Nate Spears Infield

     
 

Born: May 3, 1985
Fort Myers, FL
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Drafted: 5th round, 2003 by BAL
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (Dec. 2009)
High School: Port Charlotte (FL)

Photo © Dave Letizi

Signed with Cleveland (Nov. 2012)

Scouting Report: A scrappy, David Eckstein-type player, Spears makes average contact and has some power. Hits to all fields. Above-average plate discipline. Not a stolen base threat. Came up through the minors playing shortstop and second base, but transitioned more to third base in 2009. Still capable of playing all three positions adequately, providing ample roster flexibility.
 

  
   
    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 GCL Orioles GCL Rk BAL 18 56 180 38 52 7 5 1 19 72 40 32 18 5 0.289 0.427 0.400 0.827
  2004 Delmarva SAL A BAL 19 97 371 50 102 12 11 5 37 151 47 63 7 6 0.275 0.358 0.407 0.765
  2005 Frederick Caro A+ BAL 20 112 445 63 131 30 6 6 41 191 36 82 8 4 0.294 0.349 0.429 0.778
  2006 Daytona FSL A+ CHC 21 97 321 45 79 15 1 1 25 99 31 54 7 4 0.246 0.323 0.308 0.631
  2007 Daytona FSL A+ CHC 22 78 249 36 65 13 3 1 26 87 28 44 4 1 0.261 0.347 0.349 0.696
  2007 Tennessee Sou AA CHC 22 37 114 22 34 2 2 4 11 52 13 19 2 0 0.298 0.382 0.456 0.838
  2008 Tennessee Sou AA CHC 23 115 384 71 115 22 5 7 51 168 58 72 6 5 0.299 0.394 0.438 0.832
  2008 Iowa PCL AAA CHC 23 5 18 5 5 1 0 0 1 6 3 0 1 0 0.278 0.381 0.333 0.714
  2009 Iowa PCL AAA CHC 24 128 368 48 93 20 4 2 37 127 35 43 6 5 0.253 0.319 0.345 0.664
2010 Portland East AA Bos 25 136 514 104 140 30 4 20 82 238 84 93 13 1 0.272 0.380 0.463 0.843
2011 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 26 96 315 49 78 19 2 8 45 125 49 69 13 1 0.248 0.355 0.397 0.751
  2011 Boston AL MLB Bos 26 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
  2012 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 27 108 346 46 83 16 4 10 38 137 43 86 3 2 0.240 0.329 0.396 0.725
  2012 Boston AL MLB Bos 27 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
  2012 Cibao DWL Wint Bos 27 6 16 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0.063  0.200 0.063 0.263
  2013 Akron East AA Cle 28 4 18 1 3 1 0 0 3 4 3 3 0 0 0.167 0.286 0.222 0.508
  2013 Columbus IL AAA Cle 28 68 196 32 44 8 1 4 19 66 32 50 6 2 0.224 0.335 0.337 0.671
  2014 Lehigh Valley IL AAA Phi 29 52 144 18 43 7 3 2 15 62 13 43 4 2 0.299 0.352 0.431 0.783
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: June 10, 2003 by Nick Presto (BAL)
Signing Bonus: $215,000
MiLB Debut: June 2003 (GCL Orioles)		 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: September 6, 2011 (Boston)
     
  Awards
2005 Carolina League All-Star
2005 Carolina League Post-Season All-Star
2008 Southern League All-Star
2010 Eastern League All-Star
Red Sox ML Base Runner of the Month (Aug./Sept. 2010)		 SoxProspects.com Awards
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week (May 3-9, 2010)
SoxProspects.com Player of the Week May 17-23, 2010)
2010 SoxProspects.com All-Star - 2B
 
 

     
 
 		  
     
 
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