Mickey Hall

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Mickey Hall

Born:	May 20, 1985
Birthplace:	Marietta, Georgia
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	185 lbs
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Drafted:	2003: 2nd Round, 54th Pick by the Boston Red Sox
College:	None
High School:	Walden High School (GA)
ETA:	N/A

Mickey Hall (born May 20, 1985 in Marietta, Georgia), was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd Round of the 2003 Amateur Draft, out of Walden High School in Georgia. Hall received a signing bonus of $800,000 for signing with the Red Sox.

1 Scouting
2 Amateur Career
3 Minor League Career
- 3.1 Minor League Awards
4 External Links

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Scouting

Strong and athletic lefty bat, originally recruited by Georgia Tech to replace Matt Murton. Gap hitter with some home run power. Only High School player taken by the Red Sox in the first 16 rounds of the 2003 Amateur Draft. Hall has had an up-and-down career in the organization, showing a good power swing at times, but mostly failing to make consistent-enough contact. Plays a good center field. ~ SoxProspects.com

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Amateur Career

Mickey Hall was an outfielder out of Walton High School, which is in Marietta, Georgia. He was named to Baseball America’s 2nd All-American High School team. Although he was primarily a left-fielder, he also pitched, wearing #35. His senior year he hit .392, with 29 hits, 7 homers and 35 RBI in 74 ABs.

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Minor League Career

Mickey Hall was the Red Sox’ 4th pick (2nd round, 54th overall) in the 2003 Amateur Draft. He signed on July 12th for $800,000, thereby bypassing a scholarship to Georgia Tech. He made his pro debut that summer with a short stint in the GCL. His debut was a mixed bag, displaying a good OBP, but failing to hit for average or significant power and striking out frequently. The next season he started off slowly as one of the youngest players in the low-class A South Atlantic League, but he had a stronger second half and finished with a 769 OPS, decent considering the circumstances.

With his toolsy background and strong 2004 second half, Hall was a popular breakout candidate for 2005. However, he again started slowly, along with Wilmington's entire lineup (including the all-time greats Clint Chauncey, Pat Boran, Bryan Goelz, Brant Ust and Greg Stone...). However, he was in the midst of a breakout when he was hit with a pitch and missed a significant chunk of the season. Upon his mid-August return, he failed to recapture his good play and scuffled the rest of the season.

In 2006 he returned to Wilmington, but failed to make progress, striking out prodigiously and struggling badly against LHP. He was demoted to Greenville in mid-July with a .207/.279/.330 line. He'll try to take one step back to take two steps forward. While he is still relatively young, his prospect status is in grave danger.

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