• Full name Christopher Tyler Morrison
  • Born 07/22/1990 in Norfolk, VA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 170 / Bats: L / Throws: R
  • School Tigard
  • Drafted in the 4th round (113th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 (signed for $500,000).
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    Morrison was in Virginia last spring and played on a Virginia-based travel team last summer, then was in Hawaii in the fall. However, his parents moved to Oregon in the spring, and he surpassed Tigard High teammate Ryan Gorton as the state's top prep prospect. A member of the University of Oregon's first baseball recruiting class for its reborn program, he probably doesn't have enough bat to make a quick impact in pro ball, but a patient team could get one of the draft's better athletes. Long and lean, almost frail, Morrison is a fast-twitch athlete who is a 65 runner on the 20-to-80 scale. Morrison's best present tool is his speed, and he's a raw though potentially above-average defender in center field. He's a long strider who can cover a lot of ground and has enough arm strength for center field. Offensively, Morrison is behind, unable to bring his authoritative batting-practice hacks into games. However, he has raw power, though it might take a couple of thousand minor league at-bats for it to come out.

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  • Rated Best Defensive Outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013
  • Rated Best Athlete in the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012

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