- Full name Christopher John Maldonado
- Born 04/22/2003 in Livingston, NJ
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Vanderbilt
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Draft Prospects
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School: Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. Committed/Drafted: Vanderbilt
Age At Draft: 19.2
Maldonado’s brother, Frank, played baseball at Pittsburgh. His other brother, Nick, is a reliever at Vanderbilt. The belief among many scouts is that, while Maldonado is a solid prospect, he might not get drafted because he seems intent on following in his brothers’ footsteps to play college baseball, with Maldonado flipping his commitment from Clemson to Vanderbilt after the Tigers fired coach Monte Lee following the 2022 season. Maldonado doesn’t have a plus tool, but he’s a high baseball IQ player who should be a strong college performer. He has quick hands, a short swing, a good sense of the strike zone and has shown feel for hitting in games with occasional home run power to his pull side. An average runner with around an average arm, Maldonado is a shortstop with good hands who reads hops well, though his range is probably better suited at second or third base in pro ball. Maldonado turned 19 in April, so he’s on the older end of the class and will be a draft-eligible sophomore in 2024 assuming he goes to Vanderbilt.
Career Transactions
- 3B Chris Maldonado assigned to Vanderbilt Commodores.
