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Interlude – Player Profile
Chris Wilson - OF (Retired)
College – USC
Drafted – 2016 – 1st Round - No1 Overall by San Jose Spartans
Current Team – None
Previous Teams – SJ (2016-2020)
Despite obvious talent there were many red flags surrounding Wilson when he was drafted first overall by San Jose GM Ted Garneau. His first couple of years in San Jose’s minor league system showed both his undoubted talent (great defense and power hitting) and his flaws (6% BB rate v 25% K rate), but his weaknesses were compounded by his lacklustre work ethic. He earned a call up to the big leagues in 2018 but in July that year things took a turn for the worse as he became embroiled in the San Jose PED scandal earning an 80-game ban. After serving his suspension he returned to San Jose to resume his career, where once again he struggled in their minor league system until the Spartans finally ran out of patience and released him after the 2020 season with Wilson having never solved major league or even AAA pitching. Wilson tried his luck with several teams during 2021, earning minor league contracts from both Sanfrancisico and Dallas, but neither team kept him around and disillusioned with baseball Wilson finally called time on his underwhelming career at the age of 25. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but even when Spartans GM Ted Garneau made Wilson the first overall pick in 2016, there were questions around his desire and work ethic and given everything that has transpired (Wilson being involved in the PED scandal and washing out of the league by 2021) coupled with the players passed over to draft him (Max Castle, Richie Rambeaux to name a couple) you would have to conclude picking Wilson was a spectacular miss by the Spartans.
Career Stats
Regular Season
G - 57 AB – 181 RS - 18 H - 39 2B - 9 3B - 3 HR - 3 RBI - 12 BB - 8 K - 57 SB - 2 CS – 0 AVG - .215 OBP – .260 SLG – .348 OPS – .608 OPS+ - 74 WAR – 0.4
Post Season
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