KYLE SAUKKO

12/21/88; '08 28th; Sierra (CA) JC
L/R; 5-11, 175

Level
BA
OBP
SA
AB
2B
3B
HR
BB
K
SB
CS
2008 NJCAA
.405
.450
.451
173
6
1
0
11
23
13
6
2008 R
.212
.358
.212
66
0
0
0
13
25
2
1

Level
W-L-Sv
G
GS
IP
H
BB
K
ERA
OAVG
OOBP
OSLG
2008 NJCAA
0-0-0
2
0
2.0
1
3
0
4.50
.143
.400
.143

Saukko played the outfield his first year in junior college, but the Pirates announced him as a pitcher at the draft. This wasn't completely bizarre, because Colorado drafted him as a pitcher in 2007, following his senior year in HS, and didn't sign him. As a hitter, he's very fast and consistently makes contact by simply serving the ball into left field.  As a pitcher, well . . . who knows. The Pirates signed him in late June and sent him to the GCL, where he played mostly center and some left, so I guess he's an outfielder until further notice.  He didn't hit much and had no extra base hits, although he drew a lot of walks.  He'll probably fill in somewhere in short season ball next year.

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