Jed Lowrie Shortstop-Third Base

       
 

Born: April 17, 1984
Salem, OR
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Drafted: 1st round, 2005
How Acquired: Draft
College: Stanford
High School: North Salem HS

 Photo © Kelly O'Connor

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Traded to Houston with Kyle Weiland for Mark Melancon (Dec. 2011)

Scouting Report: Intelligent shortstop with a decent glove and average range. Arm is strong but could use work on throwing accuracy. Initially slated for a possible move back to second base (where he played in college) because of sub-par defensive projections. However, his defense has really improved during his time in the Sox system, and he has proven to have the ability to play adequately at shortstop and third base in the Major Leagues.  Average speed on the basepaths.  Demonstrated plus power for a middle infielder in college, but now looks to have gap power and not a lot of home-run pop. Hits for average very well, and equally from both sides of the plate. Outstanding plate discipline; in true Red Sox form, his best attribute may be his ability to work pitchers for good at-bats. Injury prone, particularly his wrist.

  
   
    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
  2003 Stanford NCAA Coll   19 60 212 24 62 12 0 0 28 74 19 25 5 0 0.292 0.349 0.349 0.698
  2004 Stanford NCAA Coll   20 60 233 72 93 19 4 17 68 171 50 40 6 2 0.399 0.505 0.734 1.239
  2005 Stanford NCAA Coll   21 59 224 47 71 16 2 14 66 133 41 41 5 2 0.317 0.416 0.594 1.010
  2005 Lowell NYPL A Bos 21 53 201 36 66 12 0 4 32 90 34 30 7 5 0.328 0.429 0.448 0.877
  2006 Wilmington Car A Bos 22 97 374 43 98 21 6 3 50 140 54 65 2 2 0.262 0.352 0.374 0.726
  2007 Portland East AA Bos 23 93 337 61 100 31 7 8 49 169 65 58 5 3 0.297 0.410 0.501 0.911
  2007 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 23 40 160 21 48 16 1 5 21 81 12 33 0 1 0.300 0.356 0.506 0.862
2007 Mesa AFL Fall Bos 23 24 98 12 16 5 0 1 14 24 10 14 3 3 0.163 0.236 0.245 0.481
2008 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 24 53 198 35 53 14 2 5 32 86 31 43 1 0 0.268 0.359 0.434 0.793
2008 Boston AL MLB Bos 24 81 260 34 67 25 3 2 46 104 35 68 1 0 0.258 0.339 0.400 0.739
2009 Lowell NYPL A Bos 25 3 11 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0.182 0.308 0.364 0.671
2009 Portland East AA Bos 25 1 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0.600 0.600 0.800 1.400
2009 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 25 22 68 9 12 3 0 3 8 24 13 13 0 0 0.176 0.313 0.353 0.666
2009 Boston AL MLB Bos 25 32 68 5 10 2 0 2 11 18 6 20 0 0 0.147 0.211 0.265 0.476
2010 Lowell NYPL A Bos 26 6 15 2 6 1 0 0 5 7 5 1 0 0 0.400 0.524 0.467 0.990
2010 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 26 4 15 3 5 3 0 1 4 11 1 4 1 0 0.333 0.353 0.733 1.086
2010 Boston AL MLB Bos 26 55 171 31 49 14 0 9 24 90 25 25 1 1 0.287 0.381 0.526 0.907
2011 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 27 5 17 2 7 4 0 0 5 11 2 1 0 0 0.412 0.474 0.647 1.121
2011 Boston AL MLB Bos 27 88 309 40 78 14 4 6 36 118 23 60 1 1 0.252 0.303 0.382 0.685
  2012 Oklahoma City PCL AAA Hou 28 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000
  2012 Houston NL MLB Hou 28 97 340 43 83 18 0 16 42 149 43 65 2 0 0.244 0.331 0.438 0.769
  2013 Oakland AL MLB Oak 29 154 603 80 175 45 2 15 75 269 50 91 1 0 0.290 0.344 0.446 0.791
  2014 Sacramento PCL AAA Oak 30 2 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0.222 0.222 0.222 0.444
  2014 Oakland AL MLB Oak 30 136 502 59 125 29 3 6 50 178 51 79 0 0 0.249 0.321 0.355 0.676
  2015 Corpus Christi Tex AA Hou 31 5 14 0 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0.214 0.267 0.286 0.552
  2015 Houston AL MLB Hou 31 69 230 35 51 14 0 9 30 92 28 43 1 0 0.222 0.312 0.400 0.712
  2016 Nashville PCL AAA Oak 32 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.250 0.400 0.250 0.650
  2016 Oakland AL MLB Oak 32 87 338 30 89 12 1 2 27 109 26 65 0 0 0.263 0.318 0.322 0.640
  2017 Oakland AL MLB Oak 33 153 567 86 157 49 3 14 69 254 73 100 0 1 0.277 0.360 0.448 0.808
  2018 Oakland AL MLB Oak 34 157 596 78 159 37 1 23 99 267 78 128 0 0 0.267 0.353 0.448 0.801
  2019 St. Lucie FSL A+ NYM 35 6 20 0 4 1 0 0 2 5 1 2 0 0 0.200 0.238 0.250 0.488
  2019 Syracuse IL AAA NYM 35 12 44 7 11 1 0 2 3 18 4 12 0 0 0.250 0.313 0.409 0.722
  2019 New York NL MLB NYM 35 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.000 0.125 0.000 0.125
  2020 DNP-INJ --- --- --- 36 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2021 Oakland AL MLB Oak 37 139 457 55 112 28 0 14 69 182 49 108 0 0 0.245 0.318 0.398 0.717
  2022 Las Vegas PCL AAA Oak 38 5 19 5 6 0 0 2 3 12 2 4 0 0 0.316 0.381 0.632 1.013
  2022 Oakland AL MLB Oak 38  50 167 14 3 5 0 3 16 44 15 39 1 0 0.180 0.245 0.263 0.508
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: LOW-ree (LOW rhymes with COW)
First Pro Contract: July 1, 2005 by Nakia Hill
Signing Bonus: $762,500
MiLB Debut: July 11, 2005 (Lowell)
 Added to 40-man: April 10, 2008
MLB Debut: April 15, 2008 (Bos)
     
  Awards
2004 Pac-10 Player of the Year
2004 First Team All-American (BA)
2005 First Team Preseason All-American (BA)
2005 NYPL All-Star
 Red Sox ML Quality Plate Appearances Award (August 2006)
 Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the Month (May 2007)
2007 Eastern League All-Star
2007 Sea Dogs Most Valuable Player
 2007 Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the Year
Red Sox ML Defensive of the Month (Aug/Sep 2007)		 SoxProspects.com Awards
2005 SoxProspects.com All-Star - SS
2006 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - SS
 2007 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - SS
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (May 6-12, 2007)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Month (May 2007)
SoxProspects Player of the Week (May 27 - June 2, 2007)
2007 SoxProspects.com All-Star - SS
 2007 SoxProspects.com Comeback Player of the Year
 2008 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star - SS
2018 SoxProspects.com Ex-Prospect of the Year
 
 
 

 
     
 
 		  
     
 
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