Tim howard pro#

Baseball America named him as the #6 prospect in the league, trailing Tito Navarro, Ryan Klesko, Willie Greene, Tim Pugh and Fordyce. He not only won honors as the SAL All-Star shortstop but also the MVP. 893 fielding percentage at the hot corner. He was also among the leaders in OBP (8th), slugging (3rd behind Fordyce and Nigel Wilson), runs (6th) and steals (tied with Monte Brooks for 7th).

He led the South Atlantic League in average (.008 ahead of runner-up Brook Fordyce), hits (163), total bases (233), RBI and triples (tied with Brian Cornelius). 323/.373/.461 clip with 11 triples, 10 home runs, 80 runs, 89 RBI, 30 steals (in 40 tries) and only 44 strikeouts in 505 at-bats. The constant position changes weren't affecting his hitting negatively, as he produced at a. In 1990, the Californian spent all year with Columbia, now mostly playing third base. He tied Chris Butterfield for the New York-Penn League in triples. Tim split 1989 between the Pittsfield Mets (.281/.337/.377, 8 3B in 63 G) and Columbia Mets (.281/.305/.298 in 15 G) while moving to second base. Howard tied Glen Gardner for the league lead with six sacrifice flies. 288/.351/.407 with 46 RBI in 68 games, to help the team win its first Appalachian League title. Howard debuted with the Kingsport Mets, hitting.

Tim howard pro#

He was taken two picks after another infielder who would spend a long time in pro ball and who also would appear in Asia, but also would not play in the majors - Tyrone Woods.

Howard was taken by the New York Mets in the 5th round of the 1988 amateur draft, the 130th selection. Tim Howard played professionally for 15 years, winning two MVP awards.

1.2 1994-1998: Two more AAA seasons and independent league stardom.