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Jay Bruce

Jay Allen Bruce (twitter: @JayABruce)

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: April 3, 1987 in Beaumont, Texas, US
High School: West Brook HS (Beaumont, TX)

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (12th) of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from West Brook HS (Beaumont, TX).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-2006: Rated #76 Prospect
Pre-2007: Rated #14 Prospect
Pre-2008: Rated #1 Prospect

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Batting: 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SF	IBB
2005	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk	CIN	54	217	192	45	51	11	2	9	38	6	8	22	53	.266	.341	.484	.825	93	4	1	2	0
2005	18	Reds	GULF	Rk	CIN	37	136	122	29	33	9	2	5	25	4	6	11	31	.270	.331	.500	.831	61	2	1	2	0
2005	18	Billings	PION	Rk	CIN	17	81	70	16	18	2	0	4	13	2	2	11	22	.257	.358	.457	.815	32	2	0	0	0
2006	19	Dayton	MIDW	A	CIN	117	498	444	69	129	42	5	16	81	19	9	44	106	.291	.355	.516	.871	229	7	4	6	4
2007	20	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AAA-AA	CIN	133	576	521	87	166	46	8	26	89	8	7	47	135	.319	.375	.587	.962	306	5	3	5	3
2007	20	Sarasota	FLOR	A+	CIN	67	298	268	49	87	27	5	11	49	4	4	24	67	.325	.379	.586	.965	157	4	2	4	2
2007	20	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	16	74	66	10	22	7	1	4	15	2	1	8	20	.333	.405	.652	1.057	43	0	0	0	0
2007	20	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	50	204	187	28	57	12	2	11	25	2	2	15	48	.305	.358	.567	.925	106	1	1	1	1
2008	21	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	49	201	184	34	67	9	5	10	37	8	1	12	45	.364	.393	.630	1.023	116	4	0	5	4
2009	22	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	5	20	18	3	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	.278	.350	.278	.628	5	2	0	0	0
5 Seasons						358	1512	1359	238	418	108	20	61	245	43	25	127	342	.308	.366	.551	.917	749	22	8	18	11
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		104	425	389	65	129	21	7	21	62	12	3	29	96	.332	.374	.584	.958	227	7	1	6	5
Rk (1 season)				Rk		54	217	192	45	51	11	2	9	38	6	8	22	53	.266	.341	.484	.825	93	4	1	2	0
A (1 season)				A		117	498	444	69	129	42	5	16	81	19	9	44	106	.291	.355	.516	.871	229	7	4	6	4
AA (1 season)				AA		16	74	66	10	22	7	1	4	15	2	1	8	20	.333	.405	.652	1.057	43	0	0	0	0
A+ (1 season)				A+		67	298	268	49	87	27	5	11	49	4	4	24	67	.325	.379	.586	.965	157	4	2	4	2

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	Rtz
2005	18	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk	CIN	CF	31	65	58	4	3	2	.954	2.00	0
2005	18	Reds	GULF	Rk	CIN	CF	27	52	48	2	2	1	.962	1.85	-4
2005	18	Billings	PION	Rk	CIN	RF	10	28	25	2	1	0	.964	2.70	4
2005	18	Billings	PION	Rk	CIN	CF	4	13	10	2	1	1	.923	3.00	0
2006	19	Dayton	MIDW	A	CIN	RF	52	96	90	2	4	2	.958	1.77	-1
2006	19	Dayton	MIDW	A	CIN	CF	44	102	98	3	1	3	.990	2.30	-3
2007	20	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AAA-AA	CIN	CF	102	248	234	9	5	3	.980	2.38	11
2007	20	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AAA-AA	CIN	RF	33	64	58	2	4	1	.938	1.82	11
2007	20	Sarasota	FLOR	A+	CIN	RF	18	34	32	0	2	0	.941	1.78	1
2007	20	Sarasota	FLOR	A+	CIN	CF	49	130	122	4	4	1	.969	2.57	4
2007	20	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	RF	4	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	1.25	-1
2007	20	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	CIN	CF	12	23	22	1	0	1	1.000	1.92	-2
2007	20	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	RF	11	25	21	2	2	1	.920	2.09	3
2007	20	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	CF	41	95	90	4	1	1	.989	2.29	6
2008	21	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	RF	12	24	23	1	0	0	1.000	2.00	1
2008	21	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	CF	28	61	61	0	0	0	1.000	2.18	3
2008	21	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	LF	8	20	17	2	1	0	.950	2.38	1
2009	22	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	RF	5	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	2.00	-2
5 Seasons							325	718	674	25	19	11	.974	2.15	10
CF (4 seasons)						CF	205	476	451	16	9	8	.981	2.28	4
RF (5 seasons)						RF	112	222	206	7	9	3	.959	1.90	5
LF (1 season)						LF	8	20	17	2	1	0	.950	2.38	1

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2005	18	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Rk	CIN		2005-06-24	2005-08-20
2005	18	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Rk	CIN		2005-08-22	2005-09-07
2006	19	Dayton Dragons	Midwest League	A	CIN		2006-04-06	2006-08-27
2007	20	Sarasota Reds	Florida State League	A+	CIN		2007-04-05	2007-06-19
2007	20	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	AA	CIN		2007-06-21	2007-07-11
2007	20	Louisville Bats	International League	AAA	CIN		2007-07-12	2007-08-31
2008	21	Louisville Bats	International League	AAA	CIN		2008-04-03	2008-05-25
2008	21	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	2008-05-27	2008-09-28
2009	22	Louisville Bats	International League	AAA	CIN		2009-09-03	2009-09-07
2009	22	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	2009-04-06	2009-10-04
2010	23	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	2010-04-05	2010-10-03
2011	24	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	2011-03-31	2011-09-28
2012	25	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	2012-04-05	2012-10-03
2013	26	Cincinnati Reds	National League	MLB	CIN	1	2013-04-01	2013-05-18

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