H/W: 6-0 175 lb. B/T: L/R DOB: 8/17/86
After shaking off the injury bug that bit him for the first two months of the season, the young Angels 2B prospect went on to tear the cover off of the ball over the final two months batting .297 with 16 HR 38 RBI and 54 runs scored in just 56 games. Mount was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2005 draft as a shortstop before being shifted to 2B following the 2006 season. Mount generates remarkable pop despite his small frame with a well leveraged lefty swing and quick wrists. He also has exceptional hand-eye coordination which allows him to make consistent hard contact and mitigate his strikeout totals. Despite stealing 10 bases last season, Mount is not quick on his feet, but his soft hands and good instincts should allow for him to be a fringe average defender at 2B. Naturally, the biggest issue with Mount is his health. He has fallen prey to a variety of nagging injuries over his first three years of his career. Most of these maladies have been with his quads and hamstrings which makes Ryan a high risk for a rapid drop in athleticism as he ages. Another area that the Angels would like to see him address is his pitch recognition and ability to work counts. While he doesn't strike out much, his 23 BB last season are too low for someone of his power potential.
2009 Projection: The Angels have preliminarily tabbed Mount to skip a level and begin the regular season at AAA Salt Lake City. That may be a tad aggressive for someone who has yet to complete a full season in good health. That will be the main thing to watch with Mount. If, and it is a BIG "if", he can avoid the DL, he could well find the pitching in the PCL to his liking, putting up good power numbers similar to his predecessor Sean Rodriguez. The Angels currently have their own injury aficionado Howie Kendrick manning the 4-hole with young Sean-Rod waiting in the wings. The chances are quite slim that Mount will receive any time with the big league club this season, but a solid effort at AAA could certainly increase his value as a trading chip come July.
Key Ryan Mount Baseball Cards:
- 2005 Bowman Chrome Draft
- 2005 Bowman Sterling
- 2005 Bowman Heritage
- 2007 Bowman Sterling Auto
 Ryan Mount 2007 Bowman Sterling Baseball Rookie Auto 3 card lot ~Angels $5.00 |
 2007 Bowman Sterling Ryan Mount Auto RC $2.50 |
 Ryan Mount 2005 Bowman Sterling Refractor RC /199 $5.99 |
 ANGELS RYAN MOUNT BOWMAN 2005 45 SIGNED $2.49 |
 2005 Bowman Sterling #BS-RMO Ryan Mount RC $6.00 |
 2005 BOWMAN BDP 45 Ryan Mount ANGELS AUTOGRAPH AUTO COA $2.55 |
 Ryan Mount Los Angeles Angels 2007 Bowman Sterling Prospects AUTO RC $3.95 |
 Ryan Mount Signed Angels 2005 Bowman Rookie Card $3.25 |
 Ryan Mount Signed Angels 05 Bowman Heritage Rookie Card $2.99 |
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