Cristopher Navarro

Cristopher Navarro

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lbs.

• Born June 14, 1999 in San Pedro de Macorís, San Pedro de Macorís D.R.

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Biographical Information

Shortstop Cristopher Navarro was signed as an international free agent by the Colorado Rockies organization for $450,000 on July 3, 2015. He spent his first two seasons - 2016 and 2017 - in the Dominican Summer League. He hit .253/.316/.279 and .280/.354/.336 respectively those two years, his age 17 and 18 seasons. He struck out in 22.1% of his at bats in 2016, but that improved to 13.6% in 2017. His power output took a leap forward as well, hitting 10 doubles and a triple that year with 28 RBI, compared to just 4 doubles and 15 RBI his in his initial season. Defensively, his fielding positions at shortstop were within one point of each other both seasons and his range numbers improved in his second season.

He moved up to the Pioneer League's Grand Junction Rockies of the now-defunct Rookie-Advanced level for 2018. His slash line took a bit hit (.217/.277/.283), but his strike out rate went down again to 11.5% (he struck out one fewer time in 30 more at bats) and he hit his first professional home run. While his range numbers dropped a little, his fielding percentage improved and he was a part of 43 double plays at shortstop (compared to 37 double plays at shortstop in the DSL). He began 2019 back in Grand Junction and the turnaround was marked. Through August 10, he was hitting .311/.367/.385 which earned him a promotion to the Asheville Tourists of the class A South Atlantic League. He started out hot in A ball with a modest five-game hitting streak in which he hit .438/.421/.500, but collected only 5 more hits in his remaining 12 games and was sent back to Grand Junction at the beginning of September where he finished the season.

His age 21 season was wiped out by the bizarreness of 2020 caused by the coronavirus situation. The minor leagues were reorganized for 2021, and Navarro began the year with the Fresno Grizzlies of the new Low-A West league (formerly the California League). After a month, he was moved up to the High-A West league despite a slash line of .200/.282/.229. In 21 games for the Spokane Indians, he hit .246/.303/.275. He was sent back to Fresno on August 11. With Ezequiel Tovar and Julio Carreras getting most of the time at shortstop, Navarro found himself in a part-time role at all four infield positions; he accrued most of his playing time at third base. He played only 23 more games after being sent back down, but slashed .292/.363/.403.

He was back up in Spokane to begin 2022. With Carreras moving up along with him and Tovar on the cusp of making his Major League debut (not to mention Adael Amador and Ryan Ritter nipping at his heels in the lower levels), Navarro was now firmly ensconced in a backup role and again saw most of his action at third base. Hit hit only .150/.223/.165 in the Lilac City in 43 games. He also spent about six weeks up in AA ball with the Hartford Yard Goats; he hit .207/.233/.241 in nine games against Eastern League pitching. He began 2023 - his age 24 season - with the Indians but was moved back up to the Yard Goats after 10 games (.222/.276/.296) on May 2.