Anthony Rizzo
| Anthony Rizzo | |
|---|---|
| San Diego Padres – No. 77[1] | |
| First baseman | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference |
Anthony Rizzo (born August 8, 1989 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American minor league baseball player in the San Diego Padres organization. A top minor league prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization, he was acquired by the Padres after the 2010 season along with three other prospects in exchange for All-Star player Adrian Gonzalez.
Early baseball career
Boston Red Sox organization
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Rizzo was a sixth round draft choice in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the Red Sox. He played in the Rex Sox organization with the Gulf Coast League Red Sox, Greenville Drive, Salem Red Sox and the Portland Sea Dogs[2]. In 2010, he hit a combined .260 with an on-base percentage (OBP) of .334 and a slugging percentage (SLG) of .480 along with 42 doubles, 25 home runs and 100 RBIs between stops at High-A Salem and Double-A Portland.[2]
Trade to San Diego
On December 6, 2010, Rizzo was traded along with Casey Kelly, Reymond Fuentes, and Eric Patterson to the Padres for three-time All-Star first baseman Gonzalez.[3][4] Rizzo was considered the third best prospect in the Red Sox organization (Kelly was #1).[5] Kevin Boles, Rizzo's manager at Portland, also previously managed Gonzalez in the minors. Boles said, "Rizzo reminds me a lot of Adrian Gonzalez ... Rizzo is a bigger kid and has a little more power, Adrian is a little more of a contact hitter, but they had very similar styles of play ... We thought very highly of Anthony Rizzo. He's going to be a heck of a player.'"[6] Padres General Manager Jed Hoyer expects either Rizzo or Kyle Blanks to eventually be the Padres major league starting first baseman.[7] The Padres invited Rizzo as a non-roster player to their Major League camp for 2011 Spring Training.[8] He was expected to start the season at Double-A with the San Antonio Missions or Triple-A with the Tucson Padres[7][8]
References
- ^ "San Diego Padres Non-Roster Invitees". sandiego.padres.mlb.com. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ^ a b "Anthony Rizzo Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
- ^ Drellich, Evan (December 6, 2010). "Gonzalez 'ready to beat the Yanks'". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
- ^ Brock, Corey (December 16, 2010). "Patterson to Friars completes Gonzalez deal". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
- ^ Center, Bill (December 6, 2010). "Gonzalez, Hoyer discuss Padres-Red Sox deal". The San Diego Tribune. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
- ^ Edes, Gordon (February 10, 2011). "Gonzalez began with pocket of quarters". ESPNBoston.com. Archived from the original on February, 14, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|archivedate=(help) - ^ a b Center, Bill (December 23, 2010). "Who's on first? Padres close to signing Hawpe". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Brock, Corey (January 6, 2011). "Kelly, Rizzo among 20 invited to Padres camp". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)