Statistically speaking: Think Wallace likes to be in the middle of things? In 27 games in the cleanup spot between Quad Cities and Springfield, he went 38-for-100 (.380) with eight homers and 29 RBIs.
Scouting report: A pure hitter from the left side, he has good plate discipline and the ability to hit for average and power. "A good athlete stuck in a bad body" is the perfect phrase for him as he's more athletic defensively than people anticipated. He showed he may be able to stick at third as long as he watches his conditioning.
Upside potential: An All-Star-caliber bat at third base, he'll never win a Gold Glove, but he can stay at the hot corner and his bat will play in the big leagues soon.
They said it: "He's just a very polished hitter. He came to us that way and he's done everything we expected and he's brought more defensive aptitude than we thought. He's not the prototypical third baseman as far as his body type, but he's got more athleticism than you would initially think." -- John Vuch, Cardinals Director of Minor League Operations
He said it: "You can't think about getting to St. Louis, that's when things fall apart. I want to play as well as I can and hopefully earn that promotion up there and help the team as soon as possible, whether it's [2009], early or late, or next year. I want to be ready, so when that call comes I'm ready to stay up there and not just stay a week or two."
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