Jason Place | SoxProspects.com

#44 Jason Place

Portland Sea Dogs | Outfield

Age: 21
Born: May 8, 1988
Piedmont, SC
Height: 6-3
Weight: 200
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 1st round, 2006
How Acquired: Draft
High School: Wren HS (SC)
ETA: 2011

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Scouting Report: Outfielder with five-tool potential. Plays the game at full tilt. Raw power potential and above average speed. Historically strikes out a ton and struggles a lot with off-speed pitches. He has shown recent improvement in that area, but his power numbers have struggled in that period. Very good defensive outfielder - strong arm with excellent range, gets a good jump on balls hit out to center. Place made a lot of adjustments to the Red Sox hitting philosophies in his first few years in the organization, particularly putting a lot of work towards improving his swing. His development is coming along slowly but surely, and his swing is looking better as time goes on, but it still lacks fluidity. Overall, he's going to have to get the bat on the ball more and cut his strikeout numbers down - while keeping his power numbers up - if he wants to make the grade at higher levels. Place is a super-confident player, and that has reportedly rubbed a lot of his teammates the wrong way.

	Career Stats
year	team	lg	level	org	age	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	tb	bb	so	sb	cs	avg	obp	slg	ops
2006	Wren	-	HS	-	18	-	57	-	-	6	-	5	21	-	31	-	10	-	0.544	---	---	---
2006	GCL Red Sox	GCL	Rk	Bos	18	33	113	14	33	3	1	4	21	50	17	35	3	3	0.292	0.386	0.442	0.829
2007	Greenville	SAL	A	Bos	19	129	459	60	98	23	4	12	55	165	52	160	9	8	0.214	0.298	0.359	0.657
2007	Honolulu	HWB	Fall	Bos	19	26	80	16	17	6	0	4	8	35	13	39	2	2	0.213	0.330	0.438	0.768
2008	Lancaster	Cal	A	Bos	20	114	484	88	119	25	4	19	65	209	44	147	5	5	0.246	0.320	0.432	0.752
2009	Salem	Car	A	Bos	21	76	302	47	76	24	3	4	48	118	34	85	1	2	0.252	0.328	0.391	0.719
2009	Portland	East	AA	Bos	21	42	141	21	37	6	0	4	16	55	17	52	1	2	0.262	0.348	0.390	0.738

	Additional Player Info
	Pronunciation: --- First Pro Contract: June 9, 2006 by Rob English Signing Bonus: $1,300,000 MiLB Debut: June 26, 2006 (GCL) MLFA Eligible: 2012-13 Rule 5 Draft Eligible: 2010-11	Added to 40-man: - MLB Debut: - MLB Service Time (through 2009): - Options Remaining: 3 (0 used) Contract (2010): MiLB Contract Trade Restrictions: None

	Awards 2006 Baseball America Second Team HS All-American Red Sox ML Base Runner of the Month (May 2008)	SoxProspects.com Awards SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (June 2-8, 2008)

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