WANELL MACIA
7/20/82; NDFA '00; Dominican Republic
L/L; 5-11, 170
| Level |
BA |
OBP |
SA |
AB |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
CS |
| 2001 DSL |
.289 |
.329 |
.345 |
197 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
27 |
1 |
|
| 2002 DSL |
.247 |
.273 |
.348 |
198 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
26 |
3 |
2 |
| 2003 R |
.293 |
.307 |
.393 |
191 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
40 |
6 |
2 |
| 2004 A+ |
.125 |
.222 |
.250 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 A- |
.292 |
.311 |
.449 |
185 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
25 |
2 |
1 |
Macia played in the DSL under the name Felix Severino, then was listed by the
Pirates as Wanell Macia, then Wanell Severino, and now he's going by Wanell Macia
again. Oddly, although his originally listed age wasn't correct, he turned out to
be only a month older. He was transferred to Bradenton after two unimpressive
seasons in the DSL, but improved in the GCL. He hit for a good average with some
gap power, but had awful plate discipline. He continued to improve at Williamsport
in 2004, hitting for more power and cutting his K rate almost in half, but he still
won't take a walk. The fact that he's managed to improve while moving up in levels
is a good sign, but he'll be facing an uphill battle as a relatively small corner
OF who doesn't have great speed. He'll need to hit for still more power or get on
base a great deal more often to be good enough offensively for a corner position.
He also will be old for Hickory, which is where he'll open 2005 in a backup role.
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