Mike A. over at In George We Trust, takes a good look at soon-to-be uber-prospect Jose Tabata. I say that because a) I think that this kid has a great chance to be something pretty exciting and b) what can I say, I like the prefix "uber".

Just look how it [Tabata's stats] compares to the stats put up by these household names when they were down in the Rookie ball ranks:

AgeBAOBPSLGOPSK/BB
Carlos Beltran18.278.331.328.6592.16
Andruw Jones17.290.358.412.7701.76
Bernie Williams18.270.379.343.7221.10
Tabata17.314.382.417.799.933

Here's how his performance stacks up against three of the today's premier outfield prospects when they were at the Rookie level:

AgeBAOBPSLGOPSK/BB
Lastings Milledge18.231.323.308.6311.33
Javier Herrera18.230.329.410.7392.71
Jeremy Hermida18.224.316.321.6371.67
Tabata17.314.382.417.799.933

Those numbers do a good job of speaking for themselves, but what may be most impressive is that he walked more than he struck out, always a good sign regardless of the raw pitching in the GCL.

Obviously, it will be a couple of years before we can really see how Tabata plays out but hey, that's what prospects are for, right? You're prospecting for the next great player to put on your team's uniform and who knows, we could be looking at him right now.