Kevin Medrano

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Kevin Medrano

  • Bats Left, Throws Right
  • Height 6' 1", Weight 155 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Kevin Medrano played four seasons in AAA but never made the majors. He did play for the Mexican national team. His brothers Jesus Medrano and Steve Medrano also made it to the high minors. [1]

He hit .495 as a high school junior (setting a school record for hits) and made All-State, then batted .500 and was second-team All-State as a senior. [2] He hit .329/ as a college freshman and made All-Missouri Valley Conference. [3] As a sophomore, he batted .410/.482/.571, finishing second in the MVC in average by .002 and making All-MVC as a utility man. [4] He was 44th in NCAA Division I in average. [5]

Medrano fell to .325/.380/.384 in 2011 and was the 37th-hardest batter to strike out in NCAA Division I. [6] He was All-MVC at second base. [7] The St. Louis Cardinals took him in the 14th round of the 2011 amateur draft, but he did not sign. He hit .327/.376/.403 as a senior with 19 doubles and was again All-MVC at 2B. [8] He finished second in MSU history in hits (310) and assists (568). [9] The Arizona Diamondbacks chose him in the 18th round of the 2012 amateur draft; the scout was Joe Robinson. [10]

He made his pro debut that summer with the Yakima Bears, splitting time between second and short and hitting .341/.375/.402 while stealing 13 bases in 18 tries. He tied for fifth in the Northwest League in triples and tied for tenth in steals. He was second in average, .020 behind Stephen Bruno. [11] He did not make the NWL All-Star team as Gioskar Amaya was picked at 2B and Jorge Flores at SS. In 2013, he played for the South Bend Silver Hawks (.297/.396/.395 in 45 G) and Visalia Rawhide (.297/.379/.345 in 71 G). He tied Brandon Drury for 4th in the D'backs chain in runs (78), 4th in walks (60) and tied Fidel Pena and Socrates Brito for 5th in hits (138).

In 2014, he produced at a .284/.330/.377 clip for Visalia, stealing 19 bases in 28 tries. He tied Taylor Ratliff for 7th in the Arizona system in swipes. He split '15 between Visalia (.292/.363/.392 in 79 G) and the Mobile Baybears (.296/.333/.352 in 17 G), continuing to show good contact and speed (11 SB, 2 CS). With the Mexican League and Mexican Pacific League at odds with the Mexican baseball federation, Mexico had to use many Americans of Mexican descent for their team in the 2015 Premier 12. Medrano drove in the team's first run (their first in any Premier 12 as it was the event's debut), doubling off two-time All-Star Freddy García to score Juan Perez. He had three hits in a win over the Dominican national team. He hit .281/.314/.344 with five runs (tying Rudy Flores for the team lead) while fielding .972 at 2B; the "Mexican" squad finished ahead of powers like the Dominicans and Venezuelans to place 4th. [12]

The Californian split 2016 between Mobile (.285/.321/.355 in 68 G) and the Reno Aces (.146/.239/.171 in 23 G). The next year, he was with Reno (.329/.386/.474 in 20 G) and the Jackson Generals. His .323 average for the year was second among Arizona farmhands with 300+ plate appearances. He spent the winter with the Bravos de Margarita, hitting .269/.333/.308. In 2018, he ended his time in the Arizona chain with another fine year, with Jackson (.331/.378/.472 in 96 G) and Reno (.333/.379/.407 in 8 G). His 32 hits were third in the Diamondbacks farm chain (two behind Brito and Drew Ellis) and only Juniel Querecuto had a better average. In the Southern League, he led in average (.020 ahead of Zander Wiel), was 5th in OBP (between Rudy Flores and Trent Grisham), led in OPS (one ahead of Rudy Flores) and third in doubles (two behind Brent Rooker and Corey Ray). [13] He made the All-Star team as the utility man. [14]

Medrano played for the 2018-2019 Charros de Jalisco, batting .278/.343/.411. He then went from the Mexican Pacific League to the Mexican League, hitting .343/.409/.495 for the 2019 Diablos Rojos del México. The 2020 minor league season was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic. By the time the Mexican League returned to action in 2021, it was an independent loop rather than a AAA one. He hit .310/.391/.451 for the 2021 Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos and returns to the team in 2022.

Sources[edit]

  1. ↑ Missouri State bio
  2. ↑ ibid.
  3. ↑ ibid.
  4. ↑ 2011 Baseball Almanac, pg. 466
  5. ↑ ibid., pg.443
  6. ↑ Missouri State bio
  7. ↑ 2012 Baseball Almanac, pg. 468
  8. ↑ 2013 Baseball Almanac, pg. 468
  9. ↑ MSU
  10. ↑ 2018 Diamondbacks Media Guide, pg. 221
  11. ↑ 2013 Baseball Almanac, pg. 385
  12. ↑ 2015 Premier 12
  13. ↑ MILB.com
  14. ↑ 2019 Baseball Almanac, pg. 375
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