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Jimmy Rider

Infield

Born: May 9, 1990
Pittsburgh, PA
Height: 5-8
Weight: 175
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 26th round, 2012 by Pittsburgh
How Acquired: Acquired from Pittsburgh for future considerations (Oct. 2013)
College: Kent State
High School: Peters Township HS (PA)

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Retired (Sept. 2014)

Scouting Report: Small infielder with no above-average tools. Plays second and third base, but profiles best at second. Outstanding work ethic. Excellent college player. Set the MAC record for most hits in a career while at Kent State.

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

2009

Kent State

NCAA

Coll

---

19

56

218

62

77

11

2

5

46

107

27

35

5

2

0.353

0.000

0.491

0.491

2010

Kent State

NCAA

Coll

---

20

63

276

46

95

21

2

1

44

123

17

19

6

3

0.344

0.398

0.446

0.844

2011

Kent State

NCAA

Coll

---

21

62

267

41

75

16

3

1

46

100

20

30

5

2

0.281

0.333

0.375

0.708

2012

Kent State

NCAA

Coll

---

22

67

295

70

106

30

1

6

58

156

33

41

3

0

0.359

0.425

0.529

0.954

2012

GCL Pirates

GCL

Rk

Pit

22

22

71

15

17

5

0

0

6

22

9

13

2

1

0.239

0.337

0.310

0.647

2012

State College

NYPL

A-

Pit

22

20

59

6

7

1

0

0

1

8

8

12

3

0

0.119

0.235

0.136

0.371

2013

Jamestown

NYPL

A-

Pit

23

23

61

4

15

3

0

0

11

18

2

11

3

1

0.246

0.288

0.295

0.583

2013

West Virginia

SAL

A

Pit

23

14

43

8

13

4

0

2

11

23

4

6

0

0

0.302

0.367

0.535

0.902

2014

Greenville

SAL

A

Pit

24

105

348

89

20

2

3

37

122

58

71

6

2

0.256

0.368

0.351

0.718

	Additional Player Info
	Pronunciation: --- First Pro Contract: June 28, 2012 (Pittsburgh) Signing Bonus: N/A MiLB Debut: June 29, 2012 (GCL Pirates)	Added to 40-man: - MLB Debut: -

	Awards 2012 Baseball America First-Team All-American 2012 Perfect Game Third-Team All-American	SoxProspects.com Awards -

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