• Full name Andrew Stefan McCutchen
  • Born 10/10/1986 in Fort Meade, FL
  • Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Fort Meade
  • Debut 06/04/2009
  • Drafted in the 1st round (11th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005 (signed for $1,900,000).
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    McCutchen's star has risen all spring, and he could go in the first 15 picks. Like Volstad, he was an AFLAC All-American last summer, and while he struggled with Team USA in the World Junior Championship, he has followed up with a stellar senior season. McCutchen's game isn't all about tools, though his tools are plus across the board. That starts with the most important tool: the bat. McCutchen has quick hands and a compact swing, producing surprising raw power for his size and giving him the bat speed to lash line drives to all fields. His athletic ability, speed and frame earn comparisons to Mets prospect Lastings Milledge, but he's more polished at the plate, earning 60 and 70 grades from scouts (on the 20-80 scouting scale) with 50 raw power. A former state champion in track as a relay runner, McCutchen has well-above-average speed and should have no trouble playing center field. The biggest question about him is his size and a perceived lack of durability, as some scouts wonder if he can maintain his bat speed over a 140-game professional schedule.

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  • Rated Best Defensive Outfielder in the National League in 2014
  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the National League in 2014
  • Rated Best Strike-Zone Discipline in the National League in 2014
  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the National League in 2013
  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the National League in 2012
  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the International League in 2009
  • Rated Fastest Baserunner in the International League in 2009
  • Rated Best Defensive Outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009
  • Rated Best Athlete in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009
  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the International League in 2008
  • Rated Best Defensive Outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2008
  • Rated Best Athlete in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2008
  • Rated Most Exciting Player in the Eastern League in 2007
  • Rated Best Defensive Outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007
  • Rated Best Athlete in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007
  • Rated Best Hitter for Average in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007
  • Rated Best Defensive Outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2006
  • Rated Best Strike-Zone Discipline in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2006
  • Rated Best Hitter for Average in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2006

Career Transactions

  • Pittsburgh Pirates activated DH Andrew McCutchen from the 10-day injured list.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates placed DH Andrew McCutchen on the 10-day injured list. Left knee inflammation.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates activated DH Andrew McCutchen from the 10-day injured list.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates placed DH Andrew McCutchen on the 10-day injured list retroactive to July 6, 2023. Right Elbow inflammation.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates activated DH Andrew McCutchen.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent DH Andrew McCutchen.

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