Chris Iannetta
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Christopher Domenic Ianetta- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 195 lb.
- School University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- High School St. Raphael Academy
- Debut August 27, 2006
- Born April 8, 1983 in Providence, RI USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Chris Iannetta hit .333/.431/.539 in a fine freshman year in college. He was named to Baseball America's All-Freshman team second string. His sophomore season in 2003 marked a fall to .319/.407/.496 and no major honors. In '04, Iannetta batted .336/.438/.598 and Baseball America picked him for third-team All-American behind Kurt Suzuki and Landon Powell. He made the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Conference team and his 15 homers were four behind the conference leader. As the Oakland Athletics had drafted Suzuki and Powell, they had no need for him in the fourth round of the 2004 amateur draft, which is when the Colorado Rockies snagged him.
Iannetta began his professional career with the Asheville Tourists, producing at a .314/.454/.496 clip, not bad at all for a first-timer in class A ball. In 2005, Chris hit .276/.381/.490 for the Modesto Nuts and .233/.329/.417 for the Tulsa Drillers. He backed up Ryan Garko for the US in the 2005 Futures Game and drew a walk in his lone plate appearance.
In 2006, Iannetta exploded, batting .321/.418/.622 for Tulsa and .351/.447/.510 with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox for a .336/.433/.567 composite line. The Rockies called him up at the end of August. Baseball America ranked him as the #18 prospect in the Pacific Coast League.
Sources: 2003-2007 Baseball Almanacs, Thebaseballcube.com for college stats, Minorleaguebaseball.com
