Jose Campusano Stats & Scouting Report

AB	997
AVG	.272
OBP	.319
SLG	.339
HR	3

Full name Jose A. Campusano
Born 12/19/1983 in Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic
Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 165 / Bats: S / Throws: R

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The Marlins signed Campusano as an infielder, but his progress toward Florida is now taking place in the outfield. He began the year in center in Double-A but soon moved to left as the more polished Alejandro de Aza took over. Speed remains Campusano's greatest tool, rating an 80 on the 20-80 scouting scale, but he must show the ability to make it more usable. He had great trouble judging fly balls off the bat. His jumps and routes were poor. At the plate, he has worked daily on his bunting with Mudcats hitting coach Paul Sanigorski, but the light hasn't flipped on yet. He has learned to drive the ball at times from the left side but mostly slaps at it. He is a hard worker with good makeup, and though he's thin, he has wiry strength and could develop gap power as he progresses. Campusano loves to play and in 2004 stayed with his Gulf Coast League team rather than return home for his father's funeral. He'll battle for a spot in the Triple-A outfield in spring training.
Though he signed once the 2003 season had gotten under way, it hasn't taken the switch hitting Campusano long to establish a reputation in the system. A natural righthanded hitter, he shows some pop from that side but is mostly a slap-and-dash type from the left side. Some believe he is every bit as fast as Double-A outfielder Eric Reed. In fact, some of the Gulf Coast League instructors had the two lined up for a match race in the outfield before a trainer called it off. Campusano has been timed at 3.35 seconds to first on a bunt from the left side. He made 28 errors but showed a 75 arm that could be even better than Class A shortstop Robert Andino's. His arm isn't just strong but accurate, too. He struggles at times with his footwork and balance on double plays. He has good makeup and is coachable. Some see him as another Tony Fernandez, while others think he'll wind up hitting more like an Alfredo Griffin. His father died in the middle of the year but he did not return home for the funeral. He fouled a ball off his foot late in the season but played through the pain.

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No player in the GCL East showed better raw tools than Campusano, who was clocked in 3.4 seconds from the left side of the plate to first base on a bunt and has a cannon arm. The tools haven't translated in his numbers yet, and he succeeded on just 11 of 21 stolen-base attempts. "With his speed and arm strength, he's an electrifying shortstop," Expos manager Arturo DeFreites said. "He just needs to fine-tune his game. He's too quick sometimes for his own good." As he learned to play under control this year, he became much more efficient in the field, committing just eight errors in his last 30 games after making 20 in his first 28. He learned to come in on balls better, rather than staying back and relying on his arm to throw out runners. Though Campusano is just 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds and has hit only one home run over the last two seasons, scouts say he has the ability to eventually hit 10-15 a year. A switch-hitter, he has more pop from the right side.