• Full name Eric Elliot Wood
  • Born 11/22/1992 in Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Blinn JC
  • Drafted in the 6th round (196th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2012 (signed for $100,000).
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    A 37th-round pick of the Athletics out of Canada in 2011, Wood didn't draw much attention at Blinn JC this spring but rose 31 rounds in the draft. He's a physical 6-foot-2, 194-pound righthanded hitter who batted .318 with four homers in 2012. He's a below-average runner but flashes some arm strength and pitched four innings for the Buccaneers.

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