• Full name Ryan Taylor Wright
  • Born 12/03/1989 in Fort Wayne, IN
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Louisville
  • Drafted in the 5th round (175th overall) by the Cincinnati Reds in 2011 (signed for $225,000).
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    Wright's best tool is bat, which he showed last summer when he led the U.S. college national team with a .361 average, including a .458 mark at the World University Championship. He has a smooth righthanded stroke, making consistent line-drive contract. The 6-foot-1, 194-pounder has fringy raw power and speed, yet he has reached double figures in both homers and steals in each of the last two seasons. He has good hands at the plate and in the field, and his instincts enable him to play above his tools. He has started at five positions--second base, shortstop, third base, left and right field--at Louisville, and projects as either an offensive second baseman or a utilityman. His arm and range are average at best, but he makes all the routine plays. Wright started slowly this spring but rallied to carry the Cardinals down the stretch, and he may have played his way into the second round in the process.

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