• Full name Joc R. Pederson
  • Born 04/21/1992 in Palo Alto, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School Palo Alto
  • Debut 09/01/2014
  • Drafted in the 11th round (352nd overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010 (signed for $600,000).
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    A young athlete with professional bloodlines, present tools and a football approach to the game, Pederson is a favorite among Northern California scouts. See him on the right day and you are seeing a borderline five-tool high school prospect, though the ceiling is basically average across the board. Pederson hits and throws lefthanded, has an average arm, above-average range, runs a bit above-average down the line, has plenty of bat speed, and at times shows projectable average raw power. He tends to tinker a lot with his swing and approach, which gets in the way of him just going out and trusting his tools. Pederson was a talented high school football player and brings that type of toughness to the ball field, and if he were from the Midwest or Northeast he might be even higher on draft lists because as a multi-sport athlete he would be seen as having tremendous baseball upside. Just because he lives in California doesn't mean the same projection shouldn't apply. He has committed to Southern California, where his father Stu also played before moving onto the professional level.

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Minor League Top Prospects

Top 100 Rankings

Best Tools List

  • Rated Best Batting Prospect in the Pacific Coast League in 2014
  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the Pacific Coast League in 2014
  • Rated Best Strike-Zone Discipline in the Pacific Coast League in 2014
  • Rated Best Defensive Outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014
  • Rated Best Strike-Zone Discipline in the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014
  • Rated Best Power Hitter in the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014
  • Rated Best Defensive Outfielder in the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013
  • Rated Best Strike-Zone Discipline in the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013
  • Rated Best Hitter for Average in the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012

Scouting Reports

Career Transactions

  • San Francisco Giants activated CF Joc Pederson from the 10-day injured list.
  • San Francisco Giants sent CF Joc Pederson on a rehab assignment to San Jose Giants.
  • San Francisco Giants sent CF Joc Pederson on a rehab assignment to San Jose Giants.
  • San Francisco Giants sent CF Joc Pederson on a rehab assignment to San Jose Giants.
  • San Francisco Giants sent CF Joc Pederson on a rehab assignment to San Jose Giants.
  • San Francisco Giants placed CF Joc Pederson on the 10-day injured list retroactive to May 13, 2023. Right hand contusion.
  • San Francisco Giants activated CF Joc Pederson from the 10-day injured list.
  • San Francisco Giants placed CF Joc Pederson on the 10-day injured list. Right wrist inflammation.
  • Israel activated CF Joc Pederson.

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