Roman Quinn

Roman Quinn
Quinn in September 2018
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 24
Outfielder/Shortstop
Born: (1993-05-14) May 14, 1993
Port St. Joe, Florida
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 2016, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
(through 2018 season)
Batting average .266
Home runs 2
Runs batted in 18
Teams

Roman Tredarian Quinn (born May 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder and shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Quinn attended Port St. Joe High School in Port St. Joe, Florida. He received a scholarship offer from Florida State University. The Philadelphia Phillies selected Quinn in the second round, with the 66th overall selection, of the 2011 MLB draft. He signed with the Phillies, forgoing his scholarship for a $775,000 signing bonus.[1][2] A right-handed hitter for Port St. Joe's baseball team, the Phillies encouraged Quinn to attempt switch hitting.[1]

Quinn made his professional debut in 2012 with the Williamsport Crosscutters of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League where he had a .281 batting average with 30 stolen bases in 66 games.[3] Baseball America ranked Quinn as the 100th best prospect in baseball heading into the 2013 season.[1] He began the 2013 season with the Lakewood BlueClaws of the Class A South Atlantic League. After batting .238 with 32 stolen bases in 67 games, a hit by pitch fractured a bone in his left wrist on June 24, and he missed the remainder of the season. After the 2013 season, Quinn tore his achilles tendon during a workout.[3]

Quinn played for the Clearwater Threshers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2014.[4] He missed the first six weeks of the season while recovering from the torn Achilles tendon. The Phillies moved Quinn from shortstop to center field when the Phillies promoted J. P. Crawford to Clearwater in June.[5] He batted .257 with 32 stolen bases in 88 games. The Phillies assigned Quinn to the Arizona Fall League following the 2014 season.[6] Quinn played the 2015 season with the Reading Fightin Phils of the Class AA Eastern League.[7] He batted .306 with 29 stolen bases in 58 games. The Phillies added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[8]

He returned to Reading in 2016, batting .287 with 31 stolen bases in 71 games.[9] He was recalled by the Phillies on September 11 after the Reading season ended, batting .263 with 5 stolen bases in 15 games.[10] He played for Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2017, batting .274/.344/.389 with 10 stolen bases in 45 games.[11]

Quinn began 2018 playing for Lehigh Valley, but in late May he suffered a torn ligament in his right middle finger while diving into a base.[12] He was expected to be out for six to eight weeks after having surgery to repair the ligament.[12] He was batting .289/.340/.444 with 12 stolen bases in 13 attempts at the time, in 23 games.[11] On July 27 he was recalled by the Phillies. On 21 August 2018, he hit his first major league homer against the Washington Nationals. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Phillies' speedy Roman Quinn just can't stop at second base". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "St. Joe alum Roman Quinn has agreed to sign with the Phillies for $775,000 dollars". WJHG-TV. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Good news, bad news for 2 Phillies prospects". Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Quinn is best of Phils' thin crop of outfield prospects". Philly.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Phillies prospect Quinn collects four hits at Clearwater". Philadelphia Phillies. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Roman Quinn is top player headed to Arizona Fall League". Philly.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Roman Quinn continues hot start for Reading Fightins". The Morning Call. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Phillies protect trio from Rule 5 Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies prospect Roman Quinn records another three-hit game for Reading Fightin Phils". MiLB.com. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ Heneghan, Kelsie (September 11, 2016). "Phillies call up Alfaro, Quinn from Double-A". MiLB.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Roman Quinn Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Another injury for this touted Phillies prospect". May 21, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Phillies calling up exciting prospect to bolster their bench". NBC Sports Philadelphia. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
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