The Book on Anthony RizzoCHC



Prospect Info and Scouting Report

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Anthony Rizzo / 1B, CHC
Born 8/8/1989
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
School: Stoneman Douglas HS (FL)
Height 6-3
Weight 220
Bats/Throws L/L


ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/4/2012): #38 none
MLB.com/MiLB.com Season Preview: #37
Scout.com/FOX Sports: #48
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a



A gritty, strong first baseman, Rizzo defeated cancer (lymphoma) to return to action in 2009, and ended up swatting near .300 in the Sally and Carolina leagues, including a dozen home runs and 37 doubles. In 2011, Rizzo batted .331 with 26 home runs and 101 RBI in 93 games for AAA Tucson. His terrific fundamentals and plus bat speed make him a tough out: he can make solid contact to all fields on anything close to the strike zone, and he's not afraid to take a walk on anything that isn't. Rizzo's defense isn't a jumbo mortgage on his hitting, either: unlike some sluggers who merely park at first base, he can actually field the position very well.

He was rushed to the bigs in 2011 while with the Padres, but when the Cubs call him up next, probably early in the year, he'll be stepping into a better situation in a better lineup in a better hitter's park. He'll do better.

[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]




Batting History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG OPS
2007 17 Rk Gulf Red Sox BOS 6 21 6 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .286 .375 .429 .804
2008 18 A Sally Greenville BOS 21 83 9 31 6 0 0 11 0 0 3 15 .373 .402 .446 .848
2009 19 A Sally Greenville BOS 64 245 40 73 21 0 9 42 2 1 25 60 .298 .365 .494 .859
2009 19 A+ Caro. Salem BOS 55 200 23 59 16 0 3 24 2 0 25 39 .295 .371 .420 .791
2010 20 A+ Caro. Salem BOS 29 117 26 29 12 0 5 20 3 0 16 32 .248 .333 .479 .812
2010 20 AA Eastern Portland BOS 107 414 66 109 30 0 20 80 7 1 45 100 .263 .334 .481 .815
2011 21 AAA PCL Tucson SD 93 356 64 118 34 1 26 101 7 6 43 89 .331 .404 .652 1.056
2011 21 MLB NL San Diego SD 49 128 9 18 8 1 1 9 2 1 21 46 .141 .281 .242 .523


Fielding History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm   Posn GP Ch PO A E Fld
2007 17 Rk Gulf Red Sox BOS   1B 6 54 48 6 0 1.000
2008 18 A Sally Greenville BOS   1B 19 166 155 9 2 .988
2009 19 A Sally Greenville BOS   1B 59 572 527 43 2 .997
2009 19 A+ Caro. Salem BOS   1B 51 490 443 43 4 .992
2010 20 A+ Caro. Salem BOS   1B 24 269 252 16 1 .996
2010 20 AA Eastern Portland BOS   1B 107 1034 933 86 15 .985
2011 21 AAA PCL Tucson SD   1B 88 817 728 77 12 .985
2011 21 MLB NL San Diego SD   1B 45 344 316 26 2 .994

News and Notes

1/6/2012 by DataBoy



Anthony Rizzo will rejoin his old GM Jed Hoyer in Chicago, as he's just been acquired by the Cubs. Wrigley should be much kinder to Rizzo's numbers than Petco.

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