Mike Ford, 1B

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Not a prospect as he passed his rookie limit in 2019, but assigned to Rochester after we picked him up off the waiver wire.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fordmi01.shtml

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/08/nationals-claim-mike-ford-waivers-rays.html

Ford, 29, had a big showing with the Yankees as a rookie in 2019 when he batted .259/.350/.559 with a dozen home runs in 163 plate appearances. He’s had a near-identical sample of 156 plate appearances since that time, however, and managed just a .134/.250/.276 batting line in the big leagues. The Yankees moved on from Ford back in June when they designated him for assignment, and while the Rays acquired him shortly thereafter, he never got called to the big leagues with Tampa Bay.

Instead, Ford has spent his time with the Rays rediscovering his swing in Triple-A Durham. He’d gone just 2-for-24 with eight strikeouts in 29 plate appearances with the Yankees’ top minor league affiliate this year, but Ford righted the ship (to an extent) with a .243/.346/.529 batting line in 162 Triple-A plate appearances in the Rays organization.

Hit a three-run home run in his Rochester debut on 8/24/2021

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.250   .304   .438 with 3 HR in 64 PAs, nothing more than fodder at this point.

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