Jayce Boyd
| AB | 1887 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .29 |
| OBP | .367 |
| SLG | .418 |
| HR | 36 |
- Full name David Jayce Boyd
- Born 12/30/1990 in Cantonment, FL
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 219 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Florida State
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Drafted in the 6th round (200th overall) by the New York Mets in 2012 (signed for $150,000).
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Boyd was an acclaimed prep player and has been a three-year starter for Florida State. He led the Atlantic Coast Conference in batting at .395 entering regional play. He has adjusted his approach and swing since high school, when he was a 19th-round pick as a third baseman. He has become a contact hitter with gap power, hitting 16 homers his first two seasons but just three this spring. He's an above-average defender at first with good hands, but hasn't gotten much exposure in college at third, which obviously would increase his value. His lack of home run power and righthanded-hitting first-base profile makes him tough to peg from a draft standpoint.
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Boyd hit .376 as a Florida State junior in 2012, but because of his right/right profile at first base and the four home runs he hit in his draft year, he slipped to the sixth round, where the Mets signed him for $150,000. That looked like money well spent in 2013 when he hit .330/.410/.461 in 123 games at two Class A levels to lead the system in average and rank ninth in the minors in that category. Though he hit just nine homers, Boyd walked as often as he struck out (61) and ranked as the low Class A South Atlantic League's best defensive first baseman. He emphasizes contact, doing an expert job of working pitchers for a fastball he can hammer to the gaps. He played through a sore shoulder in 2013, which forced him to DH the last two months of the season. Improved health combined with the plus power displays he shows in batting practice suggest future average power. He'll spend the bulk of 2014 at Double-A and could force his way into the big league picture the following year.
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Boyd was an acclaimed prep player and has been a three-year starter for Florida State. He led the Atlantic Coast Conference in batting at .395 entering regional play. He has adjusted his approach and swing since high school, when he was a 19th-round pick as a third baseman. He has become a contact hitter with gap power, hitting 16 homers his first two seasons but just three this spring. He's an above-average defender at first with good hands, but hasn't gotten much exposure in college at third, which obviously would increase his value. His lack of home run power and righthanded-hitting first-base profile makes him tough to peg from a draft standpoint.
