- Full name Garrett Wright
- Born 07/05/2005 in
- Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
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School:Tennessee Age At Draft: 21.0
Drafted: Never Drafted
Wright is fresh off an outstanding sophomore campaign in which he hit .396/.506/.644 with 31 extra-base hits—including 20 doubles—with 48 RBIs and more walks (24) than strikeouts (23). At 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, Wright has a prototypical catcher’s build with particular strength and physicality in his lower half. He stands fairly tall in the box with an open front side and wraps his bat slightly in his load. Wright has quickness in his hands and stands out for his bat-to-ball skills and general hittability. This season, he ran an 89% overall in-zone contact rate, including 94% against fastballs. Wright is comfortable using the entire field, though his highest quality of contact comes to the pull side. As a rather impressive cherry on top, Wright is one of three sophomores to have a wRC+ above 150 and a strikeout percentage below 9.5%. The other two? Roch Cholowsky and Chris Hacopian. There is a solid foundation defensively, headlined by a strong arm. There is some low-hanging fruit to clean up, but Wright is on track to stick at the position long term.
