Sharlon Schoop
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Sharlon Romans Emederio Schoop
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 191 lb.
- Born April 15, 1987 in Willemstad Curacao
Sharlon Schoop played his 4th minor league season in 2007.
Schoop signed with the San Francisco Giants shortly before his 17th birthday. He debuted professionally with the 2004 DSL Giants, hitting .251/.353/.337. In 2005, he batted .254/.328/.296 for the AZL Giants. He led Arizona League shortstops in putouts (72), assists (162), double plays (28) and fielding percentage (.971) to help the team to the AZL title. He was rated the league's #11 prospect by Baseball America, one slot behind teammate and fellow Curacao native Shairon Martis. Schoop split 2006 between the AZL Giants (.310/.437/.405) and Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (four games). He made the Arizona League All-Star team as the shortstop and finished 4th in the league in OBP. On July 2, he hit for the cycle against the AZL Royals, the only player to perform the feat in the AZL that year. Baseball America rated him as the league's #7 prospect, behind Matt Sweeney.
In 2007, the 20-year-old infielder produced at a .284/.347/.463 clip for Salem-Keizer and batted .235/.286/.301 in 42 games for the Augusta GreenJackets. He led Northwest League shortstops in fielding percentage (.967) and double plays (38) and helped the Volcanoes to a title. Schoop was on the preliminary 42-man roster for the Dutch national team for the 2008 Olympics; of the 10 infielders listed, he was the only one who had never played for the "Orange" in a major event.
[edit] Sources
- 2008 Giants Media Guide
- MILB.com
