Korby Batesole Shortstop

     
 

Born: February 8, 1996
Clovis, CA
Height: 6-1
Weight: 170
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Drafted: 26th round, 2018
How Acquired: Draft
College: Fresno State
High School: Buchanan (CA)

Photo © Kelly O'Connor


Released (May 2020)

Physical Description: On the skinny side, but has minimal remaining projection.

Hit: Starts slightly open. Short, slap-like swing. Very direct to the ball. Bat drags through the zone. Has a hard time catching up with velocity up in the zone. Does a good job fouling off tough pitches, but still has swing-and-miss in his game. Willing to try and bunt for a base hit.

Power: No over-the-fence power potential. Not a part of his game.

Arm: Average arm strength.

Field: Fluid actions, soft hands. Comfortable charging and covers ground with long limbs. Potential solid-average defender.

Run: Below-average speed. Strong baserunning instincts.

Career Notes: Father was a long-time coach at Fresno State, where his brother was also an undergraduate volunteer assistant coach.

Summation: Profiles as defense-first minor league depth. Can play short, second, and third at an above-average level. Won’t add much at the plate, but defensive ability should allow him to stick around.

 
   
  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
  2018 Fresno State NCAA Coll   22 52 198 32 63 9 3 2 14 84 9 35 4 1 0.318 0.376 0.424 0.800
  2018 Lowell NYPL A- Bos 22 46 151 19 43 3 1 0 11 48 15 40 5 4 0.285 0.353 0.318 0.671
  2019 Lowell NYPL A- Bos 23 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0.333 0.500 0.333 0.833
  2019 Greenville SAL A Bos 23 47 150 15 30 7 0 0 7 37 4 65 0 5 0.200 0.231 0.247 0.477
  2019 Salem Car A+ Bos 23 25 53 4 9 0 0 0 2 9 3 12 0 0 0.170 0.224 0.170 0.394
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract:
June 14, 2018 by Josh Labandeira
Signing Bonus: $2,500
MiLB Debut: June 18, 2018 (Lowell)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut:
-
     
  Awards
2018 Second Team All-Mountain West
2018 New York-Penn League All-Star
SoxProspects.com Awards
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