Aug 2021 Report
Evaluator: Jake Kerns
Age: 24 yr
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/R
Acquired: 2018 Round 3
RuleV: 2021
Physical Description: Above-average height. Solidly built throughout. Carries good weight. Some negative body language.
Hit: Mostly upright stance with a slight hunch over the plate. He's gotten more vertical since signing with the Rays. Keeps his elbows and the bat high. Slight pre-pitch bat movement. Small leg kick as he loads and steps into the pitch. Gets low in a slightly closed stance pre-contact. Average or better bat speed, but he shows a tendency to overswing. Swings on a level plane, but too frequently gets on top of the ball. Can get the ball on the bat, but he has struggled to impact the ball in 2021 and needs to elevate the ball with more frequency. Improving his barrel control will help. Shows an average eye, but I've watched him almost become too passive at the plate. He has some innate bat-to-ball skills, and has a solid track record of getting on base, so there's some room for growth here. Grade: 45
Power: Below-to-fringe-average raw power that has yet to show up during the 2021 season. Has the strength and bat speed to get the ball out of the park, but he creates minimal leverage with his swing. His inability to elevate the ball unsurprisingly hinders his power output, and the whole package plays well below-average. Grade: 30
Field: As is typical with Rays' prospects, he's got experience all around the diamond, but he's primarily playing C and SS to begin the 2021 season. He's still rough around the edges behind the dish, this being his first year getting in-game reps, but he shows an aptitude for the position. He moves well back there and can get low to block pitches in the dirt. He has an understanding of framing pitches and is an average receiver. At shortstop, he moves well enough laterally to suggest he can handle the position, but it's probably just average range. He shows a nice backhand on balls to his right, and he does a good job of keeping the ball in front of him. Given the average range, and pairing that with an average arm, Proctor will likely never profile at the position. He's played C, 2B, SS, and 3B, and he can be a close-to-average defender in several positions. Grade: 45
Arm: Average arm strength that plays as such behind the dish and on the left side of the infield. I have a couple of pop times recorded between 2.04 and 2.13 depending on the quality of the throw down to 2B. He was less on target than desired in limited looks, but he's still green to the position. At shortstop, he throws from a high 3/4 when going across the diamond, but he'll drop that slot down to get the ball to 2B or C. Grade: 50
Run: He's a fringey runner, recording times between 4.22 and 4.27 down the line from the left side. He's not a threat to steal. Grade: 45
Overall: Proctor isn't hitting as well as he has in years past, and it may be attributable to him focusing on his new defensive position. It may also just be the talent gap between A+ and AA ball. It looks like he'll probably be decent enough to stick at C, but he can also step in and play the super-utility role the Rays continue to develop. He was never going to be an impact hitter, but his bat will need to perk up to continue to move up the ladder and not get lost in the shuffle that is the Rays' tremendous depth. Without any kind of growth with the bat, he looks destined to stick in the high minors and be an occasional injury replacement.
OFP: 35
Role: 30 - Up/Down Emergency Depth
Risk: High
