Jeremy Rivera Utility

     
 

Born: January 30, 1995
Florida, PR
Height: 5-11
Weight: 160
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Drafted: 17th round, 2014
How Acquired: Draft
College: El Paso Community College
High School: Carlos Beltran Academy (PR)

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Elected free agency (Nov. 2021)
Retired to become a coach (2022)

Physical Description: Small, skinny frame. Doesn’t have much projection due to frame size and lacks strength. Athletic, quick-twitch player.

Hit: Switch-hitter utilizes the same set-up from both sides of the plate. Has a slightly open stance and a short, compact, contact-oriented swing. Solid feel for hit with an all-fields approach and has shown the willingness to shorten up with two strikes. Solid pitch recognition skills, makes a lot of contact. Potential fringe-average hit tool.

Power: Minimal  power. Lacks strength and swing is not designed to drive the ball in the air.

Arm: Above-average arm strength. Accurate with a quick release.

Field: Very fluid, instinctual defender. Solid fundamentals. Has very soft hands and easy actions. Solid range to both sides and is comfortable charging the ball. Knows how to play angles and plays the position with a certain flair. Will make difficult plays look easy at times. Potential above-average defender. Began playing the outfield as well in 2021 to provide further positional versatility.

Run: Average speed. Will steal a few bases mainly due to instincts and ability to read pitchers.

Career Notes: Godson of former major league outfielder Andres Torres, who spent a couple months in the Red Sox minor league system in 2014 at the same time Rivera was drafted and signed.

Summation: Solid organizational player who could stick around for a long time in the minors due to his glove and makeup, especially after adding the ability to play the outfield to his repertoire. Asset to pitchers due to his defensive ability, but marginal potential at the plate. Ceiling of an emergency up-and-down defensive specialist.

  
   
  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
  2014 EL Paso CC NJCAA JuCo --- 19 48 175 48 67 8 1 0 27 77 16 14 23 7 0.383 0.441 0.440 0.881
  2014 GCL Red Sox GCL Rk Bos 19 14 45 9 8 2 0 0 6 10 5 9 2 0 0.178 0.275 0.222 0.497
  2014 Mayaguez LBPRC Wint --- 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
  2015 Lowell NYPL A- Bos 20 63 215 22 55 4 1 0 12 61 24 37 8  6 0.256 0.328 0.284 0.612
  2015 Mayaguez LBPRC Wint --- 20 21 19 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 1 0.105 0.227 0.105 0.333
  2016 Greenville SAL A Bos 21 111 365 42 95 19 4 0 36 122 19 54 9 5 0.260 0.300 0.334 0.634
  2016 Salem Car A+ Bos 21     Playoffs Only                      
  2016 Mayaguez LBPRC Wint --- 21 11 11 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0.182 0.182 0.182 0.364
  2017 Salem Car A+ Bos 22 84 325 28 80 22 0 2 24 108 15 66 3 4 0.246 0.285 0.332 0.617
  2017 Mayaguez LBPRC Wint --- 22 7 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0.200 0.200 0.400 0.600
  2018 Portland East AA Bos 23 120 497 70 130 16 1 5 42 163 29 86 12 8 0.262 0.304 0.328 0.632
  2018 Mayaguez LBPRC Wint --- 23 28 84 11 20 2 0 1 4 22 6 5 0 1 0.238 0.290 0.298 0.588
  2019 Portland East AA Bos 24 101 339 34 80 11 2 6 33 113 22 70 12 3 0.236 0.288 0.333 0.621
  2019 Mayaguez LBPRC Wint --- 24 15 46 7 16 4 0 0 7 20 4 7 2 0 0.348 0.415 0.435 0.850
  2020 Season Cancelled --- --- Bos 25 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2020 Mayaguez LBPRC Wint --- 25 14 42 7 10 3 0 0 6 13 7 9 0 1 0.238 0.353 0.310 0.662
  2020 Puerto Rico CS Wint --- 25 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.286 0.375 0.286 0.661
  2021 Portland DNE AA Bos 26 26 90 11 12 2 0 0 1 14 11 24 1 0 0.150 0.269 0.175 0.444
  2021 Worcester TAE AAA Bos 26 45 137 23 37 7 0 2 12 50 15 28 3 0 0.270 0.351 0.365 0.716
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: June 30, 2014 by Vaughn Williams
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: July 23, 2014 (GCL)		 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
     
  Awards
Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Month (July 2017)
Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Month (Aug/Sep 2017)
Red Sox Minor League Defensive Player of the Month (August 2018)
2019 Portland Sea Dogs 10th Player Award		 SoxProspects.com Awards
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