The Book on Matt Sweeney
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Matt Sweeney / 3B, TB
Born 4/4/1988
Gaithersburg,
MD,
USA
Height 6-3
Weight 210
Bats/Throws L/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/8/2012): #336
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
Acquired from the infield-deep Angels in the Scott Kazmir trade of 2009, left-handed slugger Matt Sweeney looked like a good fit for Tampa, thanks to the organization's need for corner power. A strong, tree-trunk of a hitter, most call him a third baseman, but he's looking like a Casey Kotchman-style first basemen to us right now. His 2011 season was a major disappointment in AA, which means he really needs to dial it up for 2012, or risk a future in a new field, perhaps actual lumberjackery rather than the metaphorical.
[ 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 | |
| 2006 | 18 | Rk | Arizona | Angels | LAA | 44 | 170 | 38 | 58 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 27 | .341 | .431 | .576 | 1.007 |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2006 | 18 | Rk | Arizona | Angels | LAA | 3B | 40 | 113 | 21 | 72 | 20 | .823 | |
| 2006 | 18 | Rk | Pioneer | Orem | LAA | 3B | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2007 | 19 | A | Midwest | Cedar Rap. | LAA | 3B | 85 | 203 | 40 | 135 | 28 | .862 | |
| 2009 | 21 | A+ | Cal | R. Cucamonga | LAA | 3B | 33 | 65 | 8 | 51 | 6 | .908 | |
| 2010 | 22 | A+ | Florida | Charlotte | TB | 3B | 23 | 68 | 15 | 45 | 8 | .882 | |
| 2010 | 22 | AA | Sou. | Montgomery | TB | 3B | 42 | 90 | 22 | 54 | 14 | .844 | |
| 2011 | 23 | AA | Sou. | Montgomery | TB | 1B | 40 | 317 | 296 | 17 | 4 | .987 | |
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