Full Name: Brandon T. Nimmo (the T stands for Tiberius, maybe?)
Position: Outfielder
Born: March 27, 1993
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185 lbs.
How acquired: Drafted in the first round of the June 2011 MLB Draft (13th overall).
Uniform number: N/A
MLB experience: None.
Best season: Was a rookie in the Gulf Coast League and at Kingsport in 2011.
Injury history: Right ACL surgery in 2009.
2012 salary: Minor league salary. Signed a $2.1 million bonus in 2011.
Actual scouting notes: Nimmo is a big kid with speed, power, and plenty of tools. He grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, which is not known for the quality of its scholastic baseball competition. Any stats he racked up there are probably irrelevant. He didn't show anything special at the Gulf Coast League in terms of slash lines, but he only had 32 plate appearances. Best-case scenario is a Jason Bay type (pre-concussion version), who can play a corner outfield spot and hit homers. It's an odd pick for Sandy/DePo/Ricciardi. He almost could be the second coming of Billy Beane, and we know how that worked out the first time. I guess they saw something to warrant a first round pick on the guy, but I'll be damned if I know what it is. This first full short-season in Kingsport will tell us a lot.
Weird, wild stuff: Wyoming has not yielded a first-round pick since Dick Cheney, who picked himself. In baseball, they've never had one before. Nimmo played only Legion ball in high school because his high school did not field a team. He did wrestle (no word if bears were involved) and run indoor track (ditto).