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Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on Infielder Anfernee Seymour

By Benjamin Chase

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POOL Aug 14, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; Detailed view of first base with a Mariano Rivera plaque during a game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays Yankee Stadium. The Tampa Bay Rays won 12-3. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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The Atlanta Braves acquired speedy Anfernee Seymour from the Miami Marlins this summer. Can he offer more than just speed?

Who Is He?

Seymour was born in the Bahamas and drafted in the 7th round of the 2014 draft by the Miami Marlins out of American Heritage High School in Florida. He was put into the Gulf Coast League, and he flashed his incredible speed, hitting .245/.333/.265 with just one extra base hit, but 11 stolen bases and 12/27 BB/K over 112 plate appearances. He played 19 of his 26 games in center field and 7 at shortstop.

Seymour was bumped up to Batavia in the short-season New York-Penn League in 2015. He hit for a better average, but his overall statistical line was not tremendously different. His slash line was .273/.338/.349 with 14 extra base hits and 29 stolen bases along with a 20/52 BB/K ratio over 266 plate appearances. He played all of his games in the field at shortstop.

Seymour was sent to Greensboro in the low-A South Atlantic League when the trade with the Braves occurred, and the Braves simply kept him in the same league by sending him to Rome. While he played all of his games in the field with Greensboro at shorstop, Seymour found himself with an elite defensive shortstop in Alejandro Salazar at Rome, so he played short until Salazar returned from an injury, at which point, Seymour played second base or became a pinch runner at that point.

In total on the season, Seymour hit .257/.296/.303 with 18 extra base hits, 43 stolen bases, and a 26/118 BB/K ratio over 537 plate appearances.

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