• Full name Matthew Steven Mangini
  • Born 12/21/1985 in Springfield, MA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: L / Throws: R
  • School Oklahoma State
  • Debut 09/23/2010
  • Drafted in the C-A round (52nd overall) by the Seattle Mariners in 2007 (signed for $603,000).
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    Mangini won the Cape Cod League batting title with a .310 average last summer, then transferred from North Carolina State to Oklahoma State. He entered the year projected as a first-round pick--and he still may realize those expectations because college position players are in short supply and will be overdrafted--but his stock has slipped. He had changed his approach to simply trying to make contact. He was spread out at the plate, costing him leverage, and ranked just fourth on the Cowboys in both batting (.342) and homers (nine) through 50 games. He always has used a line-drive approach more than a loft stroke, but he drove the ball better in the past. Despite being 6-foot-4 and 222 pounds, he may have no more than average power. Mangini is adequate at third base and on the bases, so his bat will have to carry him. He has enough arm for the hot corner, but he has been vulnerable to bunts and inconsistent in the field, so he may have to find a new position down the line.

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