Player Profile: Seth Beer

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Just the Basics

Team	Diamondbacks
Position>	1B
Date of Birth	35326
Height	6′ 2″
Weight	195
Bats	Left
Throws	Right
Entered League	2018 June Amateur Draft – 1st Round Draft Pick

Pre-Professional Career

Beer attracted attention of Major League scouts with his prolific hitting skills and power displayed at Clemson University. This ultimately lead to him being drafted by the Astros in the 1st round of the 2018 amateur draft.

Professional Career

Beer has continued his power-hitting ways in the minor leagues. However, he also demonstrated a lack of defensive capability that will limit his availability in the field. The most recent news for Beer was his inclusion in the trade that sent Zack Greinke to Houston.

Prospect Rankings

Publication	Ranking	Date Originally Published
Prospects1500	#105 Overall Prospect	March 2020
Prospects365	#97 Overall Prospect	March 2020
Prospects Live	n/a (outside top 100)	February 2020
Fangraphs	n/a (outside top 120)	February 2020
MLB.com	n/a (outside top 100)	Updated Continuously

Prospects1500	#8 Overall Prospect	January 2020
Fangraphs	#16 Overall Prospect	November 2019
Prospects Live	#8 Overall Prospect	November 2019
MLB.com	#12 Overall Prospect	Updated Continuously
FantraxHQ	#5 Overall Prospect	April 2020
PitcherList	#7 Overall Prospect	January 2020

Industry Outlooks

Quotes are snippets from the linked articles. Click each publication’s name to read more about their perspective on Seth Beer.

Prospects1500

Beer’s value would improve greatly if the NL adopts the DH in the near future as he can’t play OF and 1B will be a struggle too. Potential middle of lineup hitter, he isn’t that far away, and no serious blockers in AZ.

Prospects365

It’s a pull-heavy approach with a lot of fly balls from a poor runner, so Beer may only hit .250 at peak as a big leaguer. But he takes walks, won’t strike out a ton and could potentially make his big league debut in 2020

CBSSports

He seems like an odd fit for a National League team, as his defensive limitations may make designated hitter his best position.

Prospects Live

There are some rumblings that the glove and athleticism have actually gotten worse since the draft and that he may not even be able to stand over at first base. Beer profiles as a middle of the order bat, but the defensive concerns are legitimate

Baseball Forecaster

Limited athletically to 1B or LF with his poor arm

FantraxHQ

From the left side, Beer has solid bat speed with a swing that generates natural loft. And as you could probably guess from the stats I mentioned above, Beer’s strike zone awareness is plus.

Season Stats

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2016	19	Clemson	ACC	NCAA		62	284	203	57	75	18	70	1	0	62	27	.369	.535	.700	1.235
2017	20	Clemson	ACC	NCAA		63	299	218	51	65	16	53	2	1	64	35	.298	.478	.606	1.084
2018	21	Clemson	ACC	NCAA		63	296	226	64	68	22	54	1	0	54	36	.301	.456	.642	1.098
2018	21	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-A+-A-	HOU	67	296	260	39	79	12	42	1	1	25	49	.304	.389	.496	.885
2018	21	Buies Creek	CARL	A+	HOU	27	114	107	15	28	5	19	0	1	4	22	.262	.307	.439	.746
2018	21	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	HOU	29	131	112	15	39	3	16	1	0	15	17	.348	.443	.491	.934
2018	21	Tri-City	NYPL	A-	HOU	11	51	41	9	12	4	7	0	0	6	10	.293	.431	.659	1.090
2019	22	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+	HOU	122	533	450	72	130	26	103	0	4	46	113	.289	.388	.516	.904
2019	22	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	63	280	234	40	70	16	52	0	0	24	58	.299	.407	.543	.950
2019	22	Jackson	SOUL	AA	ARI	24	101	88	8	18	1	17	0	1	8	25	.205	.297	.318	.615
2019	22	Fayetteville	CARL	A+	HOU	35	152	128	24	42	9	34	0	3	14	30	.328	.414	.602	1.016
2019	22	Salt River	AZFL	Fal		19	80	73	9	23	1	12	1	0	5	14	.315	.375	.452	.827

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 5/6/2020.

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