Jesse Winker
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Position:
OF
Born:
08/17/93
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
215
B/T:
L/L
Acquired:
Drafted in the supplemental first round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft (CIN).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| 2016 Season Stats: Hit .308 with five home runs, 51 RBIs and identical .402 OBP and SLG along with 22 doubles between 106 games at Louisville (Triple-A) and four games on injury rehab in the Arizona League (Rookie). In eight games at Louisville in 2017, was hitting .323 with five RBIs. |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Recalled from Louisville April 14 when RHP Barrett Astin was sent down. MLB Debut Date: 04/14/17 |
Debut Details
| April 14, in a 10-4 loss to the Brewers. Pinch-hitting for CF Billy Hamilton in the ninth inning, he struck out swinging against right-handed reliever Oliver Drake on four pitches. |
Player Notes
| Drafted out of Olympia High School in Orlando with the 49th overall selection in 2012, Winker has been one of the brightest future stars in the Reds' stratosphere. He's ranked among the organization's top performers when it comes to getting on base over the last few years, but a variety of wrist injuries slowed his ascension though the minors. A discplined hitter with raw power to all fields, he'd been putting up very solid numbers across the board in his initial climb through the system but suffered a wrist injury diving for a ball in the outfield at Pensacola (Double-A) towards the end of 2014. While he led the organization in average (.282), OBP (.390), slugging (.433), hits (125), total bases (192) and walks (74) with the Blue Wahoos in 2015, he was doing it at slightly less than full health as the wrist continued to be an issue. A second wrist injury interrupted his 2016 season as he spent a little rehab time in the Rookie Arizona League but still stood out at the plate in his Triple-A debut at Louisville that summer. An excellent pure hitter with minimal speed and average defense, he is absolutely one to watch. |
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