
AVG .226
OBP .305
SLG .419
HR 43
  • Full name David Shelley Duncan
  • Born 09/29/1979 in Tucson, AZ
  • Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Arizona
  • Debut 07/20/2007
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (62nd overall) by the New York Yankees in 2001 (signed for $655,000).
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    Duncan is the son of Cardinals pitching coach Dave and older brother of Chris, a Cardinals supplemental first-round pick in 1999. That would seem to make the 6-foot-5, 210-pound outfielder a likely target of the Cardinals in this draft. Duncan has legitimate major league power potential to all fields and set school records for season and career homers in 2001. Overall as a hitter, he is vulnerable at the plate and can be pitched to. None of his other tools ranks above-average. He once was clocked at 90-91 mph off the mound, but he hasn't regained full strength in the arm after Tommy John surgery following an ill-fated pitching stint in 2000. Scouts project him as a left fielder because of his arm, and possibly a first baseman because of his below-average speed.

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  • Rated Best Power Prospect in the International League in 2007
  • Rated Best Power Hitter in the New York Yankees in 2007
  • Rated Best Power Prospect in the Eastern League in 2005

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