Hitting
This guy can't hit a watermelon with a lampost. Vanderlinde always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency.
Baserunning & Defense
Vanderlinde doesn't have great speed, though he reads righthanders' moves well enough to steal a handful of bases each season without getting caught very often. When you play Vanderlinde you're not putting him in for his glove. Starle's arm leaves a little to be a desired.
2025 Outlook
One has to wonder what Starle Vanderlinde is doing in AA. In all honesty, he could use a lot of work on the fundamentals in the low minors.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout