Grading the Marlins: Miami Wins 1-of-3 Against Bucs

JB Shuck +.119

JB Shuck is a 30-year-old lefty from Westerville, Ohio. In 2008, he was chosen in the sixth round of the amateur draft by the Houston Astros.

Shuck eventually made his way up through Houston’s minor league system to make his debut on August 5th, 2011. He appeared in 37 games, and slashed .272/.359/.321 as a “pre” rookie. He didn’t appear with Houston again in 2012, and was granted free agency prior to 2013’s New Year.

Shuck has never signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract. He has always done enough to be considered a “major leaguer.” From 2013 through 2016, he played 151 games with the Los Angeles Angels, 16 games with the Cleveland Indians, and 159 games with the Chicago White Sox. In 129 games for the Angels in 2013, he placed fifth in the AL Rookie of the Year vote by slashing .293/.331/.366.

Shuck played in 123 games for the Rochester Red Wings, but didn’t graduate to the majors. He slashed .259/.325/.368 at the Minnesota Twins highest affiliate.

Shuck had a strong spring training for the Marlins a few months ago, and the team called him up late on Thursday.

In Shuck’s first major league game in 18 months, he started out with a one-out triple in the second inning (+.074), later scoring on a wild pitch. He added a two-out single in the fourth (+.011), a leadoff single in the sixth (+.019), and a two-out single in the seventh (+.001).

In his second game, Shuck batted sixth, and drew a one out walk with a runner on second in the second inning (+.020). He hit a into fielder’s choice with no out and two on in the fourth (-.025). He grounded into the second out of the sixth (-.024) and grounded out with runners on the corners to end the eighth (-.106).

On Sunday, Shuck led off with an infield-single (+.035), later scoring on Brian Anderson’s groundout. He took first on an HBP to lead off the third (+.044) and fouled out with a man on first with one out in the fifth (-.032). Later, he reached first on an error by Adam Frazier with two out in the seventh (+.014).