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Red Sox Sign Mike Olt To Minor League Deal

By Connor Byrne | February 7, 2017 at 12:38pm CDT

12:38pm: As expected, it’s a minor league contract, per Tim Britton of the Providence Journal (Twitter link).

9:21am: The Red Sox have signed corner infielder Mike Olt, who announced the news on Instagram (h/t Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe). It’s presumably a minor league deal for Olt, who didn’t crack the majors in 2016 after inking a minors pact with the Padres last March.

The 28-year-old Olt went to the Rangers in the first round of the 2010 draft and eventually topped out as Baseball America’s 22nd-best prospect after the 2012 campaign. The Rangers then sent Olt to the Cubs the next season in a trade centering on right-hander Matt Garza, but he failed to live up to his considerable promise in Chicago. In 2014, the only season in which Olt has seen extensive major league action, he batted .160/.248/.356 and struck out in 38.8 percent of his 258 plate appearances. All told, Olt has slashed .168/.250/.330 in a combined 400 PAs with the Rangers, Cubs and White Sox. He has been more successful, albeit not great, at the Triple-A level, having posted a .234/.318/.429 line in 774 PAs.

Primarily a third baseman, the Connecticut-born Olt, an ex-UConn star, will now return to his native New England and attempt to stick with the Red Sox organization. Boston does have questions at the hot corner, where Pablo Sandoval is aiming to bounce back from a horrid 2015 and a lost 2016. Brock Holt and Josh Rutledge are on hand as major league depth, while another of BA’s former top 100 prospects, Matt Dominguez, is in the minors.

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  1. Michael Macaulay-Birks

    6 years ago

    Meh

    Reply
    • Michael Macaulay-Birks

      6 years ago

      It’s going to be panda or bust….I wouldn’t tie Holt down to a single position, his value comes in his flexibility

      Reply
    • dynamite drop in monty

      6 years ago

      Dynamite drop in , Monty

      Reply
  2. Jacob Greenia

    6 years ago

    This guy makes Chris Carter look like Ichiro with his K%.

    Reply
  3. alexgordonbeckham

    6 years ago

    I can’t help but shout “Steve Holt!” when I see his name.

    Reply
    • Connor Byrne

      6 years ago

      Hahaha, great reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rREGbLdOzfg

      Reply
      • alexgordonbeckham

        6 years ago

        haha thanks. Oddly enough, I never feel that urge when I see/hear Brock Holt’s name haha

        Reply
        • Connor Byrne

          6 years ago

          I usually yell “Brock Holt!” in my head when his name comes up.

        • Connorsoxfan

          6 years ago

          Excited for that 5th season!! Won’t be the same since they are gonna have to do the indv. stories again. No way the whole cast is free st once.

        • frankthetank1985

          6 years ago

          Is the fifth season a definite?

        • Connorsoxfan

          6 years ago

          Yeah they moved forward in the process

        • Connorsoxfan

          6 years ago

          I think they started writing it around the actors

    • jleve618

      6 years ago

      Dang, I was gonna post Steve Holt!

      Reply
    • siddfinch1079

      6 years ago

      Great! Now I am going to need to binge watch Arrested Development for the next 4 days…again.

      Reply
      • Connorsoxfan

        6 years ago

        That show is the best.

        Reply
  4. rycm131

    6 years ago

    He’s a beast!

    Reply
    • kidbryant

      6 years ago

      A beast against getting on base and striking out

      Reply
  5. seamaholic

    6 years ago

    I can remember when the big debate in prospect circles was Mike Olt or Nolan Arenado …. goes to show how little predictive value prospect lists have.

    Reply
    • tharrie0820

      6 years ago

      didn’t olt get hit in the head with a pitch that ended up affecting his vision and balance?

      Reply
      • The Adrian Beltre

        6 years ago

        That HBP completely changed his career trajectory. Fought blurry vision and balance issues. His tear ducts wouldn’t work, and he couldn’t keep using the only drops that worked(maybe deterioration?). Tough go for Mike…

        Reply
        • lesterdnightfly

          6 years ago

          I believe he had eye surgery/extensive eye treatment while with the Cubs’ organization. Hoping the best for him.

  6. ronnsnow

    6 years ago

    Blake Swihart should take reps at third during ST. He would be better option than anyone else they have.

    Reply
    • tylerall5

      6 years ago

      Having a kid learn a new position every season, especially in the high minors, can and will ruin his development. They should keep him behind the dish and let him work on his defense.

      Reply
      • a1544

        6 years ago

        They’ve already started why not ruin him more

        Reply
  7. bollo

    6 years ago

    He can’t play. Even the white sox cut him.

    Reply
    • ChiSoxCity

      6 years ago

      lol

      Reply
  8. trace

    6 years ago

    Marco Hernandez??

    Reply
  9. SamFuldsFive

    6 years ago

    Joey Gallo V1.0

    Reply
    • bleacherbum

      6 years ago

      1

      Chronicles of the over-rated prospect featuring Joey Gallo acting as Mike Olt

      Reply
      • bleacherbum

        6 years ago

        Special guest appearance Jurickson Profar playing Joe Thurston

        Reply
    • TheMichigan

      6 years ago

      Well Gallo (to my knowledge) didn’t take fastball to the head that caused not only blurry vision, but balance issues, deterioration of his tear ducts due to the drops he used, multiple eye surgeries and rehabilitation procedures.

      These factors all played into his inability to take a ball, he had a real rough go and it wasn’t really his fault.

      Mike Olt had the potential to become a decent, albeit maybe not spectacular, major leaguer. He had the pop, it’s just his eyes physically failed on him. It’s a shame because of the hype he will forever be seen as a bust who will set the line as the bottom of the barrel of that “all power nothing else” prospects like Joey Gallo can turn into, even if he had no say in the matter.

      I just feel bad for the guy.

      Reply
  10. bosox90

    6 years ago

    Yeah I mean, it’ll be fun to see him hit a few dingers in Pawtucket

    Reply
    • stubby66

      6 years ago

      A real bad luck for him but hopefully he can turn it around and have a descent little career but at the very least he is still fighting to have his dream so good for him. Best of luck

      Reply
  11. pjmcnu

    6 years ago

    He wasn’t signed by the Red Sox, he was signed by the Paw Sox. Buy, don’t rent, in RI, my man.

    Reply
  12. pedrokmarichal

    6 years ago

    Panda or Marco Hernandez at 3rd

    Reply

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