ProfileHt.: 5'11" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
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Iowa
Drafted in the 6th round (188th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2017 (signed for $10,000).
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McCoy was a standout in the Northwoods League, winning league MVP honors last summer. He slid to shortstop this year as the lone senior on Iowa's roster and showed improvement at the plate, hitting .328/.394/.474.
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TRACK RECORD: A senior signing in 2017 after winning MVP honors of the summer wood bat Northwoods League the previous summer, McCoy earned Eastern League all-star honors with 118 hits by the break —the most in all of minor league ball.
SCOUTING REPORT: Most of McCoy's success was attributable to an opposite-field approach in which he shortened up and hit the ball through the right side against the shift with great success. That mindset, with a low swinging-strike rate, could help him maximize his swing to be a fringe-average hitter with gap power, though there's not much by way of power projection in his future. He's a heady player both at the plate and at shortstop, where he maximizes his range and arm to play average defense. Because he is an average runner, it will be his glove that will carry him closer to the major leagues.
THE FUTURE: McCoy represents the Orioles' closest-to-the-majors shortstop option, even if he would be more of a bench option on a first-division club. Offseason activity may push him back to Double-A Bowie in 2020.
Scouting Reports
TRACK RECORD: A senior signing in 2017 after winning MVP honors of the summer wood bat Northwoods League the previous summer, McCoy earned Eastern League all-star honors with 118 hits by the break —the most in all of minor league ball.
SCOUTING REPORT: Most of McCoy's success was attributable to an opposite-field approach in which he shortened up and hit the ball through the right side against the shift with great success. That mindset, with a low swinging-strike rate, could help him maximize his swing to be a fringe-average hitter with gap power, though there's not much by way of power projection in his future. He's a heady player both at the plate and at shortstop, where he maximizes his range and arm to play average defense. Because he is an average runner, it will be his glove that will carry him closer to the major leagues.
THE FUTURE: McCoy represents the Orioles' closest-to-the-majors shortstop option, even if he would be more of a bench option on a first-division club. Offseason activity may push him back to Double-A Bowie in 2020.
Career Transactions
San Diego Padres activated SS Mason McCoy.
SS Mason McCoy roster status changed by San Diego Padres.
San Diego Padres placed SS Mason McCoy on the 10-day injured list retroactive to September 19, 2024. Back inflammation.
San Diego Padres selected the contract of SS Mason McCoy from El Paso Chihuahuas.
Buffalo Bisons activated SS Mason McCoy.
SS Mason McCoy assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
SS Mason McCoy roster status changed by Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Trent Thornton to Seattle Mariners for SS Mason McCoy.
Toronto Blue Jays traded RHP Trent Thornton to Seattle Mariners for SS Mason McCoy.
Seattle Mariners invited non-roster SS Mason McCoy to spring training.
SS Mason McCoy roster status changed by Seattle Mariners.
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