royoung Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) Omar Narvaez, C Born 2/10/1992 5'10'', 175 Bats: S Throws: R OVERVIEW/SCOUTING INFO Narvaez is a good defensive catcher with a strong arm that can shut down an opposing team's running game. He has thrown out 49% of attempted base stealers across his minor league career. Offensively, Naraez is a switch hitter, though he is much stronger from the left side. He is excellent at making contact, owning a extremely low 9% strikeout rate over his career. Naraez has not displayed much power, only homering four times in 261 professional games. SIGN/DRAFT Narvaez was signed as an international free agent out of Venezuela by the Tampa Bay Rays on July 4th, 2008. He was acquired by the Sox in AAA portion of the 2013 Rule V draft. MINORS Narvaez was 16 years old when he was signed, so the Rays were very slow with his development, having him repeat different versions of their Rookie ball until 2013. In 2013 he was assigned to low-A Hudson Valley, where he split catching duties and appeared in 39 games, slashing .267/.311/.333. After the White Sox drafted him the Rule V draft, he was assigned to Low-A Kannapolis, where he hit similarly, posting a .291/.331/.315. line. He was then promoted to High-A Winston-Salem where he homered twice in his debut. STATS/REFERENCES http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=narvae001--- http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...&pid=553882 http://rayscoloredglasses.com/2013/12/12/r...e-omar-narvaez/ Edited June 20, 2014 by southside hitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royoung Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Omar Narvaez has been named a 2015 Carolina League All-Star and will participate in the All-Star Game on June 23rd. Narvaez hit .299/.361/.353 through the first half of the 2015 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Scott Merkin @scottmerkin 18s18 seconds ago Bronx, NY Ventura said Omar Narvaez is the next catcher up if a catcher is needed behind Navarro and Avila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royoung Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 Omar Narvaez was called up to the White Sox on July 6th. He has only appeared in two games, but has two hits in his first five big league at bats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Now that I have watched Narvaez play several games, he looks fine defensively, and his hitting stats speak for themselves. Looking forward to his starting 2017 as Number 1 catcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Past 130 MLB at-bats. No longer a rookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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