• Full name Matthew Scott Dominguez
  • Born 08/28/1989 in Los Angeles, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Chatsworth
  • Debut 09/06/2011
  • Drafted in the 1st round (12th overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2007 (signed for $1,800,000).
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    Dominguez entered the season competing for top prospect honors in Southern California, especially after leading USA Baseball's junior national team with two homers and 11 RBIs at least year's World Junior Championship. He was quickly passed as a prospect by his teammate, Mike Moustakas, this spring, however, and his stock was falling toward the bottom of the first round as the draft approached. The problem isn't tools, but rather adjustments. Dominguez has the tools to hit, with quick hands that he should learn to trust. Instead, he gets on his front foot too early, and to compensate he has tinkered with his approach--a bat wrap, rocking back with his hands, or setting up in a wide-open stance and diving at the ball. He has the bat speed and raw power potential that none of it is probably necessary, but the club that drafts Dominguez and signs him away from his Cal State Fullerton commitment will need to adjust his hitting mechanics. His other tools are excellent, particularly defensively, where he's drawn comparisons to Ryan Zimmerman. Dominguez has a well-above-average arm, and with his supple hands and quick release, it plays as well as Moustakas' 80 arm. He does everything easily defensively and is a solid runner.

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  • Rated Best Defensive 3B in the Pacific Coast League in 2012
  • Rated Best Infield Arm in the Miami Marlins in 2012
  • Rated Best Defensive Infielder in the Miami Marlins in 2012
  • Rated Best Defensive 3B in the Pacific Coast League in 2011
  • Rated Best Defensive Infielder in the Miami Marlins in 2011
  • Rated Best Defensive 3B in the Southern League in 2010
  • Rated Best Infield Arm in the Miami Marlins in 2010
  • Rated Best Defensive Infielder in the Miami Marlins in 2010
  • Rated Best Defensive 3B in the Florida State League in 2009
  • Rated Best Infield Arm in the Miami Marlins in 2009
  • Rated Best Defensive Infielder in the Miami Marlins in 2009
  • Rated Best Defensive Infielder in the Miami Marlins in 2008

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