With the Cubs currently sitting 15.5 games out of first place, there isn’t much excitement or drama left in the season. Their fates have been decided and the only questions that remain are about which players will still be around for next season. With the Cubs unloading Kosuke Fukudome to Cleveland, Tyler Colvin now has a golden opportunity to make management believe that he belongs in the everyday lineup next season.
Colvin, a lanky outfielder from Clemson, was drafted with the 13th pick in the 2006 draft. He was looked at as a solid athlete with the potential to become a power bat from the left side. Some national experts doubted the pick from the beginning and Colvin hasn’t proven any critics wrong to this point. His biggest issue has been the inability to demonstrate any level of patience at the plate. He’s played parts of five seasons in the minors and appeared in almost 500 games but has never posted an on base percentage above .336. His numbers in the big leagues aren’t anything to write home about either. While playing in 185 games, Colvin has a career batting average of .223 and .284 on base percentage.
While 185 games and 534 plate appearances may not be enough time to judge a player, Colvin doesn’t appear to be getting much better. He seems destined to be a non-descript fourth outfielder, never justifying the high draft pick the Cubs used on him. He may just be another underachieving Cubs position player prospect, never realizing the potential that the organization saw in him.
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