BA GRADE
50
Risk: Medium
HIT: 60.
POW: 45.
SPD: 40.
FLD: 50.
ARM: 50.
Born: Feb. 24, 1995. B-T: L-R. Ht.: 6-2. Wt.: 195. Drafted: HS—Corona, Calif., 2013 (2nd round). Signed by: Mark Ralston.
The Orioles saw in Sisco a natural hitter who had taken well to catching duties once he picked up the position as a senior in high school. They signed him to a $785,000 bonus, and they may now have their catcher of the future. A career .311 minor league hitter, he represented the Orioles in the last two Futures Games and made his big league debut in September 2017.
Sisco has a calm lefthanded swing with fluid hands, and he projects to be an above-average hitter with the potential for average power as he continues to add strength to his slight frame and improve on his gap power. While the Orioles tout improvement in all facets of his defensive game, including receiving, blocking and game-management, the running game has always challenged Sisco’s average arm. He threw out 41 percent of basestealers in the second half of 2017 at Triple-A Norfolk, but that only raised his season rate to 23 percent. He’ll need to have perfect footwork and transfers to consistently lower his pop times to better than 2.0 seconds. The Orioles believe that Sisco is ready to contribute in the majors, though his defense will dictate how comfortable manager Buck Showalter is in using the 23-year-old catcher.
Average defense will make Sisco an everyday catcher due to his offensive abilities, especially against righthanded pitching, and he’ll enter spring training with the chance to make the Opening Day roster.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2015 |
Frederick (CAR) |
HiA |
.308 |
75 |
263 |
30 |
81 |
|
Bowie (EL) |
AA |
.257 |
20 |
74 |
9 |
19 |
2016 |
Bowie (EL) |
AA |
.319 |
111 |
407 |
51 |
130 |
|
Norfolk (IL) |
AAA |
.250 |
4 |
16 |
4 |
4 |
2017 |
Norfolk (IL) |
AAA |
.267 |
97 |
344 |
47 |
92 |
|
Baltimore (AL) |
MAJ |
.333 |
10 |
18 |
3 |
6 |
Major League Totals |
.333 |
10 |
18 |
3 |
6 |
||
Minor League Totals |
.311 |
454 |
1632 |
213 |
508 |
||
Year |
Club (League) |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
2015 |
Frederick (CAR) |
12 |
3 |
4 |
26 |
33 |
|
Bowie (EL) |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
2016 |
Bowie (EL) |
28 |
1 |
4 |
44 |
58 |
|
Norfolk (IL) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
2017 |
Norfolk (IL) |
23 |
0 |
7 |
47 |
32 |
|
Baltimore (AL) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
Major League Totals |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
|
Minor League Totals |
98 |
7 |
25 |
206 |
194 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
SO |
SB |
CS |
OBP |
SLG |
2015 |
Frederick (CAR) |
41 |
8 |
1 |
.387 |
.422 |
|
Bowie (EL) |
14 |
0 |
1 |
.337 |
.392 |
2016 |
Bowie (EL) |
82 |
2 |
2 |
.405 |
.423 |
|
Norfolk (IL) |
5 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
.625 |
2017 |
Norfolk (IL) |
99 |
2 |
2 |
.340 |
.395 |
|
Baltimore (AL) |
7 |
0 |
0 |
.455 |
.778 |
Major League Totals |
7 |
0 |
0 |
.455 |
.778 |
|
Minor League Totals |
343 |
14 |
9 |
.389 |
.426 |
|