Adam Crampton Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Adam Shih-Chia Crampton
Born 05/24/2001 in Tainan City, Taiwan
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 183 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Stanford
Drafted in the 9th round (257th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2022 (signed for $125,000).

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Crampton is a glove-first prospect who handles shortstop at a high level and has done so for three seasons at Stanford. He won the Pac-12 Conference defensive player of the year award this spring and has the tools to stick at shortstop and be a reliable defender. Listed at 6-foot-1, 183 pounds, Crampton makes plenty of contact at the plate but has limited power. He posts modest exit velocities and hit just three home runs in three seasons at Stanford. He doesn't strike out much and is a savvy baserunner, so he may be able to provide enough offensive value even with his lack of impact. Crampton’s defensive ability will get him drafted. Whether or not there’s more in the tank offensively is a legitimate question.

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School: Stanford Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.2
Crampton is a glove-first prospect who handles shortstop at a high level and has done so for three seasons at Stanford. He had a modest year offensively in 2021, then went to the Northwoods League and hit .319/.400/.395 with 10 walks and 11 strikeouts during the summer. This spring, Crampton put together his best offensive season with the program, slashing .316/.395/.392 with 23 walks and 31 strikeouts. Listed at 6-foot-1, 183 pounds, Crampton has limited power with modest exit velocities and just three career home runs, but he makes plenty of contact, doesn’t strike out too much (14.7% career strikeout rate) and is a savvy runner on the bases (15-for-18 career SBs). Whether or not there’s more in the tank offensively is a legitimate question, but Crampton’s defensive ability will get him drafted. He has the tools and skill to stick at shortstop and finished with a .980 fielding percentage this spring—the best mark of his career.