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Zachary George Agnos (born August 15, 2000) is an American professional baseball player in the Colorado Rockies organization. He played college baseball for the East Carolina University Pirates as a two-way player. The Rockies selected Agnos in the 10th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft.
Amateur career
editZach Agnos was born in Reston, Virginia, and attended Battlefield High School. He lettered all four years as a two-way player (shortstop and pitcher). In 2020, he began attending East Carolina University as part of the Pirates baseball team. He also majored in business management.
During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, he appeared in 17 games, slashing .246/.333/.277. Defensively, he did not commit an error in 34 chances, and he appeared as a right-handed relief pitcher in two games in which he did not allow a hit. [1]
As a sophomore, Agnos played third base and appeared in all of the Pirates 61 games. He finished the season with a .268/.397/.439 slashline, including six home runs and 16 doubles. As a pitcher, Agnos finished the season with a 20.25 ERA in only 2.2 IP. [2]
That summer, he played for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod League. While with the Braves, Agnos hoped to focus on pitching. He had asked manager Harvey Shapiro to pitch throughout the summer, but Shapiro had been hesitant to do so in an effort to rest Agnos’ arm. However, the .02 innings Agnos threw in the Braves’ final game caught scouts’ attention as his fastball clocked between 93-95 mph.[3]
When he returned to East Carolina, it was to focus on pitching in addition to his work as an infielder. In 2022, Agnos slashed .330/.405/.479. That total included seven home runs, 15 doubles, and a total of 88 hits. He was named a second-team All-American as a utility player by Baseball America and D1Baseball. [4]
His pitching ERA dropped to 2.31 in 23.1 IP as he became more comfortable as a pitcher later in the season. [5]
Agnos would play short for most of the game in the infield, do a quick warmup with the third baseman, and then take the mound to close the game.[6]
Professional career
editAgnos was drafted as a pitcher by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft. He received a $165,000 signing bonus.[7]
He began working his way through the Rockies farm system with the Low-A Fresno Grizzlies in 2023. During his debut season, Agnos earned a 2.06 ERA with a 1.01 WHIP, 11.7 K/9 rate, and 2.2 BB/9 rate in 52 1⁄3 innings with 27 saves (which led Minor League Baseball).[8] He was also named a California League All-Star. [9]
In 2024, Agnos began the season with the High-A Spokane Indians. In 24 2⁄3 innings across 21 games, he earned a 0.73 ERA and 0.69 WHIP with a 10.9 K/9 rate, 0.7 BB/9 rate, and 10 saves.[10]
That year in June, the Rockies promoted Agnos to the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats where he posted a 1.95 ERA in 27.2 IP. He finished the season with a combined 1.10 ERA across High-A and Double-A in 36 outings with 51 strikeouts. [11]
Pitch mix
editAgnos has four-pitch mix: fastball, cutter, changeup, and slider. [12] He is known more for control than velocity. [13]
References
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- ^ "Zach Agnos College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Battlefield graduate Zach Agnos will begin his pro baseball career with the Colorado Rockies as a pitcher". INSIDENOVA.COM. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Agnos Earns Second All-America Honor". East Carolina University Athletics. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Zach Agnos College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ Dechert, Renee (2024-09-17). "Tuesday Rockpile: "I want the game falling on my shoulders": Zach Agnos is stepping into the spotlight". Purple Row. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "Zach Agnos Stats & Scouting Report". College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Zach Agnos College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Ryan Ritter Named California League MVP; 3 More Grizzlies Also Announced as All-Stars". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Zach Agnos College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Zach Agnos College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Rockies Top Prospects". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Rockies Top Prospects". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.