Career Highlights: Signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Kansas City Royals in 2001…made professional debut in 2002 with the Royals’ Dominican Summer League affiliate…also played basketball and volleyball…plays in the Dominican Winter League during the offseason…enjoys listening to music, playing with his son, eating…inspired by father to play baseball…says, “in my country, baseball is everything.”
2007
Macon (South Coast/Ind.): Set career highs in homeruns (7), RBI (33), and SLG% (.490)…hit safely in 28 of 47 games for the Music…hit .280 in 143 at-bats…16 of 40 hits were for extra bases…had 10 multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games…had nine multi-RBI games, including three 3-RBI games, and one 4-RBI game…had 5-game hitting streak from 5/18-5/23 (6-17, .353)…had 9-game hitting streak from 7/27-8/12 (14-33, .424, 9 R, 11 RBI)
2006
N/A
2005
Burlington (Midwest/A): Hit .256 in 26 games for the Bees…hit .297 at home, .220 on the road…had six multi-hit games…hit safely in 14 of 26 games…hit .313 in 11 games in July
2004
Idaho Falls (Pioneer/R): Hit .263 in 34 games and 99 at-bats…hit .309 at home, .205 on the road…had seven multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games…hit first professional homerun on 7/9 at Ogden…went 3-4 with a 2B, HR, and 3 RBI on 8/18 vs. Misoula
2003
Royals (Arizona/R): Hit .248 in 34 games and 117 at-bats…hit .280 on the road, .224 at home…had seven multi-hit games, including one 3-hit game…hit safely in 21 of 34 games…had 5-game hitting streak from 7/5-7/12 (6-19, .319)
2002
Royals (Dominican Summer League/R): Hit .286 in first taste of professional ball…drove in nine runs in 36 games
Kash Beauchamp on Felipe: I really had a hard time figuring out why he was in independent ball at times. He’s just physically gifted. He can throw “1-7’s” to second base and has speed. He’s about a 6.7 runner. Don’t be surprised if our catcher has double digit stolen bases. We will run him, and they’ll forget about him. I’m going to work with him on stolen bases, and hopefully he’ll have 15 stolen bases this year. He has the ability to drive a baseball.
