Burleigh Welcome  
First Baseman | Toronto Dragons

Hitting
Welcome is one of the most powerful hitters in the game and can clear the fences in any part of the ballpark. I tell you, I've seen Welcome hit some majestic home runs. They're a thing of beauty. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency. Welcome continues to use the opposite field far more often than most power hitters, though he has learned to turn on the ball when he gets a pitch to drive.

Baserunning & Defense
Welcome isn't a fluid first baseman, but he's not afraid to get dirty and gets the job done. His arm is accurate enough. Welcome isn't fast, but he's a heady baserunner who rarely gets thrown out.

2014 Outlook
In one full big league season, Welcome already has done more than what scouts projected when he came out of college.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2009 TOR 1B 32 49 72 44 45 55 49 51 48 20 0 Low Minors 31 55 . 242
2010 TOR 1B 41 54 72 44 45 55 49 51 48 21 0 Low Minors 36 55 . 265
2011 TOR 1B 50 63 72 44 45 55 49 51 48 22 0 Low Minors 43 55 . 295
2012 TOR 1B 56 76 72 44 45 55 49 51 48 23 0 Low Minors 50 55 . 328
2013 TOR 1B 62 85 72 44 45 55 49 51 48 24 0 Active 57 55 . 353
2014 TOR 1B 64 92 72 44 45 55 49 51 48 24 1 Active 64 55 CF-9 370
Ratings Delta     +2 +7                 +1   +7     +17
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Tue May 10 16:22:47 EDT 2005

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.