Chris McGuiness First Base

     
 

Photo © Dave Letizi

Born: April 11, 1988
James Island, SC
Height: 6-1
Weight: 210
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Drafted: 13th round, 2009
How Acquired: Draft
College: The Citadel
High School: James Island (SC)
Links
Road to the Show: Chris McGuiness
Fire Brand: Chris McGuiness chat
2010 Prospect Preview
The Ladder (7.8.2010)

Traded to Texas with Roman Mendez, Michael Thomas, and cash for Jarrod Saltalamacchia (July 2010)

Scouting Report: Left-handed batter, hits with an open stance that he closes on pitch approach while employing a timing tap. He's a little loud at the plate with some waving of his hands during his stance. Finishes with a two-handed follow through up around his back, a bit of an uppercut swing. Excellent plate discipline, doesn't jump out at balls, tracks pitches right into the glove. He uncoils with his swing and has a shorter stroke. The ball comes off his bat well - he doesn't create a lot of lift, but hits through the ball with a little top spin.  Should excel, even against more advanced pitching.  Average power potential. Below average speed. Intelligent. Solid defensively, picks errant throws well.
   
 

  
   
  Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
  2009 Citadel NCAA Coll --- 21 59 207 55 76 15 1 15 59 138 65 22 1 2 0.367 0.520 0.667 1.187
  2009 Lowell NYPL A Bos 21 54 196 26 50 17 0 6 38 85 36 40 0 1 0.255 0.374 0.434 0.808
2009 Greenville SAL A Bos 21 6 20 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 3 5 0 0 0.150 0.320 0.200 0.520
  2010 Greenville SAL A Bos 22 78 282 41 84 20 1 12 46 142 53 59 2 3 0.298 0.416 0.504 0.920
  2010 Bakersfield Cal A Tex 22 34 120 19 30 3 0 7 22 54 24 32 1 1 0.250 0.381 0.450 0.831
  2011 AZL Rangers AZL Rk Tex 23 2 5 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 0.200 0.429 0.800 1.229
  2011 Myrtle Beach Car A Tex 23 53 196 19 42 10 0 2 26 58 30 51 1 0 0.214 0.320 0.296 0.616
  2012 Frisco Tex AA Tex 24 123 456 65 122 25 0 23 77 216 69 107 0 1 0.268 0.366 0.474 0.840
  2013 Round Rock PCL AAA Tex 25 104 362 52 89 29 1 11 63 153 68 86 1 0 0.246 0.369 0.423 0.792
  2013 Texas AL MLB Tex 25 10 34 0 6 1 0 0 1 7 0 13 0 0 0.176 0.176 0.206 0.382
  2014 Indianapolis IL AAA Pit 26 126 420 60 111 31 2 9 54 173 63 72 0 3 0.264 0.358 0.412 0.770
  2015 Lehigh Valley IL AAA Phi 27 101 327 39 73 15 0 3 36 97 55 62 1 2 0.223 0.338 0.297 0.637
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: June 24, 2009 by Quincy Boyd
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: June 25, 2009 (Lowell)		 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: June 7, 2013 (Texas)
     
  Awards
NY-Penn League All-Star (2009)		 SoxProspects.com Awards
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (July 5-11, 2010)
 
 

     
 
 		  
     
 
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