- Full name Matthew Stephen Cusick
- Born 05/05/1986 in San Dimas, CA
- Profile Ht.: 5'10" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: L / Throws: R
- School Southern California
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Drafted in the 10th round (321st overall) by the Houston Astros in 2007 (signed for $75,000).
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Matt Cusick, a singles-hitting second baseman who excelled in the Cape Cod League last summer, was coming on late, and his 27-15 spring BB-K ratio and .304 performance for Brewster last summer could get him drafted by a team that is statistically inclined. He also showed significant improvement defensively this year. Still, he had only one homer this spring after hitting two with wood last summer.
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Cusick is a newer version of Jonny Ash. Like Ash a product of the Pacific-10 Conference, Cusick went in the 10th round of the 2007 draft and signed for $75,000. He hit better than .300 with more walks than strikeouts in each of his three years at Southern California, then did the same in his pro debut. He first demonstrated his aptitude with wood bats by hitting .304 in the Cape Cod League in 2006. As with Ash, the question becomes what else Cusick can bring to the table. He makes contact, though not as much as Ash, and doesn't drive the ball consistently. His speed is below-average as are his defensive tools, with the exception of his hands. Cusick can't play other positions well enough to become a utilityman. He'll advance to Class A this year and try to develop some skills to complement his contact hitting ability.
