Solomon Maguire played in a career high amount of games in 2024
Maguire played in a career high amount of games, but still struggled with consistency
Solomon Maguire has had a rough start to his professional career. At this point, that is probably putting it lightly as well.
Through his first three years in the Florida Complex League, he played in only 57 games, and the numbers weren’t exactly there when he was on the field.
In that time, Solomon hit .196/.312/.286 with two home runs while going 5/7 on stolen bases.
He finally moved from the Complex to Bradenton, where he still played just 56 games this season.
Again, his numbers weren’t great (83 wRC+), but he tripled the number of home runs he hit in his first three years. Those two home runs were from 2021 and didn’t hit any the two years in between.
He also went 6/7 in stolen base attempts while playing most of his games in right field.
Maguire was in the 92nd percentile when it came to walks and was a heavy pull hitter who, despite low exit velocity readings, did a good job barreling up the ball.
The whiff rate wasn’t the worst, and the zone contact and strikeout rate were near league average.
During my week in Bradenton, Maguire was one of the players who stood out the most. He played in all six games but only had plate appearances in four.
Maguire went 5-15 in those games with a double, triple, and two home runs. He also drove in four runs, walked, stole a base, and struck out twice.
Maguire displayed speed and a surprising amount of pop that week.
The 2025 season is yet another crucial year for Maguire, who will turn 22 before minor league opening day. The ability to stay on the field still eludes him, which has limited his plate appearances.
Maguire has totaled just 380 plate appearances in four years as a pro. At 22, this season might be a sink-or-swim scenario where they push him to Greensboro to see how he responds.
You can see the tools, there just hasn’t been much when it comes to him taking the next step in his development.
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He's having his best winter ball season this year, which shows that he is improving with age. Last year was also better than his first year through the Australian league. I'd also say that the level of player in Australia is better than Low-A, so a .694 OPS in 23 games is a nice sign. It's not a huge league for offense this year (it mostly neutral for hitters/pitchers)
Wonder the amount of teams named Kangaroos or a spin off of it there are down under. Compatible to Lions, Tigers, or Bears? Oh my.