The Cardinals will announce the signing of supplemental first-rounder Stephen Piscotty on Saturday afternoon. He'll receive a bonus of $1,430,400, matching the assigned value for his No. 36 overall pick.
An outfielder/third baseman from Stanford, Piscotty was one of the best college bats available in the 2012 draft. he won the 2011 Cape Cod League batting title with a .349 average and has some gap power. He also offers arm strength and was a member of Stanford's weekend rotation at the end of the season.
View our Cardinals Draft Database here.
|
Comments will be monitored prior to being added to the site. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be rejected. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. We have chosen to open up commenting to everyone, so comment away! We want to hear from each and every one of you! Leave a comment. |
About This Blog
Categories
Archives
Syndicate This Blog
Blogs
BaseballAmerica.com
Search This Blog
Any thoughts on where he'll begin his career? Low-A? Cardinals now have Cox, Kelly, Piscotty & Freese as third basemen and would appear to be set at that position. I would guess that Cox gets moved in a trade. I do not see him taking second base from Wong. Thoughts?
Posted by Allen | June 16, 2012 at 12:30 pm | ShortcutDerrick Goold reported he’ll begin his career at third base. Scouts aren’t as confident that he can stay there, and even Stanford moved him to an outfield corner when it reshuffled its defense this year. Could just be a case of a club trying a player at the best-case position first. We’ll see how it plays out.
Posted by Jim Callis | June 16, 2012 at 7:50 pm | Shortcut