Sandy Leon Catcher

     
 

Born: March 13, 1989
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Height: 5-10
Weight: 225
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
How Acquired: Acquired from Washington for cash considerations (March 2015)


 Photo © Kelly O'Connor

Traded to Cleveland for Adenys Bautista (Dec. 2019)

Scouting Report: Leon was an organizational catcher in the Nationals system for 8 seasons before catching on with Boston. Made a huge offensive splash at the major league level in 2016, which was somewhat of an aberration for his career. Below-average contact skills with average power. No speed. Solid defensively. Pitchers like throwing to him. Above-average throwing arm, soft glove, good blocking skills. Great teammate. Fluent in English and Spanish. Excellent backup or platoon catcher, but not likely an everyday regular for a first division team long-term.

  
   
    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
  2007 GCL Nationals GCL Rk Was 18 31 94 10 19 0 0 0 11 19 17 15 0 0 0.202 0.324 0.202 0.526
  2008 GCL Nationals GCL Rk Was 19 26 74 12 14 1 1 0 11 17 9 18 1 2 0.189 0.294 0.230 0.524
  2009 Vermont NYPL A- Was 20 50 166 16 41 10 1 2 18 59 24 29 1 1 0.247 0.345 0.355 0.700
  2009 Hagerstown SAL A Was 20 23 78 7 17 3 0 0 6 20 5 21 0 0 0.218 0.265 0.256 0.521
  2010 Hagerstown SAL A Was 21 98 325 48 81 10 6 2 36 109 50 79 3 5 0.249 0.345 0.335 0.680
  2010 Zulia LVBP Wint   21 2 5 1 3 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0.600 0.500 1.000 1.500
  2011 Potomac Car A+ Was 22 109 370 36 93 21 1 6 43 134 33 69 1 3 0.251 0.312 0.362 0.674
  2011 Zulia LVBP Wint   22 14 28 2 7 0 0 0 2 7 4 4 0 0 0.250 0.344 0.250 0.594
  2012 Auburn NYPL A- Was 23 5 15 3 5 2 0 0 3 7 3 2 0 0 0.333 0.444 0.467 0.911
  2012 Harrisburg East AA Was 23 40 135 15 42 12 0 1 19 57 9 16 1 0 0.311 0.358 0.422 0.780
  2012 Syracuse IL AAA Was 23 19 52 8 18 5 0 2 4 29 12 12 0 0 0.346 0.469 0.558 1.027
  2012 Washington NL MLB Was 23 12 30 2 8 2 0 0 2 10 4 11 0 0 0.267 0.389 0.333 0.722
  2012 Zulia LVBP Wint   23 30 79 9 20 1 1 1 10 26 6 21 1 1 0.253 0.306 0.329 0.635
  2013 Auburn NYPL A- Was 24 3 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.154
  2013 Harrisburg East AA Was 24 95 310 35 55 12 1 3 26 78 47 57 0 0 0.177 0.291 0.252 0.543
  2013 Washington NL MLB Was 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
  2013 Zulia LVBP Wint   24 38 119 19 42 8 1 2 15 58 20 26 1 1 0.353 0.451 0.487 0.938
  2014 Syracuse IL AAA Was 25 51 170 26 39 9 0 5 25 63 23 36 1 0 0.229 0.321 0.371 0.692
  2014 Washington NL MLB Was 25 20 64 7 10 1 0 1 3 14 6 20 0 0 0.156 0.229 0.219 0.448
  2014 Zulia LVBP Wint   25 46 147 13 31 8 1 2 14 47 17 27 1 0 0.211 0.290 0.320 0.610
  2015 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 26 26 99 8 26 4 0 1 13 33 10 23 0 1 0.263 0.342 0.333 0.676
  2015 Boston AL MLB Bos 26 41 114 8 21 2 0 0 3 23 7 28 0 1 0.184 0.238 0.202 0.439
  2015 Aragua LVBP Wint Bos 26 33 112 15 26 3 1 1 6 34 17 20 0 0 0.232 0.338 0.304 0.642
  2015 Venezuela CS Wint Bos 26 6 18 2 5 1 0 0 3 6 2 7 0 0 0.278 0.318 0.333 0.652
  2016 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 27 36 115 12 28 3 1 2 13 39 11 24 0 0 0.243 0.318 0.339 0.657
  2016 Boston AL MLB Bos 27 78 252 36 78 17 2 7 35 120 23 66 0 0 0.310 0.371 0.476 0.847
  2017 Boston AL MLB Bos 28 85 271 32 61 14 0 7 39 96 25 74 0 0 0.225 0.290 0.354 0.644
  2018 Boston AL MLB Bos 29 89 265 30 47 12 0 5 22 74 15 75 1 0 0.177 0.232 0.279 0.511
  2019 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 30 7 25 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 1 0.120 0.154 0.120 0.274
  2019 Boston AL MLB Bos 30 65 172 14 33 3 0 5 19 51 13 47 0 0 0.192 0.251 0.297 0.548
  2020 Cleveland AL MLB Cle 31 25 66 4 9 1 0 2 4 16 14 21 0 0 0.136 0.296 0.242 0.539
  2021 Miami NL MLB Mia 32 83 202 15 37 5 0 4 14 54 12 65 0 0 0.183 0.237 0.267 0.505
  2022 Columbus IL AAA Cle 33 4 12 2 3 0 0 1 4 6 4 2 0 0 0.250 0.438 0.500 0.938
  2022 Cleveland AL MLB Cle 33 8 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0.133 0.381 0.133 0.514
  2022 Louisville IL AAA Cin 33 26 72 5 16 3 0 1 7 22 10 12 0 0 0.222 0.321 0.306 0.627
  2022 Minnesota AL MLB Min 33 25 56 6 10 3 0 0 4 13 7 23 0 0 0.179 0.270 0.232 0.502
  2023 Columbus IL AAA cle 34 16 50 6 11 3 0 2 4 20 10 11 0 0 0.220 0.361 0.400 0.761
  2023 Roun Dock PCL AAA Tex 34 4 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 0.273 0.467 0.273 0.739
  2023 Texas AL MLB Tex 34 21 41 4 6 2 0 0 4 8 1 20 0 0 0.146 0.186 0.146 0.381
  2024 Gwinnett IL AAA Atl 35 79 237 20 43 4 0 5 26 62 51 85 0 0 0.181 0.328 0.262 0.589
   
  Additional Player Info  
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First Pro Contract: January 21, 2007 by Mike Rizzo & Dana Brown (WAS)
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: June 19. 2007 (GCL Nationals)
 Added to 40-man: April 16, 2019
MLB Debut: May 14, 2012 (Washington)
     
  Awards
2010 South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star
2011 Carolina League Post-Season All-Star		 SoxProspects.com Awards
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