Jerry Sands Outfield-First Base

       
 

Born: September 28, 1987
Middletown, NY
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: 25th round, 2008 by LAD
How Acquired: Acquired from the LA Dodgers with James Loney, Allen Webster, Rubby De La Rosa, and Ivan De Jesus for Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, Nick Punto, and cash considerations (Oct. 2012)
College: Catawba
High School: Smithfield (NC)

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Traded to Pittsburgh with Mark Melancon, Stolmy Pimentel, and Ivan De Jesus for Joel Hanrahan and Brock Holt (Dec. 2012)

Scouting Report: Versatile bench player capable of playing corner outfield positions and first base.  Can play center field in a pinch. Fringe-average hit tool.  Swing is on the long side and can trigger on slowly.  Tends to swing and miss too much.  Creates leverage with hips. Solid-average power potential. Struggles with advanced off-speed stuff.  Leads to being prone to striking out.  Below-average speed.  Average defender at first base and in left field.  Doesn't have the range to play center field or right field in more than an emergency. Average arm.  Projects as bench player at the major league level, capable of filling in during stretches.   

 
   
    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
  2007 Catawba NCAA Coll - 19 61 218 54 87 18 0 16 65 153 25 34 1 0 0.399 0.453 0.702 1.155
  2008 Catawba NCAA Coll - 20 61 223 81 87 13 1 24 85 174 56 27 15 5 0.390 0.507 0.780 1.287
  2008 GCL Dodgers GCL Rk LAD 20 46 146 29 30 4 0 10 33 64 29 43 5 0 0.205 0.346 0.438 0.784
  2009 Ogden Pio Rk LAD 21 41 163 41 57 9 2 14 39 112 22 28 0 1 0.350 0.427 0.687 1.114
  2009 Great Lakes Mid A LAD 21 32 104 22 27 7 2 5 19 53 15 32 1 0 0.260 0.361 0.510 0.871
  2010 Great Lakes Mid A LAD 22 69 243 48 81 16 3 18 46 157 40 61 14 2 0.333 0.432 0.646 1.078
  2010 Chattanooga Sou AA LAD 22 68 259 54 70 12 2 17 47 137 33 62 4 0 0.270 0.360 0.529 0.889
  2011 Albuquerque PCL AAA LAD 23 94 370 78 103 21 3 29 88 217 38 86 3 1 0.278 0.344 0.586 0.930
  2011 Los Angeles NL MLB LAD 23 61 198 20 50 15 0 4 26 77 25 51 3 3 0.253 0.338 0.389 0.727
  2012 Albuquerque PCL AAA LAD 24 119 452 84 134 17 4 26 107 237 59 106 1 0 0.296 0.375 0.524 0.900
  2012 Los Angeles NL MLB LAD 24 9 23 2 4 2 0 0 1 6 1 9 0 0 0.174 0.208 0.261 0.469
  2013 GCL Pirates GCL Rk Pit 25 4 11 4 4 0 0 2 3 10 2 4 0 0 0.364 0.462 0.909 1.371
  2013 Indianapolis IL AAA Pit 25 106 343 37 71 17 2 7 34 113 50 105 0 1 0.207 0.311 0.329 0.640
  2014 Durham IL AAA TB 26 54 190 32 51 12 0 9 36 90 26 53 1 0 0.268 0352 0.474 0.825
  2014 Tampa Bay AL MLB TB 26 12 21 1 4 0 0 1 4 7 0 6 0 0 0.190 0.227 0.333 0.561
  2015 Columbus IL AAA Cle 27 66 223 41 64 12 1 14 46 120 45 40 1 2 0.287 0.409 0.538 0.948
  2015 Cleveland AL MLB Cle 27 50 123 11 29 5 1 4 19 48 9 36 0 0 0.236 0.286 0.390 0.676
  2016 Charlotte AL MLB CWS 28 73 270 32 68 12 1 8 37 106 26 62 0 1 0.252 0.319 0.393 0.712
  2016 Chicago AL MLB CWS 28 24 55 2 13 0 0 1 7 16 3 24 0 0 0.236 0.276 0.291 0.567
  2017 Richmond East AA SF 29 64 215 30 64 17 4 5 28 104 38 44 3 1 0.298 0.402 0.484 0.885
  2017 Somerset Atl Ind --- 29 39 144 32 46 14 0 13 45 99 15 32 0 0 0.319 0.387 0.688 1.074
  2018 Richmond East AA SF 30 78 252 41 65 24 0 13 39 128 34 65 3 0 0.258 0.349 0.508 0.857
  2018 Sacrameno PCL AAA SF 30 22 71 10 22 4 0 3 7 35 10 13 1 0 0.310 0.402 0.493 0.895
  2019 Kiwoom KBO Fgn --- 31 139 525 100 160 39 1 28 113 285 77 101 1 2 0.305 0.396 0.543 0.939
  2020 Hanshin JPCL Fgn --- 32 110 377 47 97 16 0 19 64 170 61 106 2 1 0.257 0.363 0.451 0.814
  2021 Hanshin JPCL Fgn --- 33 120 408 47 101 21 1 20 65 184 49 89 1 1 0.248 0.328 0.451 0.779
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: June 10, 2008 (Los Angeles (NL))
Signing Bonus: $5,000
MiLB Debut: June 19, 2008 (GCL Dodgers)		 Added to 40-man: April 18, 2011  (Los Angeles (NL))
MLB Debut: April 18, 2011  (Los Angeles (NL))
     
  Awards
Pioneer League Player of the Week (July 6, 2009)
Pioneer :league Post-Season All-Star (2009)
Midwest League Player of the Week (April 19, 2010)
Midwest League Player of the Week (April 26, 2010)
Midwest League Player of the Week (May 10, 2010)
Midwest League All-Star (2010)
Midwest League All-Star Fame Top-Star (2010)
Southern League Player of the Week (June 28, 2010)
Pacific Coast League Player of the Week (July 30, 2012)		 SoxProspects.com Awards
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