Keoni De Renne

KEONI DE RENNE
SECOND BASEMAN
Born: April 30, 1979
Height: 5’7″
Weight: 170
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Signed: Draft, 2000 (Atlanta)
How Acquired: Minor League FA
College: University of Arizona
Agent: N/A

WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

De Renne bounced around for seven years as an organizational player, mainly as a middle infielder.  He generally showed good on-base skills and rarely struck out, so it’s a little surprising he didn’t stick anywhere for long.  One factor may have been a lack of speed.  After 2006 he spent three years in independent ball, then resurfaced in the Phillies’ organization in 2010.  He didn’t play anywhere in 2011.  The Pirates signed him as a player/coach.

2000
A-:  303/413/439, 66 AB, 6 2B, 1 HR, 11 BB, 5 K, 6-7 SB
A:  262/319/359, 145 AB, 9 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 BB, 20 K, 3-6 SB

Split debut season between the NYPL and low A.  He played mostly short and some second, with a few games at third and in the outfield.

2001
AA:  238/311/300, 453 AB, 15 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 44 BB, 57 K, 4-6 SB

The Braves jumped De Renne all the way to AA, where he played second and short, the former about three-fourths of the time.  He struggled at bat, but at least showed a good eye.

2002
AA:  275/355/400, 320 AB, 25 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 41 BB, 39, 3-6 SB

De Renne returned to AA and had a solid season, getting on base at a good rate.  He played mainly second and also served as DH some of the time.

2003
AA (Atl):  146/286/146, 41 AB, 7 BB, 11 K
AA (NYY):  240/275/313, 96 AB, 4 2B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 13 K, 0-1 SB

Back in AA, De Renne got off to a bad start and the Braves released him.  The Yankees picked him up, but he didn’t hit much for them, either.

2004
A+:  246/309/344, 61 AB, 4 2B, 1 3B, 6 BB, 7 K, 2-4 SB
AA:  361/487/492, 61 AB, 4 2B, 2 3B, 15 BB, 4 K, 1-2 SB
AAA:  306/352/385, 291, 19 2B, 2 3B, 23 BB, 30 K, 3-5 SB

He caught on with Arizona and played at three levels, mainly in AAA.  He did a good job of getting on base while splitting his time between second and short.

2005
A+:  293/420/317, 41 AB, 1 2B, 9 BB, 3 K, 1-1 SB
AAA:  293/355/397, 232 AB, 11 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 22 BB, 23 K, 5-5 SB

Still with the Diamondbacks, De Renne missed some time with an injury, but put up a similar season to 2004 otherwise.  He played mainly second.

2006
R:  000/333/000, 4 AB, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-1 SB
AA:  224/289/260, 250 AB, 6 2B, 1 HR, 22 BB, 27 K, 2-4 SB
AAA:  182/250/182, 33 AB, 3 BB, 1 K

Moving on to the Red Sox, De Renne played mostly in AA and struggled at the plate.  He also appears to have gotten hurt again.  He split his time among the three infield positions.

2007
IND:  302/378/429, 331 AB, 23 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 36 BB, 28 K, 19-22 SB

Spent the season with York in the Atlantic League and had a good year, again dividing his time amongst the three infield positions.

2008
IND:  246/337/352, 492, 24 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 61 BB, 39 K, 10-15 SB

De Renne played mainly short for York and had a much weaker season at the plate.

2009
IND:  289/378/381, 470 AB, 24 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 63 BB, 47 K, 18-24 SB

Playing second about two-thirds of the time and short the rest, De Renne had a solid season for York.

2010
A:  333/429/500, 30 AB, 5 2B, 4 BB, 4 K, 0-1 SB
A+:  400/500/500, 20 AB, 2 2B, 3 BB, 2 K
AA:  207/327/239, 92 AB, 3 2B, 16 BB, 10 K
AAA:  250/357/250, 12 AB, 2 BB, 1 K

Filled in at all four full season levels for the Phillies, playing five different positions.

2011
Did not play

De Renne figures to take the field only if the Pirates have a sudden shortage of players.

STATS
Baseball Reference–Minors
Fangraphs
MiLB.com
CONTRACT INFORMATION
2012: Minor league contract
PLAYER INFORMATION
Signing Bonus: N/A
MiLB Debut: 2000
MLB Debut: N/A
MiLB FA Eligible: Eligible
MLB FA Eligible: N/A
Rule 5 Eligible: Eligible
Added to 40-Man: N/A
Options Remaining: 3
MLB Service Time: 0.000
TRANSACTIONS
June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round, 370th overall pick.
2003: Released by the Atlanta Braves.
2003: Signed as a minor league free agent by the New York Yankees.
2003: Released by the New York Yankees.
2003: Signed as a minor league free agent by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
2005: Became a free agent.
January 30, 2006: Signed as a minor league free agent by the Boston Red Sox.
2006: Became a free agent
February 27, 2010: Signed as a minor league free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
November 6, 2010: Became a free agent.