Rookies are the foundation of every team. They are suitable for trading and personal use. They are the key to raising the team’s ceiling. We will introduce you to unknown minor league rookies. Hello everyone, my name is Chris. Today I want to introduce the Yankees 2023 fourth round pick Roc Riggio.
Roc Riggio was born in Tarzana, CA in 2002. He attended Thousand Oaks HS in high school. This school also produced many professional baseball players. Among them, the most famous one is Max Muncy, but he is not the Dodger’s Max Muncy, but Max Muncy, the Athletic’s first round pick in 2021!
After Roc Riggio graduates from high school in 2021, he will have to decide between the draft and college. Before the draft, it was reported that he verbally agreed to Oklahoma State University’s invitation to attend the school, so his choose straight up. to the 11th round and was drafted by the Brewers. Finally, he left the Brewers and joined Oklahoma State.
In his freshman season, he established himself as a starter with excellent results, hitting 259 times in 54 games, hitting .295 / .413 / .932 OPS.932, hitting 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 47 RBIs. only struck out 58 times and walked 34. His excellent ball selection eye led to an extremely high on-base rate, good hitting skills and good power, making him a highly efficient self-propelled cannon.
Although his performance in the Cape Cod Summer League was even after the season, his performance improved even further in his sophomore season, with 281 at-bats in 59 games and a .335/.461/.679 OPS of 1.139. 17 doubles, 18 home runs, 61 RBIs, and 48 strikeouts and 46 walks Compared to his freshman year, all of his performance has improved greatly. Among them, his excellent home plate discipline has already been further enhanced, and its highly successful ability has been further enhanced. There has also been a lot of progress.
After the season, he entered the 2023 draft, and ended up joining the Yankees with the 129th overall pick in the fourth round for an excessive signing bonus of $693,000. Riggio is 5 feet 9 inches tall and 180 pounds (about 81 kilograms) He has a fairly small figure but is always full of energy on the court He has a strong dedication to getting on his feet. He is easily reminded of a star Red Sox Dustin Pedroia.
He entered the professional game immediately after the draft. At first, the Yankees arranged for him to warm up in the rookie league. He played 5 games and had 21 innings with a batting average of only .188. He was struck out 6 times and walked 4 times. Later, he was promoted to 1A. 76 hits in 17 games, batting average of .193, struck out 18 times and walked 18 times. His long hitting ability has not been shown yet, but his excellent home plate discipline is still well maintained.
The rookie report noted that his swing speed is quite fast, his contact ability is quite good, and he is more powerful than most players of his size, which gives him the potential to hit 20 runs home in one term. In terms of base running speed, he is slightly below average, but his base running skills are quite good. He is good at observing the center of gravity and the habits of the pitcher, allowing him to continue to be devastating between the bases.
Defensively, due to his slow lateral speed and poor arm strength, he cannot guard shortstop or third base. His short height is not suitable for first base, so he can only guard second base. He played corner outfield in high school, and corner outfield could be another option for him.
To summarize the player Roc Riggio, he has good hitting ability, good power, excellent home plate discipline, and decent run defense. At 21 years old, he is still young and still has a lot of potential that can be developed.
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