The Book on Jose Iglesias
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Jose Iglesias / SS, BOS
Born 1/5/1990
Havana,
Cuba
Height 5-10
Weight 180
Bats/Throws R/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #100
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
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 young Cuban superstar, Iglesias signed with Boston for $8M in the summer of 2009. He might just be the long-term answer that Fenway's faithful have been seeking at shortstop ever since Nomah left the building. Iglesias's fielding has been described as 'Ozzie Smith-style slick', already meriting a perfect 80 on the scouting scale. His speed is at least above-average and close to a real plus tool. His bat isn't there yet, and it's definitely the main concern in Beantown, but most scouts feel he can contribute as at least an everyday stick once he develops a bit more. At 5-10 and 180lbs, he won't be hitting many light poles, but with Dustin Pedroia around to provide pointers, he should be able to launch a few 'frickin laser beams' now and again.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Batting History | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2010 | 20 | A- | NY-Penn | Lowell | BOS | 13 | 40 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .350 | .458 | .500 | .958 |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2010 | 20 | A- | NY-Penn | Lowell | BOS | SS | 2 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2010 | 20 | AA | Eastern | Portland | BOS | SS | 55 | 203 | 67 | 129 | 7 | .966 | |
| 2011 | 21 | AAA | Intl-Lg | Pawtucket | BOS | SS | 97 | 441 | 145 | 284 | 12 | .973 | |
| 2011 | 21 | MLB | AL | Boston | BOS | SS | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .972 | |
News and Notes
1/22/2012 by KDaddy
Boston's trade of starting shortstop Marco Scutaro today presumably frees up payroll for the Red Sox to pursue pitching help, but also clears the way for Jose Iglesias to make an earlier leap to the majors than expected.