Video: Is Kaelen Culpepper's Slow Start in Cedar Rapids a Concern?

[Jamie Cameron]

Kaelen Culpepper has only had one month in pro ball. He crushed his way through Low-A but has had some time to adjust to High-A Cedar Rapids. Is this slow start a concern or just a part of the growing pains a draft pick goes through only a month and a half after the draft?

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[twinstalker]

I think Culpepper is a concern, and that his numbers will concern, but despite this, it's too early to make the declaration you're asking about.  Yes, Culpepper is a concern.  No, his start is not (if he were good, this start is plausible).  To me it's as expected.  I didn't think he'd be very good.  Numbers are in line with that.  As I said after the draft, the first good pick was Dasan Hill,  DeBarge and Amick were bad picks (there weren't a lot of good choices, admittedly), and Culpepper probably wasn't going to be anything much.  Hill's also unlikely to do anything, but at least he's good value for the pick.

[ashbury]

I'm drawing zero conclusions from 31 PA, whatever the league.

How's his fielding?