Delino DeShields   Outfield

       
 
Born: August 16, 1992
Birthplace: Easton, MD
Height: 5-9
Weight: 190
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 1st round, 2010 by HOU
How Acquired: Acquired from Texas for cash considerations (Aug. 2021)
College: (LSU commit)
High School: Woodward (GA)
   

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Pronunciation: DELL-uh-noe
First Pro Contract: August 5, 2010 (HOUS)
Signing Scouts: Lincoln Martin
& Bobby Heck
Signing Bonus: $2,150,000
Pro Debut: August 11, 2010 (GRE)
MLB Debut: April 8, 2015 (TEX)
   
Twitter: @LinoDeSheilds
Instagram: @linodeshields


Traded to Cincinnati for cash considerations (Aug. 2021) 		 
 
 
 
 
     
  Scouting Report & Links      
         
  Physical Description: Stocky but athletic frame. No remaining projection.

Hit: Fringe-average hit tool. Compact swing, decent feel for the zone. Susceptible to inside pitches. Pull happy, can sell out for power.

Power: Above-average raw power. Has flashed fringe-average in game power. More suited to hitting the gaps and using his speed to disrupt games.

Run: Plus-plus speed. Stolen base threat.

Field: Fringe-average defender in center field.

Arm: Below-average arm.
   Career Notes: Son of former Montreal Expo Delino DeShields Sr. Eighth overall pick in 2010. Highly-regarded prospect coming up through the Houston system. Rule 5 pick in 2014. Acquired from Texas for cash in early August 2021, played for Worcester for less than a month before then being traded to Cincinnati for cash at the end of the month.

Summation: Emergency up-and-down outfielder. Adds value because of his speed. Still young enough to fix some holes in his swing, in which case he coul serve as a solid 4th outfielder.

Note: This page will be updated with a complete scouting report after the scouting team has seen the player in person.

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    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
2010 Greeneville Astros App Rk Hou 17 16 67 11 21 6 1 0 8 29 5 18 5 1 0.313 0.356 0.433 0.789
  2010 GCL Astros GCL Rk Hou 17 2 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0.111 0.200 0.111 0.311
  2011 Lexington Legends SAL A Hou 18 119 469 73 103 17 2 9 48 151 52 118 30 11 0.220 0.305 0.322 0.627
  2012 Lexington Legends SAL A Hou 19 111 440 96 131 22 5 10 52 193 70 108 83 14 0.298 0.401 0.439 0.840
  2012 Lancaster Jethawks Calif A+ Hou 19 24 97 17 23 2 3 2 9 37 13 23 18 5 0.237 0.336 0.381 0.717
  2013 Lancaster Jethawks Calif A+ Hou 20 111 451 100 143 25 14 5 54 211 57 91 51 18 0.317 0.405 0.468 0.873
  2014 Corpus Christi Hooks Tex AA Hou 21 114 411 75 97 14 2 11 57 148 61 112 54 14 0.236 0.346 0.360 0.706
  2015 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Tex 22 6 26 2 8 3 0 0 2 11 1 6 0 0 0.308 0.333 0.423 0.756
2015 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 22 121 425 83 111 22 10 2 37 159 53 101 25 8 0.261 0.344 0.374 0.718
  2016 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Tex 23 54 207 37 54 10 0 3 17 73 35 60 21 7 0.261 0.367 0.353 0.720
  2016 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 23 74 182 36 38 7 0 4 13 57 15 54 8 3 0.209 0.272 0.313 0.585
  2017 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 24 120 376 75 101 15 2 6 22 138 44 109 29 8 0.269 0.347 0.367 0.714
  2018 Frisco RoughRiders Tex AA Tex 25 7 18 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 8 2 2 2 0.278 0.500 0.278 0.778
  2018 Round Rock Express PCL AAA Tex 25 3 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0.167 0.167 0.167 0.334
  2018 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 25 106 334 52 72 14 1 2 22 94 43 83 20 4 0.216 0.310 0.281 0.591
  2019 Nashville Sounds PCL AAA Tex 26 15 66 10 17 3 0 3 11 29 8 17 8 0 0.258 0.338 0.439 0.777
  2019 Texas Rangers AL MLB Tex 26 118 357 42 89 15 4 4 32 124 38 100 24 6 0.249 0.325 0.347 0.672
  2020 Cleveland Indians AL MLB Cle 27 37 107 10 27 3 2 0 7 34 9 29 3 2 0.252 0.310 0.318 0.628
2021 Round Rock Express TAW AAA Tex 28 66 247 46 65 9 1 5 18 91 50 62 16 2 0.263 0.392 0.368 0.760
  2021 Worcester Red Sox TAE AAA Bos 28 18 62 10 13 4 1 1 4 22 13 24 5 1 0.210 0.355 0.355 0.710
  2021 Cincinnati Reds NL MLB Cin 28 25 47 4 12 5 0 1 6 20 9 11 2 1 0.255 0.375 0.426 0.801
  2022 Gwinnett Stripers IL AAA Atl 29 109 337 61 74 12 0 1 26 89 79 116 35 11 0.220 0.367 0.264 0.631
  2023 Cleburne Railroaders AmAs Indy --- 30 34 141 30 41 5 2 4 21 62 21 33 13 4 0.291 0.380 0.440 0.820
  2023 Tacoma Rainers PCL AAA Sea 30 12 45 7 10 0 0 0 2 10 5 8 3 2 0.222 0.300 0.222 0.522
  2024 Charleston Dirty Birds Atl Indy --- 31 69 262 54 67 9 0 4 33 88 48 49 36 7 0.256 0.371 0.336 0.707
  2025 Campeche Pirates Mex Fgn --- 32 16 64 6 10 3 0 0 5 13 4 16 5 1 0.156 0.203 0.203 0.406
  2025 Harrsiburg Senators East AA Was 32 37 103 19 27 4 1 0 6 33 16 35 3 1 0.262 0.373 0.320 0.692
   
     
  Advanced Stats & Splits
   
     
  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  2013 AFL Rising Star
2014 Texas League Mid-Season All-Star
American League Rookie of the Month (May 2015)
Rangers Rookie of the Year (2015)		   -  
   

   
     
 
 		  
     
 
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