Doug DeVore
| AB | 107 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .224 |
| OBP | .272 |
| SLG | .374 |
| HR | 3 |
- Full name Douglas Rinehart DeVore
- Born 12/14/1977 in Columbus, OH
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Indiana
- Debut 05/06/2004
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Drafted in the 12th round (358th overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1999.
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OF Doug Devore is Indiana's only viable draftee. He is an athletic player who swings the bat well and has a solid right-field arm .
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Scouts liken Devore's ability and frame to Paul O'Neill's. The key to achieving his ceiling could just be an issue of building confidence. He skipped the high Class A level and collected 58 extra-base hits with a .502 slugging percentage in Double-A last year, though he did hit 81 points higher at home than on the road and 11 of his 15 homers came in El Paso. Devore offers solid tools across the board, including an above-average arm suitable for right field. His swing is more of a line-drive stroke now, but he has the size and strength to lift more balls out of the park with experience. He'll need to be less pull-conscious and improve his selectivity as he makes the jump to Triple-A. He went to the Arizona Fall League, where wrist and hamstring injuries limited him to 38 at-bats. The Diamondbacks hope a spot on the 40-man roster and an invitation to big league spring training will spark Devore into a breakout campaign.
