South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 70: Zach Remillard

This versatile defender has shown some pop as well

By whisoxman20051917 Apr 2, 2019, 5:38pm CDT

**Flex time:** Remillard is just pitcher and catcher time short of playing every position on the diamond.

Zach Remillard
6´1´´
200 pounds
Bats: Right
Age: 25
SSS rank among all third basemen in the system: 5

Remillard was a four-year starter with Coastal Carolina and enjoyed a respectable first three seasons with the Chanticleers, combining for a .251/.317/.369 slash line with 12 homers, 95 RBIs, 48 walks (6.95%) and 120 strikeouts (17.37%) over 605 at-bats. He became an entirely different hitter his senior season, however, by sacrificing strikeouts in order to swing for the fences; in 2016, he slashed .345/.392/.617 while hitting 19 homers, 81 RBIs, 19 walks (5.96%) and 81 strikeouts (25.39%). As a result of Remillard’s defensive versatility and power boost, Remillard was selected in the 10th round of that year’s MLB draft.

Remillard has been a fairly consistent hitter in the Sox organization — hitting .248/.296/.382 over three years, with a combined 23 homers, 118 RBIs, 56 walks (5.05%) and 263 strikeouts (23.69%) over 1,016 career at-bats. He had arguably his best season last year in 380 at-bats with Winston-Salem, slashing .250/.316/.395 with 11 homers, 52 RBIs, eight stolen bases, 30 walks (7.16%) and 103 strikeouts (24.58%) in 103 at-bats.

While Remillard has shown some positive traits offensively, he really shines on the defensive level. He played every position with the exception of the battery in 2018, and did so quite well. He committed just 14 errors despite playing myriad positions, and was recognized by Baseball America last preseason as having the best infield arm in the organization. Remillard is making the most out of his organizational-depth, utility-man status, and should be a lock to be the primary utility player for the Barons in 2019.

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WEB GEM! Zach Remillard covers a whole lot of ground making this TREMENDOUS snag! #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/aa749eWa1k
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