2011 Indians 49th Round Pick: OF Brian Hansen

Photo: St. Cloud Athletics

In the 49th round of the 2011 Draft the Indians select outfielder Brian Hansen out of St. Cloud St. University (MN).

Bats: Right, Throws: Right, Height: 6'3", Weight: 195, Date of Birth: 11/16/1989

Note: Hanson hit .318 with 50 R, 14 2B, 3 3B, 0 HR, 40 RBI, 11 BB, 13 SB and 17 K.  He has a very strong arm and good speed and NSIC Gold Glove winner this year.

Notable links:

St. Cloud player page

Jeff Ellis: It is back to the Juco ranks to take Brian Hansen an outfielder from St. Cloud St. He is a teammate of 9th round pick Jordan Smith. We must have spent a lot of time scouting this team. He has hit pretty well in school, but his strengths seem to be as a defensive outfielder. He covers good ground and while it typically doesn’t mean a lot he has a high fielding percentage in the outfield. Sometimes when teammates are drafted it is used as an enticing tool, so I am not sure if this is the case where the Indians need to work to entice Jordan Smith, but we would not be the first or last team to try and use this idea.

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