Pete Crow-Armstrong
 |
| Photo by Jordan Bastian- Twitter |
Bio:
Age: 20
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 184 lbs.
Bats/Throws: Left/Left
Hometown: Sherman Oaks, California
Draft Profile: 1st Round, 19th pick of 2020 draft by New York Mets
Drafted Out of: Harvard-Westlake High School (Los Angeles, CA)
Career Stat Line: .332 AVG .419 OBP 9 HR 35 RBI 15 SB .950 Fielding %
Right from the get go, Pete Crow-Armstrong was no stranger to the spotlight. As the son of actress Ashley Crow, from films like Little Big Field and Minority Report, and actor Matthew John Armstrong, with roles in shows such as The Young and the Restless and American Horror Story on his own resume, Pete was destined for big things. Growing up in Sherman Oaks, California, PCA was able to enjoy good weather and ample competition year round to hone his craft.
As a developing young ball player, Crow-Armstrong competed four times for USA Baseball team, batting .364 and being named WBSC All-World center fielder as a member of the U18 team in 2019. That same year, while playing in a shortened season at Harvard-Westlake High School, Pete was named LA Times Player of the Year. As a junior, he hit .395 with three home runs and 23 RBI, only striking out seven times and earning an invitation to the Perfect Game All American Classic.
Amidst a cancelled COVID 2020 season, PCA committed to Vanderbilt for college ball. He was the 15th ranked high school prospect overall and 6th highest outfielder. Scouts lauded his ability to glide defensively through the outfield, with an accurate cannon of an arm and a smooth swing to boot. Some even went as far to say he was the most polished athlete of his class (Perfect Game). This high praise and optimistic projectability were among the reasons he was drafted with the 19th pick of the 2020 draft by the New York Mets.
Crow-Armstrong was assigned to the St. Lucie Mets, a Florida State League affiliate for New York, to start his 2021 minor league campaign. He only played in six games for the Mets in his first year, injuring his labrum on a slide that required season-ending surgery. He batted .417 with 4 RBI during this stint.
Just two months later, in a surprising move, the LA native was traded by Mets to the Chicago Cubs in a blockbuster deal for Javier Baez and Trevor Williams. While initially confused by the move, it ended up being a cool full-circle moment for Pete and his family, as his father grew up on the west side of Chicago in Naperville, Illinois and was a lifelong Cubs fan.
After rehabbing from labrum surgery, the Cubs assigned Crow-Armstrong to the single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans for the beginning of the 2022 season. He started on a torrid pace, batting an outstanding .354 AVG with three home runs, 27 RBI and 13 stolen bases through the team's first 38 games. He was named the Carolina League Player of the Week for the first week of May. On top of a great plate presence, he showed elite range in the outfield and an arm that made runners really have to think about testing him.
I was fortunate to have seen his talents in action this April at Perdue Stadium vs. the Shorebirds. Sitting front row on the first base line, the lefty nearly killed us with a foul ball on the second pitch of the game, then proceeded to tattoo a single to center field. Every at bat brought solid contact, and his baserunning prowess was a constant distraction to pitchers. He went 2/3 on stolen bases at the games I attended.
In exciting news, Pete was given a deserved promotion up to South Bend Cubs at the end of May. As of the post of this article, he's only slashing a line of .184/2/4 in 9 games on the Cubs high A affiliate, with a 10:0 K:BB ratio. We expect those numbers to be on the rise soon however.
It's clear to see that success is in the DNA of Pete Crow-Armstrong, and he is riddled with the baseball talent necessary to achieve such. His current trajectory through the minors backs this case, making it an exciting young career to follow. He's one of our Chopping Lines minor leaguers to keep an eye on over the next year or two. Currently listed as the #96 prospect in all of baseball, with an estimated professional debut in 2024 according to MLB.com, make sure to see PCA at a local minor league venue before he brings his talents to Wrigley!
------
@Choppinglines
*I own no rights to any images found in this blog
Comments
Post a Comment