Monday, January 21, 2019

Meet a Prospect: Shed Long


The New York Yankees made a trade with the Cincinnati Reds this week that sent right-handed pitcher Sonny Gray to Cincinnati, while 2B prospect Shed Long, a draft pick, and a player to be named later returned to New York. Long was considered the Reds 6th or 7th best prospect in a great farm system, depending on what list you check, and could be a considerable talent for the New York Yankees going forward in their farm system… so let’s meet him. This is Meet a Prospect: The Shed Long Edition.

Shedric Bernard Long was born on August 22, 1995 and attended High School at Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Alabama. While attending he played baseball for the school’s team and caught the attention of the Cincinnati Reds who drafted the then catcher in the 12th round of the 2013 MLB First Year Players Draft. Long made his professional debut with the Arizona League Reds almost immediately after signing and finished his first pro season with a .256 batting average with one home run and eight RBI in 24 games played. Long played behind the plate again during the 2014 season before the Reds moved him to second base before the 2015 season with the Dayton Dragons. Long continued to work his way up the Reds organizational ladder until he was added to Cincinnati’s 40-man roster after the 2017 season. Shed spent the 2018 season in Double-A with the Pensacola Wahoo’s where he hit .261 with 12 home runs and 56 RBI in 126 games.


Long is just 5’8” and 180 lbs. Long hits from the left-side but throws from the right in the field at second base. Long has shown surprising power in the minor leagues and has even drawn praise from a Hall of Fame player in Barry Larkin. Larkin, in an interview with Cincinnati.com, said of Long, “Certainly, talent wise, he has big-league talent, no doubt about it.” Larkin went on to mention that Long has to work on the mental aspect of the game, but honestly that could probably be said about any minor league player, especially one that was drafted out of High School.

Here is a short clip from Bobby Nightengale, son of Bob Nightengale, showcasing Shed Long smacking a two-run single in the 3rd inning of an Arizona Fall League game.




And here are some stats courtesy of Baseball Reference.

Register Batting
Year Age Tm G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS SO BA OBP SLG OPS
201317Reds24887892020181117.256.333.321.654
201418Billings29938761530062118.172.217.207.424
201519Dayton421731522243726162331.283.363.474.836
2016202 Teams132548478691403051575214120.293.371.471.842
201620Daytona381591432246644305135.322.371.503.875
201620Dayton943893354794241114516385.281.371.457.828
2017212 Teams1044393885010922316509494.281.358.477.834
201721Pensacola421601411332623143131.227.319.362.680
201721Daytona62279247377716113366363.312.380.543.922
201822Pensacola126522452751182251256196123.261.353.412.765
201822Scottsdale19665861421083115.241.333.310.644
MinoMinoMino457186316352314458615502115419403.272.353.435.788
All All All 476192916932374598816502195720418.271.352.431.783
With that said, welcome to the organization, Shed, and welcome to the Yankees family! (pending an extension with Sonny Gray for Cincinnati)

1 comment:

  1. lol...Shed was sent to Seattle as part of the 3 team deal

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