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Whats his outlook?
Likely AAA depth. He's got a solid bat, but he hasn't progressed as well as hoped. He's very large for the position, but fields it well enough to stick...his caught stealing percentage has nose-dived this year, though, and he's splitting time between catching and DH (though that has more to do with Reese McGuire being there than with Jhang himself).
He was aggressively promoted to Bradenton last year, as just about every catcher was promoted aggressively just to get playing time and Jhang was clearly in over his head last year. He's looking better in his second season there, but the fact that he's hitting only singles is a bit concerning (you can't expect big home run numbers in the FSL...but 12 extra-base hits out of 81 total hits is a staggering number).
I wouldn't be surprised if he's dealt in the next couple days, but if he does stay within the organization his upside is likely as a 3rd catcher (read: playing in AAA). Jhang was Pirates Prospects' #22 prospect entering last year, but fell all the way to #49 entering this year, making him the 5th best catching prospect in the system pre-draft.
Little League home run for Cutch there
