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Just to clarify my observations from several years ago on why the strikeout prospects fail....
-When talented low minors hitters strike out a lot, it's usually indicative of holes in their hitting-When those high strikeouts are sustained over an extended period of time, it demonstrates a failure to make adjustments-There is no advanced scouting of the low minors for competitive purposes. When a team is able to exploit a low minors hitter's weaknesses, it's usually mere coincidence or off of memory from prior showdowns.-There is serious advanced scouting in the high minors and majors. The occasional, coincidental exploits from the low minors are now a strategic attack used every at-bat. The hitter is now forced to make adjustments, or those 1.000 OPS's get cut in half.
This is why I think you see minor league sluggers suddenly turn into Cesar Izturis in the majors, and/or take several years before they come anywhere close to resembling their minor league production.