Peter Hissey
| AB | 1927 |
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| AVG | .255 |
| OBP | .321 |
| SLG | .338 |
| HR | 7 |
- Full name Peter McLeod Hissey
- Born 01/17/1990 in Phoenixville, PA
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 180 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Unionville
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Drafted in the 4th round (142nd overall) by the Boston Red Sox in 2008 (signed for $1,000,000).
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Hissey's brother and father played college baseball, so he had no trouble dropping basketball even though he could have played shooting guard for a mid-major college hoops program. An above-average runner with good instincts, Hissey has added about 20 pounds of muscle to his 6-foot frame in the past year, and though his power is below-average currently, he projects as average or slightly better. He's an aggressive hitter who has a good feel for the strike zone, stays on breaking balls well and hits hard line drive to all fields. He's a promising defender in center field but needs to improve his routes. One scout projected him as a right fielder down the line and compared him to Paul O'Neill for his game as well as his hard-nosed approach. Hissey is an excellent student, and a club will likely have to take him in the top three rounds to buy him out of a commitment to Virginia.
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Hissey was part of Boston's aggressive draft spending in 2008, signing for $1 million in the fourth round. There are a lot of similarities between him and Ryan Kalish. Both are polished high school hitters from the Northeast who turned down Virginia scholarships to accept well above-slot bonuses. Hissey recognizes pitches and stays back on breaking balls better than most teenagers. He's also extremely disciplined in a way that's reminiscent of Lars Anderson when he began his pro career. Hissey's easy, compact swing and his approach are designed to hit line drives for now, but he's just starting to add strength and should eventually hit 18-20 homers per season. A shooting guard who could have played for a mid-major college basketball program, he's a good athlete with plus speed and a solid arm. He played mostly center field in his brief pro debut but projects more as a right fielder in the mold of former batting champ Paul O'Neill. Hissey is advanced enough to handle a jump to low Class A in his first full pro season.
