Christopher Troye Portland Sea Dogs Pitcher

       
 
Age: 25
Born: February 8, 1999
Birthplace: Hayward, CA
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 12th round, 2021 by BOS
How Acquired: Draft
College: UC-Santa Barbara
High School: Heritage (CA)
   

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First Pro Contract: July 24, 2021 (BOS)
Signing Scout: Todd Gold
Signing Bonus: $122,500
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2025
MLFA Eligible: November 2027
   
Pro Debut: August 17, 2021 (FCL)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
Service Time (1/25): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2024): MiLB contract
   
Twitter: @christophtroye
Instagram: @christophertroye

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Tall, sturdy frame. Thick lower half. Will have to watch his body as he gets older. Minimal remaining projection.

Mechanics: Throws almost directly over the top. Gets good extension. Jerky delivery with considerable effort. Arm is short back and long coming forward. Stiff arm action. Quick arm that can get out of sync with the rest of his delivery. Inconsistent release point. Has a head whack and falls off hard to the first base side. Very tough angle for hitters and gets a lot of deception with all the moving parts in his delivery.

Fastball: Sits 93-95 mph. Tops out at 98 mph. Has among the highest IVB in the system and shows plus carry up in the zone. Has the traits teams look for in a fastball and has shown substantial bat-missing ability in the low minors. Command and control need work. Struggles to get ahead and walks too many hitters. Pitch lacks consistency from outing to outing. Potential plus-to-better pitch.

Slider: 82-85 mph. Will flash depth and tight rotation. Potential average offering.

Cutter: 88-91 mph. Shorter, more horizontal shape. Potential fringe-average offering.
  Career Notes: Highly regarded coming out of high school as a catcher. Was named an Under Armour All-American his senior year. Moved to the bullpen as a college freshman. Underwent Tommy John surgery during the summer of 2019. Played in the Cape Cod League with Cotuit after the 2019 and 2021 seasons. Participated in the Fall Performance Program in 2021. Missed the first month-and-a-half of the 2022 season with an undisclosed injury. Participated in the Arizona Fall League in 2023. Developed a significant social media presence, providing a look at his day-to-day work as well as discussing his real estate investment pursuits, over the 2023-24 offseason, but backed off of that somewhat during the 2024 season. Spent a little over a month on the development list in May/June 2024, during which time he went to Fort Myers to address his struggles to start the season. Brother, Ryan, walked on to the team at UC Santa Barbara as a right-handed pitcher after transferring from Santa Barbara City College.

Summation: Potential up-and-down reliever. Ceiling of a middle reliever. Has very intriguing raw stuff, but has a long way to go, especially with his command and control and finding consistency with his mechanics. Has missed considerable time with injuries and struggled with control throughout his career. Has the size, arm strength, and the type of fastball teams look for. Key for development now is focusing on how to harness his stuff.

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Notes from the Field (4.27.23)
 
   
     
    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2018 UCSB BWest NCAA --- 19 1 4 5.74 15 0 0 15.2 12 12 10 1 0 18 24 1.91 13.79 10.34
  2019 UCSB BWest NCAA --- 20 2 1 4.42 13 4 0 18.1 10 9 9 2 0 17 26 1.47 12.76 8.35
  2021 UCSB BWest NCAA --- 22 0 1 4.50 15 4 2 18.0 8 10 9 0 0 25 29 1.83 14.50 12.50
  2021 FCL Red Sox FCL Rk Bos 22 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 1.00 22.50 0.00
2022 Salem Red Sox Car A Bos 23 1 4 4.86 26 0 1 33.1 19 21 18 0 1 24 50 1.29 13.50 6.48
2023 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 24 2 0 1.96 14 0 0 18.1 10 4 4 3 1 9 37 1.04 18.16 4.42
2023 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 24 0 0 3.77 24 0 0 31.0 20 17 13 0 2 27 50 1.52 14.52 7.84
2023 Glendale Desert Dogs AFL Fall Bos 24 0 0 6.23 8 0 2 8.2 10 6 6 1 0 11 1.85 11.42 6.23
2024 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 25 2 2 4.60 28 0 2 45.0 36 25 23 7 1 31 60 1.49 12.00 6.20
2025 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 26     stats                            
   
     
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  2017 MVP Gatorade All-American Game
Red Sox Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Month (May 2023)
  SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (September 4-10, 2023)
2023 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2024 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star 
 
   

   
     
 
 
 
     
 
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