Jefferies Tatford C/1B L R 6-3 210 9-16-84 Univ. Of Louisiana (Lafayette)
Tatford’s stats in his last season in college: .351/.408/.586.
Can play in the OF and also at 3B.
A scouting report:
2007: Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference Selection...Named to the Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team...One of just two players on the team to start all 62 games for the Cajuns...Second on the team with a .351 batting average...Had a career high 10 homeruns, two triples and 18 doubles in his final season...Drove in a career high 46 RBI on the year...Drew a career high 42 walks, second on the team behind fellow senior Devon Bourque...For the third consecutive year, led the team with number of times hit by a pitch...Finished the year with 16 HBPs, second most in a single season...Finished his career with a school record 48 hit by pitches...Ranked in the Cajuns’ top-5 in 12 offensive categories (batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, runs scored, hits, runs batted in, doubles, triples, homeruns, total bases, walks and hit by pitches)...Tied a career high with five RBI against Western Kentucky on April 7...Had a career high nine total bases against Arkansas-Little Rock on May 13...Drew a career high three walks against McNeese State on March 21.
The Mets drafted Tatford in the 15th round of the 2007 draft. He played the 2007 season for Brooklyn (.169/.229/.260 in 77 at bats).
From The Brooklyn Bums in June 2008:
Spending most of last season on the bench at Keyspan Park, Jeffries Tatford didn’t have much to smile about.
Not that he was the smiling type anyway.
Never a man of many words, Tatford’s silent demeanor matched his no nonsense approach to the game.
However, the Cyclones backstop/ first baseman never got the playing time needed to show the sellout crowds at Keyspan Park just how good he could be, making him look more like an outsider than member of the team.
Sporting a flat top haircut throughout his rookie season in pro ball, Tatford may have looked like a marine, but with a .169 average and only seven RBI in 28 games, the 23-year-old performed more like a member of the ROTC.
Now entering his second season with the Clones, Tatford is in better shape than ever and has developed as both a player and a person. Growing his hair out and learning to be more patient at the plate, the former tough guy looks more like a young Paul McCartney than a professional ballplayer.
Regardless of his new hairdo though, Tatford is ready to stand out in the same crowd he got lost in last season.
According to Cyclones skipper Edgar Alfonzo, Tatford was one his best players in extended Spring Training, hitting over .300 with an on-base percentage close to .500. If his stats weren’t enough to convince you of his newfound confidence, Tatford too believes his time in extended was beneficial to his development and something that looks to pay dividends for him in Brooklyn this season
He played for Savannah and Brooklyn in 2009, primarily on 1B, and hit a combined: .260/.366/.366 in 131 at bats.
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