KIRK SINGER | SHORTSTOP |
 | Born: December 1, 1989 Height: 6’2″ Weight: 170 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 29th Round, 872nd Overall, 2011 College: Long Beach State University Agent: N/A |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
| Baseball America rated Singer the 56th best prospect in southern California on the strength of his glove and good arm. He was a solid hitter until 2011, so it seems likely the new college bats impacted him quite a bit. He signed shortly after the draft and is likely to be an organizational player. 2011 Actually hit a little better at State College than he did in real college. As in college, though, he struck out a lot, better than once every four ABs. He did show more gap power than his college numbers suggested. Singer initially was the primary shortstop until fellow draftee Brian Sharp retired and Ashley Ponce came up from the GCL. After that, Singer played mainly second, an indication that the Pirates think more highly of Ponce’s defensive ability. Singer will be at West Virginia in 2012. There were early indications that he’d be the primary third baseman, which makes little sense because it would mean Jodaneli Carvajal, who has more upside, being relegated to backup duty. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION |
| 2012: Minor league salary. |
PLAYER INFORMATION |
| Signing Bonus: N/A. MiLB Debut: 2011 MLB Debut: MiLB FA Eligible: 2017. MLB FA Eligible: Rule 5 Eligible: 2014. Added to 40-Man: Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
TRANSACTIONS |
| June 6, 2008: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 40th round, 1196th overall pick. June 7, 2011: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 29th round, 872nd overall pick; signed on June 13, 2011. |
