Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jose Tabata was a top prospect once. In 2006 he was ranked as the number two prospect in the New York Yankees farm system, and he reached as high as number 22 on league-wide prospect rankings. Looking back at it, it seems a bit unclear as to why that was ever true. His best season in the minors was in 2007 when he hit .307/.371/.392 with 5 home runs and 15 steals in 103 games with the Yankees A+ affiliate. He wasn’t exactly setting the world on fire with the bat and didn’t offer spectacular speed or defense, but scouts seemed to like how he profiled and became very high on his potential, despite his severe lack of giving-a-shit when photographers were around.
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