Anthony Hewitt (baseball)

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He left high school as a shortstop, but was moved to third base and eventually the outfield by the Phillies. He struggled defensively at each position and struck out an alarming number of times at each stop. For his minor-league career, Hewitt whiffed 763 times while walking just 91. He hit .223 without enough power to make up for it. Hewitt didn't reach even High A until his fifth minor-league season in 2012 ... It closes the book on a player who stands as a symbol of the Phils' early-round draft failures over the last decade. [8]

Following his release by the Phillies, Hewitt signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles but only played 13 games for the Orioles High-A affiliate the Frederick Keys. On March 24, 2016, Hewitt signed with the New Britain Bees of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, joining fellow former Phillies first round pick Greg Golson. [10]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Anthony Hewitt Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ Todd, Jeff (June 12, 2014). "Minor Moves: Hewitt, Lutz, Tuiasosopo, Piazza". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Anthony Hewitt to centerfield?". Phuture Phillies. May 3, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Brookover, Bob (May 29, 2011). "2008 was a good drafting year for the Phillies". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Leon, Matt (June 6, 2011). "Minor League Baseball: Former Phillies' 1st round pick Anthony Hewitt breaking out with Lakewood BlueClaws". CBS Philly. CBS Local Media. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Anthony Hewitt, Jesse Biddle at opposite ends of spectrum". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pennsylvania. April 20, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
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  9. ↑ Gelb, Matt (June 12, 2014). "Anthony Hewitt, former first round pick, released by Phillies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ "New Britain Bees Keep Stadium Open". newbritainindependent.com. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
Anthony Hewitt
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1989-04-27) April 27, 1989 (age 35)
Brooklyn, New York
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
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