• Full name Zachary Aaron MacPhee
  • Born 02/13/1990 in Phoenix, AZ
  • Profile Ht.: 5'9" / Wt.: 175 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Arizona State
  • Drafted in the 13th round (398th overall) by the Cleveland Guardians in 2011 (signed for $150,000).
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    Second baseman Zack MacPhee was the Pacific-10 Conference player of the year last year after batting .389/.486/.664, the first year he started switch-hitting. He hit just .232/.377/.283 in conference games this year with college baseball's less-potent bats, though he still showed a patient approach. He took his walks and didn't strike out a lot, but put a lot of pressure on himself after his huge sophomore season. MacPhee has a tight, uphill swing from both sides of the plate. He doesn't have the arm strength to play anywhere but second base and is a fringy runner. He's a good defender at second base, but at 5-foot-8 and 172 pounds he needs either big tools or big numbers, and he had neither this year.

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