Bryson Stott

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Biographical Information[edit]

Infielder Bryson Stott was the 14th player selected in the first round of the 2019 amateur draft, by the Philadelphia Phillies out of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was a local boy, born and raised in Las Vegas, NV and his father had also attended UNLV, playing college football there. At 6'3", 200, Bryson also has a built more typical of a football player than of the average shortstop, which is his primary position. As a sophomore in college, he led the country in doubles with 30 in 59 games.

After signing with the Phillies in 2019, he began his professional career with the GCL Phillies East but after just four games was promoted to the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York-Penn League, where he hit .274 in 44 games, scoring 27 runs and driving in 24. He spent the 2020 season at the Phillies' alternate training site when the minor leagues were shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic then started 2021 with the Jersey Shore BlueClaws of the High-A East. It was the start of a whirlwind season that would see him also play in AA and AAA and be selected to play for the National League team in the 2021 Futures Game. His longest stint at any of the three levels was with the Reading Fightin Phils of the Double-A Northeast, where he played 80 games, batting .301. He hit well everywhere, finishing with a combined line of .299/.390/.486 in 112 games, with 26 doubles, 16 homers, 71 runs and 49 RBIs. After the season he was named an MiLB organizational All-Star and was invited to play in the Arizona Fall League.

He was the Phillies' Opening Day third baseman in 2022, winning the job after a strong performance in spring training. In his debut against the Oakland Athletics on April 8th, he went 2 for 4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in a 9-5 win. While incumbent Alec Bohm quickly reclaimed the third base job, Stott played regularly all season, with 127 games, during which he hit .234 with 10 homers and 49 RBIs, for an OPS+ of 85. He was the team's most-used shortstop, with 3 games at the position, and added another 47 at second base. In the postseason, he appeared in 16 games as the Phils made it to the World Series, but went only 6 for 44 (.136). Four of his six hits were doubles, but all the hits came in the middle two rounds, as he was shut out in both the Wild Card Series against the St. Louis Cardinals and the World Series against the Houston Astros. Yet he managed to draw 7 walks in those two series, but none in those in which he managed to get a hit.

His postseason difficulties notwithstanding, Stott got off to a great start in 2023 as he established a modern team record by getting a hit in the team's first 17 games. That beat the record of 16 set by Willie Jones back in 1950. The streak ended with an ofer in the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox on April 18th, but at the end of that day, he was leading the National League with 29 hits while batting .363. He was now the team's full-time second baseman, replacing Jean Segura while free agent Trea Turner had taken over at shortstop, and had started all 18 games at the position. On August 20th, he celebrated the Phillies' presence at the MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, PA by using a bat colored to look like a lead pencil. He finished the season at .280 in 151 games, with 78 runs, 15 homers and 62 RBIs for an OPS+ of 104. He also stole 31 bases in 34 attempts. In Game 2 of the Wild Card Series against the Miami Marlins on October 4th, he hit his first career grand slam in the 6th inning off Andrew Nardi, basically sealing the Phillies' 7-1 win that completed a two-game sweep.

Further Reading[edit]

  • PauL Casella: "Stott tops Puddin' Head for Phils-record hit streak: Remarkable run ends after Phillies manage just one knock in Game 2 loss", mlb.com, April 18, 2023. [1]
  • Paul Casella: "Which bat is better: No. 2 pencil or crayon?", mlb.com, August 21, 2023. [2]
  • PauL Casella: "Stott etches name into Philly postseason lore with grand slam", mlb.com, October 5, 2023. [3]
  • Jonathan Mayo: "Q&A: Stott talks AFL performance, defense and more", mlb.com, March 8, 2022. [4]

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