Player Profile: James Triantos

Player Profile: James Triantos
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James Triantos was born in Fairfax, VA on January 29th, 2003. James played high school baseball at James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia. He was the top-ranked shortstop and overall player in Virginia in 2021. Triantos in his senior season hit .712 only striking out twice, he hit 11 home runs and had 27 RBI. On the mound he made eight starts going 8-0 with a 0.85 ERA, a 0.56 WHIP, and 58 strikeouts in 41.1 innings. Triantos was the 21st-ranked shortstop in the country and the 88th overall player. He committed to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina.

James Triantos Draft

Triantos was the 78th overall prospect entering the 2021 draft. The Chicago Cubs selected him in the second round of the draft.

Player Profile: James Triantos
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Chicago Cubs Tenure

2021

Triantos played one game for South Country in the Cal Ripken Colligate league. He went one for four with a double and an RBI in the game. He played 25 games for the Cubs Arizona Complex League team where he slashed .327/.376/.594 with an OPS of .970.

2022

Triantos spent the year with Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League playing in 113 games where he slashed .272/.335/.386 with an OPS of .721. He also had 19 doubles, six triples, seven home runs, 50 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases.

2023

James played in 80 Games with the South Bend team in the Southwest League slashing .285/.363/.390 with an OPS of .753. He had 14 doubles, three triples, four home runs,46 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases with South Bend. He also played three games with the Tennessee Smokies in the Southern League slashing .333/.385/.417 with an OPS of .802

2024

James Triantos started last year in Double-A with the Tennessee Smokies. He played in 89 games in Double-A. Triantos scored 63 runs, had 18 doubles, five triples, seven home runs, 40 RBIs, and stole 38 bases. He finished Double-A with a .300 batting average and a slash line of .345/.437/.782. He earned a call-up to Triple-A at the end of last season where he played 26 games. Triantos continued to succeed in Iowa with 12 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, 12 RBIs, and nine more steals. He finished Triple-A with a .302 batting average and a slash line of .351/.384/.735.

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