• Full name Bryce Everett Brentz
  • Born 12/30/1988 in Crossville, TN
  • Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Middle Tennessee State
  • Debut 09/17/2014
  • Drafted in the C-A round (36th overall) by the Boston Red Sox in 2010 (signed for $889,200).
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    Drafted as a pitcher out of high school by the Indians in the 30th round, Brentz was known more for a fastball that reached 92 mph. He was in the weekend rotation as a sophomore but made much more noise at the plate, leading Division I in batting at .465 as well as in home runs (28) and slugging (.930). Brentz followed up by hitting .366 for Team USA and moved to center field as a junior, but he hasn't had the encore season he or scouts hoped for, despite giving up pitching. Brentz got off to a bit of a slow start, then missed three weeks with a hairline fracture of his right ankle. He moved to right field after returning from the injury and profiles better there anyway. His arm hasn't quite bounced back to what it was in high school; once above-average, it's now more solid average. Brentz's all-or-nothing approach at the plate makes him streaky, but he has explosive power, and even in a difficult year he was slugging close to .700. The salutatorian at his high school, Brentz is bright, plays hard and is what he is, a feast-or-famine slugger who fits the right-field profile. He shouldn't last past the first round.

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  • Rated Best Outfield Arm in the Eastern League in 2012
  • Rated Best Power Hitter in the Boston Red Sox in 2012
  • Rated Best Power Prospect in the Carolina League in 2011

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