• Full name Daniel Bennett Palka
  • Born 10/28/1991 in Greenville, SC
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School Georgia Tech
  • Debut 04/25/2018
  • Drafted in the 3rd round (88th overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013 (signed for $550,000).
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    At 6-foot-2, 225 pounds, what Palka lacks in subtlety he makes up for with brute force. He smashed 24 homers in his first two seasons, rarely getting cheated with his swing, and was leading the ACC with 15 homers with a week left in the regular season. His grip-it-and-rip-it approach will always lead to strikeouts, and he hasn't added much polish in three seasons. He still has holes down and away or in on his hands, but he has the strength to hit balls out of any park. Palka is a fringy athlete who has played right field for most of his college career, and he has plenty of arm strength, having pitched nine scoreless innings over the last two seasons. Most scouts want a better athlete and runner in right field than Palka, who may fall back to left or to first base as a pro. His plus arm would be wasted at first, but if he hits enough, it won't matter.

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  • Rated Best Power Prospect in the Midwest League in 2014

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Career Transactions

  • Worcester Red Sox released LF Daniel Palka.
  • LF Daniel Palka roster status changed by Boston Red Sox.
  • Boston Red Sox signed free agent LF Daniel Palka to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
  • LF Daniel Palka and assigned to Worcester Red Sox.

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