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Brewers shortstop prospect J.J. Hardy
J.J. Hardy
Milwaukee Brewers
Position: SS Height: Weight: Born: 8/19/82 Bats: Right Throws: Right
Background
The Milwaukee farm system is definitely improving, and one of its most valuable properties is shortstop J.J. Hardy. Drafted in the second round in out of high school in Tucson, Ariz., Hardy comes from an athletic family. His father was a professional tennis player (ranked at one time No. in the world), while his mother was an excellent amateur golfer whose career ended early due to carpal tunnel syndrome.
Scouting report
Reports on Hardy usually begin with his defense. As befits the offspring of tennis and golf players, Hardy has excellent hand-eye coordination. He has great instincts and very quick hands. His arm is strong enough for shortstop and quite accurate. While Hardy doesn't have Ozzie Smith-like pure range, he has enough mobility for short and does a great job positioning for the play. He has good field presen
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Career Regular Season
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
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J.J. Hardy Bio
- Fullname: James Jerry Hardy
- Born: 8/19/ in Tucson, AZ
- Draft: , Milwaukee Brewers, Round: 2, Overall Pick: 56
- High School: Sabino, Tucson, AZ
- Debut: 4/04/
| Year | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
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| Career Regular Season | 8 |
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Awards
Futures Game Selection
| Year | Team | League |
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| Huntsville Stars | SOU |
SOU Post-Season All-Star
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| Huntsville Stars | SOU |
NL All-Star
| Year | Team | League |
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| Milwaukee Brewers | NL |
NL Player of the Week
| Week | Team | League |
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| 07/06/ | Milwaukee Brewers | NL |
AL Player of the Week
| Week | Team | League |
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| 08/15/ | Baltimore Orioles | AL |
Rawlings AL Gold Glove
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| Baltimore Orioles | AL | |
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| Baltimore Orioles | AL |
Wilson Team Defensive Player of the Year
| Year | Team | Leag • MLB Stats for J.J. HardyJ.J. Hardy Baseball Stats | Baseball AlmanacJ.J. Hardy was born on Thursday, August 19, , in Tucson, Arizona. Hardy was 22 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 4, , with the Milwaukee Brewers. J.J. Hardy stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac."Just having the confidence that that's what they want me to do makes it easier to swing through a pitch and not feel like everyone in the dugout is shaking their head like, 'What's he trying to do?' It just gives you that little bit of extra confidence that you can swing hard and try to drive the ball." - Hardy, J.J. Hardy not going to change approach at plate. Ghiroli, Brittany. MLB Staff Writer. 3 March
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