AB | 160 |
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AVG | .269 |
OBP | .335 |
SLG | .394 |
HR | 3 |
- Full name Caden James Connor
- Born 08/02/2000 in Orange, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Cal State Fullerton
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Drafted in the 19th round (569th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2023 (signed for $100,000).
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School: Cal State Fullerton Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 22.9
A 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior first baseman, Connor is a solid senior sign target in the 2023 class with a line drive swing from the left side and hard contact. He’s hit for average and shown solid plate discipline throughout his college career, though he’s never shown the sort of in-game power you’d like to see for a first base profile. In 2023 he hit .329/.415/.502 with five home runs, 20 doubles, a 13.1% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate. He is a good defender around the first base bag, with solid instincts, but defensive aptitude at the bottom of the defensive spectrum only means so much when you don’t slug—and through 171 career games Connor has just nine home runs to his name. He has played the outfield corners, so potentially he could fit there, where his power might matter a bit less.
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School: Cal State Fullerton Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 22.9
A 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior first baseman, Connor is a solid senior sign target in the 2023 class with a line drive swing from the left side and hard contact. He’s hit for average and shown solid plate discipline throughout his college career, though he’s never shown the sort of in-game power you’d like to see for a first base profile. In 2023 he hit .329/.415/.502 with five home runs, 20 doubles, a 13.1% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate. He is a good defender around the first base bag, with solid instincts, but defensive aptitude at the bottom of the defensive spectrum only means so much when you don’t slug—and through 171 career games Connor has just nine home runs to his name. He has played the outfield corners, so potentially he could fit there, where his power might matter a bit less. -
School: Cal State Fullerton Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 22
Connor has been on national scouting radars dating back to his high school days, thanks to playing with powerhouse SoCal program Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High. Connor was named MVP of the 2019 National High School Invitational that OLu won in 2019—the program’s third consecutive victory at the event. A few years later and Connor is a Cal State Fullerton lefthanded hitter who stands out for many teams’ analytics departments. He makes a lot of contact, walks more than he strikes out and this spring hit .327/.414/.460. He doesn’t have an obvious defensive home, however, and Fullerton played him mostly at first base. He has only four career home runs, though, and might not have the power to profile there, though some scouts think he has sneaky power and could eventually get to double-digit home runs thanks to a sound approach. Connor has an average arm and might be able to move around well enough to handle an outfield corner, where his profile would be more appealing.