Jahdiel Santamaria
From BR Bullpen
Jahdiel Elias Santamaria
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 170 lb.
- Born April 5, 1987 in Colón, Colón Panamá
Jahdiel Santamaria played his fourth minor league season in 2008.
Santamaria signed with the New York Yankees at age 17. He debuted in 2005 with the DSL Yankees 2, hitting .277/.385/.337 and stealing 17 bases in 22 tries. In '06, he batted .306/.379/.394 for the DSL Yankees 1 and was 10-for-12 in steals. In 2007, he improved to .347/.435/.515 for the same club, with 47 runs in 57 games. In 196 AB, he struck out only 17 times while drawing 27 walks. He was second in the Dominican Summer League in average, .002 behind Ronald Bermudez and was also second in slugging, behind Luis Jimenez.
In 2008, Santamaria moved from the outfield to first base and hit .250/.314/.347 for the Staten Island Yankees. He was on Panama's preliminary roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
[edit] Sources
- 2008 Yankees Media Guide
