Moneyball - UPDATED

I'm reading Moneyball, the book that made Billy Beane and his weirded-out way of selecting young players. I'm still laughing that he fired Grady Fuson because he selected Jeremy Bonderman. But even funnier is the book's focus on a former Alabama catcher named Jeremy Brown. Reading the book makes it sound like Brown is the next Mike Piazza, even though scouts said he was too fat to play. Guess what? Brown is hitting .223 this year at AA Midland. And for all those Moneyballers, he strikes out more than he walks.

UPDATE

Went to check out Nick Swisher's AAA numbers with Sacramento. You know the guy. According to Moneyball, he's the next Stan Musial. Or something like that. But it seems our man, now 23 or 24, is batting below .250 in the minors. Last year he hit .230 at AA Midland. To be fair, Swisher has shown some power at the low levels and continues to walk. But I wonder if he can walk himself to the majors. He might try.