AB | 113 |
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AVG | .257 |
OBP | .28 |
SLG | .363 |
HR | 1 |
- Full name Joseph Edington Redfield
- Born 10/18/2001 in Waco, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: R
- School Sam Houston
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Drafted in the 4th round (111th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2023 (signed for $472,500).
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Redfield is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound outfielder who had a strong junior season with Sam Houston State this spring. He hit .402/.485/.683 with 15 home runs and 15 stolen bases, with an 11.3% walk rate and 11.3% strikeout rate. Scouts saw him in the Cape Cod League after the season as well, where he played average defense in center field and continued to show solid zone control and on-base ability. He had impressive contact numbers with Sam Houston State, with an 87% contact rate and a 94% in-zone contact rate.
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BA Grade: 40/High
Track Record: After hitting .402 with 15 home runs and 15 stolen bases his junior season at Sam Houston State, Redfield was the Angels’ fourth-round pick in 2023. Joe McIlvaine, the father of Angels scouting director Tim McIlvaine, drafted Redfield’s father of the same name for the Mets in 1982. The elder Redfield played in 12 MLB games in 1988 and 1991, with one coming for the Angels. The junior Redfield suffered a concussion last summer that ended his pro debut after 15 games. Splitting time between Low-A Inland Empire and High-A Tri-City this season, Redfield has continued to hit, run, and field at a fine rate.
Scouting Report: Redfield is a toolsy, lefthanded-hitting outfielder who stands in at 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds. He has short levers that allow solid barrel control, helping him make frequent contact with a level plane swing that covers the whole zone. This swing plane inhibits his over-the-fence power, which is fringy at best, and he lets his natural contact and strength produce hard-hit balls to the gaps. Redfield controls the zone well with a balanced approach. An above-average runner, he is a modest base stealer who covers plenty of ground in the outfield. More fundamental than skilled, he has a chance to stay in center field.
The Future: Redfield will have to tap into more power and potentially change his swing plane to do so, but his ability to hit for average and man all three outfield positions give him a shot to be a fourth outfielder.
Scouting Grades: Hitting: 50 | Power: 40 | Speed: 55 | Fielding: 50 | Arm: 45
Career Transactions
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- OF Joe Redfield assigned to College Workout.
- OF Joe Redfield assigned to Sam Houston Bearkats.