Anthony Rizzo, 1B - Chicago Cubs (#44)

Picture courtesy of US Presswire
Birthdate: 8/8/89
Drafted: 6th Round (204th Pick-BOS) - 2007 ($325,000)
High School: Stoneman Douglas HS (Parkland, FL)
Acquired: Trade (SD) - January 2011
Service Time: 0.068 (pre-2012)
Major League Debut: 6/9/2011
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6-3
Weight: 220

Latest Player Updates
06/26/12 - recalled from minors
01/06/12 - acquired from Padres
09/04/11 - recalled from minors (SD)
07/21/11 - optioned to minors (SD)
06/08/11 - contract purchased from minors (SD)
12/05/10 - acquired from Boston (SD)

Player Pages/Related Articles/Videos
ESPN.com player page
Baseball-Reference.com player page
FanGraphs player page
RotoWorld player page
MiLB.com player page
MLB.com Videos
Rizzo prepared to take on big league challenge (MLB.com) 6/8/11 
Anthony Rizzo: making an early impression (and one big dent) ... (examiner.com) 5/12/10
Rizzo is winning the ultimate fight (nesn.com) 7/31/09

Prospect Rankings (MLB)
2011 Baseball America #75

Prospect Rankings (Organizational)
2012 Baseball America #1-SD Tools: Best power hitter
2012 Baseball Prospectus #6-SD

MLBDepthCharts.com Honors
2012 Knocking Down the Door - June 19th
2012 Knocking Down the Door - May 15th
2011 Knocking Down the Door - April 25th



1 comments:

Anonymous said... June 9, 2011 at 1:21 PM  

When looking at his minor league numbers, do well to keep in mind his battles with Cancer. For a good read, check out:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110608&content_id=20205274&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

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