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LUKE MANGIERI, FIRST BASEMAN
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| Born: October 15, 1996 Height: 6′ 3″ Weight: 215 Bats: Left Throws: Right Drafted: 25th Round, 744th Overall, 2018 How Acquired: Draft College: Bradley University Agent: N/A |
WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE |
| Mangieri saw his power increase in 2018, as he hit for a .322/.424/.510 line in 202 at-bats, with five homers and 15 doubles. The .188 ISO wasn’t huge, but an improvement over .114 in his junior year and .101 in his freshman year. He also saw improvement in his walk rate, with 31 opposed to just just 29 strikeouts. The Pirates announced Mangieri as a right fielder, but he played first base in college and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Defense team as a first baseman in his junior year. He’s going to need power for either spot, but his ability to hit for average and get on base could allow him to at least reach Double-A, and his chances improve if he can play the outfield.
2018 The Pirates sent Mangieri to the West Virginia Black Bears, where he was the primary first baseman. He played just one inning in the outfield. In mid-August, the Pirates moved him up to the West Virginia Power when the Power had some injuries. Mangieri didn’t hit a great deal with the Black Bears; his slash line was very close to the league average, which isn’t good for a first baseman. He didn’t hit in his brief time with the Power. Mangieri had a lot of trouble with LHPs, managing just a .480 OPS against them. 2019 Mangieri returned to West Virginia, where he hit very well. The Pirates moved him up to Greensboro after a few weeks to replace Mason Martin, which wasn’t exactly an even exchange. He just held his own at that level, although he showed good strike zone judgment. Mangieri didn’t play a great deal against LHPs and had a significant platoon split: .776 OPS against RHPs and .628 against LHPs. He split his time between first and the outfield corners at West Virginia, but played first exclusively for Greensboro. Mangieri figures to be an organizational player. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2020: Minor league contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: $50,000 MiLB Debut: 2018 MLB Debut: MiLB FA Eligible: 2024 MLB FA Eligible: Rule 5 Eligible: 2021 Added to 40-Man: Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| June 6, 2018: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 25th round, 744th overall pick; signed on June 12. |
