Félix Pie
| Félix Pie | |
|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs – No. 20 | |
| Center field | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| debut | |
| April 17, 2007, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics (through September 11, 2007) | |
| Batting average | .212 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 19 |
| Runs | 25 |
| Stolen bases | 6 |
| At Bats | 165 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Félix Pie (pronounced Pē-Ā) (born February 8, 1985 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) is a Major League center fielder for the Chicago Cubs.
Pie is a highly-touted young prospect who is considered a "five-tool player" who has been put on the fast-track to reaching the big-league club, although he did not start the 2007 season with the major-league club. Despite obvious talent, Pie's strikeout rates continue to be much higher than average. Pie was called up from Triple-A Iowa on April 17th, 2007 and was in the starting lineup, replacing the injured Alfonso Soriano. At the time of his call-up, Pie was batting .444 with one homer and six RBIs in 36 at-bats. Before the 2007 season, Pie was ranked as the number one prospect in the Cubs organization[1]. Due to the fact that his last name is spelled the same as a popular dessert and entree, many loyal Cub fans have taken to calling him "chicken pot" Pie.
His highly anticipated major league debut was in April of 2007. Pie was called back up from the minors on June 3, 2007, and remained with the club until July 13th, when he was sent back down to AAA to get more regular at-bats. However, the Cubs recently recalled Pie from the minors in order to presumably replace an injured Alfonso Soriano and Angel Pagan on August 8, 2007.
Major League career
Pie got his first major league hit on April 17, 2007, a double off of Greg Maddux of the San Diego Padres. HE IS A COMPLETE BEAST AT THE PLATE. MAN HE IS GOOD. HE IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THIS BALLCLUB IN ABOUT 9 OR 10 YEARS. He scored his first run in the same inning on a Derrek Lee hit. In the same game, Pie also threw a runner out at home plate from center field which gave the Cubs a chance to win the game. On April 23rd, Pie changed his number from 17 to 20. Pie recorded his first major league home run on April 27, 2007, off Anthony Reyes of the St. Louis Cardinals. On July 13, 2007, the Cubs sent Pie down to the Minor Leagues in favor of catcher Geovany Soto. On August 9th, Pie was brought back up to Chicago.[2]
Minor League career
Pie started with the Mesa Cubs, the Chicago Cubs R affiliate, in 2002. He played in 55 games and hit .321, with 4 home runs and 37 runs batted in. He was called up to Boise where he played in 2 games. He played for the Lansing Lugnuts, then one of the Cubs' A affiliates in 2003. There, he hit .285 with 4 home runs and 47 runs batted in. In 2004, he played for the Daytona Cubs, another one of the Cubs A affiliates. He hit .299 with 8 home runs and 47 runs batted in. In 2005, he played for the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx. He hit .304 with 11 home runs and 25 runs batted in. His season was shortened due to a broken ankle suffered during the season. He was likely going to be called up to the Chicago Cubs along with Adam Greenberg to replace the struggling Corey Patterson and Jason Dubois. But due to his injury, the Cubs called up outfielder Matt Murton instead of Pie. In 2006 his season began poorly, as he hit .222 in June and slugged only .343, but soon after he broke out of his slump to end with a batting average of .282, on-base percentage of .341, and slugging percentage of .451. Felix Pie is also one of the most highly touted Dominican prospects to reach the major leagues.
References
- ^ Jim Callis (2007). Baseball America Prospect Handbook. Baseball America, Inc. (USA).
- ^ Associated Press, Cubs recall Soto, option Pie (July 13, 2007), Sports Illustrated, Retrieved on July 13, 2007.
External links
- Minor League Splits and Situational Stats
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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- Career statistics from MLB