John Mayberry

2013

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2012

Mayberry had a breakout year for the Phillies last season. After earning a bench job and then shuttling between the majors and minors, Mayberry finally took hold of fairly regular playing time after Domonic Brown failed to establish himself in the majors. Mayberry has long been considered a solid prospect but his long swing has left many to question whether he could succeed against major league pitching. He credited some of his success last year to an adjustment in his batting stance which helped him get to the ball quicker. The Phillies have said Mayberry has earned a chance at regular playing time this season. If he can continue his success at the plate his power and speed combination will make him a valuable fantasy commodity.

2011

After shuttling between Triple-A and the majors in 2009, Mayberry failed to earn a recall last year until rosters expanded in September. He had an unspectacular year at Triple-A but the Phillies are expected to give him a long look for a bench job this spring. Mayberry has some power but he also has a long swing which makes him prone to striking out. He's had some success against lefties in the minors so he looks like a platoon outfielder at best. A strained calf this offseason forced him from the Arizona Fall League after one game, but he's expected to be ready for spring training.

2010

Mayberry received his first taste of the big leagues last season but was unable to capitalize on his opportunity when Raul Ibanez went down with an injury. The Phillies tried to carry Mayberry as a reserve but he was unable to get into any rhythm. Mayberry has big time power but he also has a long looping swing that quality pitchers can exploit. He'll compete for a bench job this spring, but there is a strong likelihood that he enters the year back at Triple-A. We don't see him breaking out unless he can start cutting back on the strikeouts.

2009

Traded to the Phillies following the season, 2008 was more of the same for Mayberry: not enough contact to tap into his decent power source. He hasn't progressed near as fast as hoped after being a first-round pick out of Stanford, which no doubt led to his trade.

2008

Mayberry continues to struggle considering his pedigree (son of a former major leaguer and first-round pick from a major college program). He advanced to Double-A Frisco after a less-than-spectacular stint at High-A Bakersfield (.230/.314/.496 in 244 at-bats). His performance at Double-A was similar (.241/.307/.453 in 245 at-bats) and he continues to have major issues making contact against weaker competition (48 walks, 126 strikeouts in 489 at-bats on the year). His AFL season wasn't much better, and while he has shown the ability to draw a walk, hit for decent power and steal a base there are still considerable holes in his game. He'll be 24 years old in 2008, and needs to start developing soon.

2007

Better things were expected from the son of a former major leaguer coming out of a good college program. He's started to show some power (26 doubles, 21 homers in 459 at-bats), and he's drawing more walks but there's still plenty of holes in his game (117 K at Low-A). He's going to have to cut down on his strikeouts if he wants find some success as he moves up the chain.

2006

Mayberry was Texas' first-round pick in 2005 and showed decent power in his pro debut with 16 doubles and 11 homers in 265 AB. It wasn't a great debut, though, for a player coming out of a major college program like Stanford. He struggled to make contact and whiffed 71 times in 71 games against just 26 walks. The team moved him to the outfield, where Mark Teixeira theoretically does not block him down the road.