Nicholas Peter Senzel is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds in the United States. Senzel played college baseball for the Volunteers at the University of Tennessee before moving on to the professional ranks.
How Much Does Nick Senzel Make?
Nick Senzel receives a base salary of $1,250,000
Nick Senzel Pro Career
The Philadelphia Phillies, who had the first overall pick in 2016, scouted Senzel as one of the best available players in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.
Senzel was widely regarded as the safest pick in the draft by many baseball officials and scouts. Because of his ability to hit gap-to-gap with power, he was also rated as the top hitter in the draft.
The Cincinnati Reds selected Senzel with the second overall pick after the Philadelphia Phillies selected Mickey Moniak with the first overall pick.
Senzel signed with the Reds on June 13, 2016, and received a $6.2 million signing bonus.
Senzel made his professional debut in the Rookie-level Pioneer League with the Billings Mustangs, where he batted .152 with one double.
On June 30, he was promoted to the Class A Midwest League’s Dayton Dragons. For Dayton, he hit.329 with seven home runs.
Senzel began the 2017 season with the Class A-Advanced Daytona Tortugas of the Florida State League and was promoted to the Class AA Southern League’s Pensacola Blue Wahoos in June.
In 119 games between Daytona and Pensacola, he hit.321 with 14 home runs, 65 RBIs, and a.905 on-base percentage.
Senzel began the 2018 season with the Louisville Bats of the International League’s Class AAA.