• Full name Michael Flynn Dowd
  • Born 04/10/1990 in Boston, MA
  • Profile Ht.: 5'9" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Franklin Pierce
  • Drafted in the 12th round (363rd overall) by the Seattle Mariners in 2011 (signed for $100,000).
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    Mike Dowd is a 5-foot-9, 210-pound backstop with pure arm strength that receives 70 grades on the 20-80 scouting scale. Dowd has average receiving skills and doesn't move well behind the plate, but he makes up for those deficiencies with his throwing ability and churns out 1.85-second pop times. Scouts question how Dowd's bat will play at the next level, as he struggled in the Cape Cod League, hitting .238 with one extra-base hit in 44 plate appearances last summer. Using wood for the last three years should ease his professional transition. A Division-II Preseason All-American, Dowd has a contact approach and shows raw power at times. He profiles best as a big league backup.

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