Tony Granadillo
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| Portland Sea Dogs — No. 81 | |
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| Born: August 10, 1984 | |
| Bats: right | Throws: right |
Antonio J. Granadillo (born August 10, 1984 at Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela) is an infielder who plays in the Boston Red Sox organization, assigned to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.
[edit] Professional career
Granadillo was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals on May 1, 2001 as an undrafted free agent. He started his professional career playing for the Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League. He was selected Appalachian League All-Star 3B during the year.
In December 2004 he was acquired by the Red Sox in the rule 5 draft in the minor league phase[1] and has played for the Gulf Coast Red Sox, Greenville Bombers, Lancaster JetHawks as well as the Portland Sea Dogs.
In 2008 Granadillo was invited to participate in the Red Sox spring training major league camp.[2] He was reassigned to minor league camp on March 8th.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Gordon Edes and Bob Hohler (2004-12-14). No plans to trade Ramirez. Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ Jerry Beach (2008-02-13). Red Sox Non-Roster Invitees: Position Players. Scout.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- ^ Amalie Benjamin (2008-03-09). A small bend in road for Buchholz. Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or The Baseball Cube
- Sox Prospects Tony Granadillo page
- Baseball Reference, minor league statistics
