Chih-Hsien Chiang Outfield

       
 

Born: February 21, 1988
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Drafted: Not drafted
How Acquired: International free agent (Oct. 2005)

 Photo © Kelly O'Connor

Links
Q&A with Chih-Hsien Chiang (6.30.11)

Traded to the Seattle in a three way deal in which Boston sent Stephen Fife, Tim Federowicz, and Juan Rodriguez to the LA Dodgers, LA sent Trayvon Robinson to Seattle, and Seattle sent Erik Bedard and Josh Fields to Boston (July 2011)

Scouting Report: Chiang is a good offensive player with a really nice left-handed swing. Potential to hit for both average and power - makes great contact. Pure hitter, however he really needs to work on his patience at the plate. Defense at second base was below-average, so Chiang was converted to the outfield in the 2008-09 off-season. On the positive side, he has average-to-above-average range and a strong arm. Still, he's had some fundamental lapses in the field, commits a lot of errors, and his hands aren't all that great. He has been well ahead of the track age-wise during his rise through the Sox system.

 
   
    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
  2006 GCL Red Sox GCL Rk Bos 18 33 122 12 35 8 2 1 12 50 4 11 2 0 0.287 0.318 0.410 0.728
  2006 Lowell NYPL A Bos 18 9 36 6 10 0 3 1 8 19 2 9 1 0 0.278 0.308 0.528 0.835
  2007 Greenville SAL A Bos 19 97 355 35 93 27 2 5 41 139 22 81 1 1 0.262 0.310 0.392 0.701
2008 Lancaster Cal A Bos 20 83 320 47 97 19 2 9 59 147 18 52 2 1 0.303 0.337 0.459 0.797
  2008 Taiwan --- Olym --- 20 7 31 3 10 1 0 0 4 11 1 2 1 0 0.323 0.344 0.355 0.699
  2009 Taiwan --- WBC --- 21 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.286 0.375 0.286 0.661
  2009 Salem Car A Bos 21 85 299 37 79 21 3 6 38 124 24 48 2 1 0.264 0.323 0.415 0.738
2010 Portland East AA Bos 22 121 438 54 114 35 1 11 65 184 31 64 2 0 0.260 0.312 0.420 0.732
2011 Portland East AA Bos 23 88 321 68 109 37 4 18 76 208 25 61 6 2 0.340 0.402 0.648 1.050
  2011 Jackson Sou AA Sea 23 32 130 11 27 7 0 0 10 34 6 30 1 2 0.208 0.255 0.262 0.517
  2012 Jackson Sou AA Sea 24 77 290 27 73 18 4 5 37 112 17 57 3 2 0.252 0.289 0.386 0.676
  2012 Tacoma PCL AAA Sea 24 40 159 14 39 6 0 2 11 51 5 21 0 2 0.245 0.265 0.321 0.586
  2013 Frisco Tex AA Tex 25 125 476 61 125 36 2 11 52 198 23 88 0 1 0.263 0.298 0.416 0.714
  2014 Frederick Car A+ Bal 26 34 122 13 27 4 0 4 12 43 14 21 0 3 0.221 0.301 0.352 0.654
  2014 Bowie East AA Bal 26 56 201 20 44 12 1 3 20 67 12 28 0 1 0.219 0.264 0.333 0.597
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: Chee-Shen Chang
First Pro Contract: October 20, 2005 by Jon Deeble
Signing Bonus: $375,000
MiLB Debut: June 22, 2006 (GCL)		 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
     
  Awards
Red Sox ML Offensive Player of the Month (June 2011)
Eastern League Player of the Week (May 30 - June 5, 2011)
2011 Futures Game All-Star
2011 Eastern League All-Star
2011 Eastern League Year-End All-Star
2011 Topps Eastern League Player of the Year		 SoxProspects.com Awards
2008 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - 2B
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (August 24-30, 2009)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (July 19-25, 2010)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Month (July 2011)
2011 SoxProspects.com All-Star - OF
 
 
 
 
     
 
 		  
     
 
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