Michael Blanke Catcher

     
 

Born: October 17, 1988
Granby, QC
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 14th round, 2010 by Chicago (AL)
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (May 2015)
College: Tampa
High School: Central Catholic HS (FL)

Photo from milb.com

Released (May 2015)

Scouting Report: Catcher signed as minor league depth. Experimented with pitching in 2014 but is unlikely to see time on the mound in the Red Sox organization.
 

  
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
  2008 Seton Hall NCAA Coll   19 13 23 2 4 1 0 0 4 5 2 5 0 0 0.174 0.296 0.217 0.513
  2009 St. Petersburg NCAA Coll   20 55 206   66 13 5 10 68 119 20   2 0 0.320 0.391 0.578 0.969
  2010 Tampa NCAA Coll   21 56 199 51 75 18 3 9 65 126 20 23 0 1 0.377 0.435 0.633 1.068
  2010 Great Falls Pio Rk CWS 21 62 240 35 79 20 1 7 43 122 23 33 0 0 0.329 0.400 0.508 0.908
  2011 Kannapolis SAL A CWS 22 47 170 22 44 13 1 2 18 65 11 28 0 0 0.259 0.311 0.382 0.693
  2011 Winston-Salem Caro A+ CWS 22 68 237 25 56 9 0 7 25 86 22 43 0 0 0.236 0.303 0.363 0.666
  2012 Winston-Salem Caro A+ CWS 23 91 338 46 81 24 0 10 50 135 27 66 0 0 0.240 0.303 0.399 0.702
  2013 Birmingham Sou AA CWS 24 94 332 25 75 15 1 7 43 113 36 75 2 0 0.226 0.302 0.340 0.642
  2015 Portland East AA Bos 26 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0.167 0.444 0.167 0.611
   
    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs sv ip h r er hr bb so whip k/bb k/9
  2014 Great Falls Pio Rk CHW 25 0 0 --- 4.72 13 0 0 13.3 17 11 7 0 12 10 2.18 0.83 6.75
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: Blank
First Pro Contract: June 16, 2010 by Joe Siers (Chicago (AL))
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: June 22, 2010 (Great Falls)		 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
     
  Awards
2010 Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star
2013 Southern League Mid-Season All-Star		 SoxProspects.com Awards
-
 
 
     
 
 		  
     
 
Copyright © 2003-2026 SoxProspects, LLC
All Rights Reserved.
email: info@soxprospects.com 		SoxProspects.com is not affiliated with the Boston Red Sox,
Worcester Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Greenville Drive,
Salem RidgeYaks, or Major League Baseball..