Jeff Larish First Baseman

       
 

Born: October 11, 1982
Iowa City, IA
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Drafted: 5th round, 2005 by DET;
15th round, 2004 by LAD;
32nd round, 2001 by CHC
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (May. 2012)
College: Arizona State
High School: McClintock HS (AZ)

Photo © William Parmeter

Traded to Pittsburgh for cash considerations (May 2012)

Scouting Report: Power hitting first baseman that strikes out a lot. Has not shown the ability to hit consistently in his limited time at the major league level. Decent plate discipline.  Plays both first and third base, but is not known for his defensive prowess. 
 

  
   
  Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
2002 Arizona State NCAA Coll - 19 34 128 31 42 4 3 3 24 61 29 19 0 1 0.328 0.447 0.477 0.924
  2003 Arizona State NCAA Coll - 20 65 234 80 87 18 2 18 95 163 78 42 3 2 0.372 0.528 0.697 1.225
  2004 Arizona State NCAA Coll - 21 57 237 46 73 17 0 7 49 111 35 50 3 4 0.308 0.396 0.468 0.864
  2005 Arizona State NCAA Coll - 22 67 250 72 81 18 1 23 67 170 58 60 11 4 0.324 0.457 0.680 1.137
  2005 GCL Tigers GCL Rk Det 22 6 18 1 4 1 0 0 4 5 4 5 0 1 0.222 0.375 0.278 0.653
  2005 Oneonta NYPL A Det 22 18 64 16 19 3 0 6 13 40 13 6 0 0 0.297 0.430 0.625 1.055
  2006 Lakeland FSL A Det 23 135 457 76 118 34 2 18 65 210 81 101 9 7 0.258 0.379 0.460 0.838
  2007 Erie EL AA Det 24 132 454 71 121 25 2 28 101 234 87 108 6 2 0.267 0.390 0.515 0.906
  2008 Toledo IL AAA Det 25 103 384 49 96 20 2 21 64 183 50 109 0 1 0.250 0.341 0.477 0.817
  2008 Detroit AL MLB Det 25 42 104 12 27 6 0 2 16 39 7 34 2 2 0.260 0.306 0.375 0.681
  2009 Toledo IL AAA Det 26 61 211 38 56 13 0 6 26 87 42 56 2 2 0.265 0.397 0.412 0.809
2009 Detroit AL ML Det 26 32 74 13 16 3 1 4 7 33 15 25 0 1 0.216 0.344 0.446 0.790
  2010 Toledo IL AAA Det 27 84 298 43 82 21 0 15 55 148 45 84 1 0 0.275 0.373 0.497 0.870
  2010 Detroit AL ML Det 27 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.400
  2010 Sacramento PCL AAA Oak 27 8 36 8 13 2 0 5 19 30 3 9 0 1 0.361 0.410 0.833 1.244
  2010 Oakland AL ML Oak 27 24 57 5 10 3 0 2 8 19 7 20 1 0 0.175 0.277 0.333 0.610
  2011 Lehigh Valley IL AAA Phi 28 75 254 33 61 12 1 13 37 114 33 85 1 1 0.240 0.330 0.449 0.779
   
  Additional Player Info  
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First Pro Contract: August 9, 2005 by DET
Signing Bonus: $220,000
MiLB Debut: August 10, 2005 (GCL Tigers)
 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: May 30, 2008 (DET)
     
  Awards
Arizona Fall League Rising Stars (October 26, 2007)
Arizona Fall League All-Prospect Team (December 4, 2008)
International League Player of the Week (June 21, 2010)
International League Player of the Week (June 6, 2011)		 SoxProspects.com Awards
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