• Full name Joshua Breaux
  • Born 10/07/1997 in Tomball, TX
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Mclennan CC
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (61st overall) by the New York Yankees in 2018 (signed for $1,497,500).
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    Breaux has one of the best arms in this draft class, as he sits 95-98 mph and has touched 100 mph on some radar guns when working as a one-inning reliever. But teams have rarely seen him pitch as he's also McLennan's catcher and best power hitter, and Breaux wants to be a position player. Breaux threw 13 innings as a freshman and, as a sophomore, he'd thrown only four innings as of early May. As a catcher, Breaux is below-average defensively, but he's shown significant improvement over the past two years. His plus-plus arm serves him well, but he's a little stiff and has to work on improving his flexibility and receiving. Breaux is a solid athlete and runs well for a catcher (6.8 seconds in the 60-yard dash), giving him an option of playing in the outfield as well. Breaux's calling card as a hitter is his plus-plus raw power. He has 25-plus home run potential, although scouts wonder if his significant swing-and-miss will keep him from being better than a below-average hitter. He does have a track record of hitting with wood last summer in the Cape Cod League (.271/.310/.474) and he has produced this spring (.398/.524/.801) with more walks (40) than strikeouts (34). Breaux has signed with Arkansas, where he could be a two-way star, but his power potential could get him drafted as a position player, and he always has a fall-back option of moving to the mound if hitting doesn't work out.

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Career Transactions

  • C Josh Breaux assigned to Somerset Patriots.
  • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders activated C Josh Breaux from the 60-day injured list.
  • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders activated C Josh Breaux from the 60-day injured list.
  • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders activated C Josh Breaux from the 60-day injured list.
  • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders sent C Josh Breaux on a rehab assignment to Hudson Valley Renegades.
  • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders sent C Josh Breaux on a rehab assignment to Hudson Valley Renegades.
  • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders sent C Josh Breaux on a rehab assignment to Hudson Valley Renegades.
  • Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders transferred C Josh Breaux from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
  • New York Yankees invited non-roster C Josh Breaux to spring training.
  • C Josh Breaux roster status changed by New York Yankees.

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