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I’m pleased to see Banks is hitting well. His inclusion in the AFL caught me completely off guard, and for him to be designated our AFL “starter” was even more surprising. Yet, he’s doing really well with his opportunity. It’s got me to go back and have a closer look at Banks’ profile. He put up solid numbers at Tulane, and flashed good power. After stealing 21 bases this season, I kind of just assumed he was a bit of a light-hitting, OF speedster, kind of like Jacob Young, but in college, he wasn’t that. He never stole more than 7 bases in a season, but hit 32 HR in 123 games in his sophomore and junior seasons at Tulane. He also played across the OF in college, only assuming the starting CF job in his junior year, and since then has rarely played CF in the minors (though he has gotten one start there in the AFL).
It’s just that his debut 2025 season was so, so bad. He hit .138/.222/.184 between the FCL and A+. It was so bad I’d written him off entirely, and I hadn’t realized he had a decent 2026, hitting .251/.333/.375, trending up in basically every way possible. So, maybe there is something there if you squint. I hope the new regime was behind Banks’ turnaround, and still see some further growth potential there, hence being rewarded with a showcase. But I do wonder if there weren’t better options available. I’d have loved to see how Willits could avail himself, after having an excellent cameo against AA pitching. A good performance there could’ve made a strong argument for crowning him the top overall prospect.
Good stuff on Banks. Yeah, he’s got a good frame for power (6-2 209). He is a little old (23) to be considered a prospect, but like his tools.
I know we like to have prospects playing in the AZ Fall League because we can follow their progress, but Willits, Hacopian and all of the Nats other prospects are playing games on the back fields and developing at the Nats Florida facility right now. Lots of teams feel like that is better place for grooming skills than playing with a mix of players from other franchises in Arizona.
Banks part of the sunshine stories in
The young Turks “ trust the process “
Resume so far ?