Chase Pinder

Pinder is a performing college hitter who plays a capable center field. It can't hurt that his older brother Chad was having a fine big league rookie season with the Athletics. The younger Pinder hit better in ACC play than he had overall and plays a capable center field, though he's not the gliding, rangy or quick player typically found in big league outfields. He's more of a fourth outfielder with enough arm strength for the role. Just an average runner, the 5-foot-10, 180-pound Pinder is a smart baserunner and grinder who gets the most out of his tools by drawing walks, hitting mistakes to the gaps and occasionally over the fence.