Position: C
Born: 1/24/86
Ht: 6′4″ Wt: 220 B-T: R-R
Acquired: Received from Atlanta in Javier Vazquez trade on Dec. 4, 2008
Career Stats
FutureSox’s Tyler Flowers content

FutureSox Prospect Rankings

• #5 – 2009 Preseason
• #1 – 2009 Midseason
• #1 – 2009 Postseason

Accolades

• 2008 Carolina League Post-Season All-Star
• 2008 Arizona Fall League All Prospect Team
• 2009 #99 MLB Prospect (Baseball America)
• FutureSox Hitter of the Month – April 2009
• FutureSox Hitter of the Month – June 2009
• 2009 Futures Game
• 2009 Southern League All-Star Game
• 2009 Southern League Post-Season All-Star
• 2009 All-FutureSox Team Catcher
• 2010 White Sox Best Power Hitter (Baseball America)
• 2010 White Sox Best Strike-Zone Discipline (Baseball America)

Scouting report
Flowers has a plus bat for a catcher, but the question is whether or not he can stick at the position. The Sox and Flowers keep saying there are no plans to move him, but that doesn’t mean they won’t some point in his Major League career. Flowers’ bat has the potential to overcome being a below average defensive catcher, but some scouts and experts think his future is as a first baseman or DH. Flowers has huge power and a great on-base ability. He loads up on his swing creating a lot of swing and misses, but a low contact rate isn’t a major problem considering his other skills as a hitter. The big questions surround his defense behind the plate. He is still somewhat raw as a catcher. His catch and throw ability is a work in progress. He will need to improve his footwork when he pops up to throw, but his arm seems passable otherwise. He seems to work well with the pitching staffs and his blocking ability is decent enough. He is still a work in progress defensively, but it’s not unreasonable to think he stays at the position.

Major League Outlook: Poor man’s Jim Thome at who knows what position (if any)
ETA: Early-to-mid 2010