Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TEX | OF | 18 | 45 |
Grades Update: Mar 2021
| OFP | Role | Hit | Power | Field | Arm | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 70 |
Mar 2021 Report
Evaluator: Jake Boes
Age: 27 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2016 Round 11 (OAK)
RuleV: On 40-Man Roster
Physical Description: Thin build near physical projection; long neck, squared shoulders, sunken chest with long arms and a trim waist. Lower half more developed than upper; sturdy base with lean but strong thighs and legs. Good athlete; overall build reminds me of Craig Counsell. Injury history includes a minor shoulder injury and an oblique injury.
Hit: Quiet stance that crouches into load; squared; starts upright then develops a deep bend to form a wide base upon load. Quick hands yield above-average bat speed. Little wasted movement; efficient bat path; lacks pitch recognition at times, gets fooled looking and swinging both. Willing to work counts, short-stroke helps to waste pitches. Overall, a fringe-average hit tool with limited projection remaining. Grade: 45
Power: Below-average power; quick, short stroke not conducive to over-the-fence pop; leverages legs well. Most over the fence pop goes to the pull field on pitches located in the inner third. Extra base hits mostly line drives down the lines and in the gaps. Home run totals likely to scrape low double-digits across a full season. Grade: 40
Field: Above-average defender; shows innate comfort in the grass. Excellent routes; tracks and plays the wall well. High effort; does the little things well. Would profile best in a corner, but can handle any spot in the outfield. Grade: 55
Arm: Above-average arm; accurate to the bases with more than enough to play in any outfield spot. Throws are on-line but need a hop or cut-off occasionally. Recently switched to outfield; mechanics change has been seamless; sound and over-the-top. Grade: 55
Run: Double-plus runner; 3.95 home-to-first with base-stealing ability. High effort, pick-them-up-and-put-them-down strides down the line; runs like a soccer player. Stolen base threat and could put up stolen base totals well into the double digits across a full season. More than enough to leg out a hustle double or beat out the occasional slow ground ball. Grade: 70
Overall: A defense-first profile, White profiles as the ideal defensive fill-in on a competitive club. His ceiling is a second-division regular and a role he may realize on a down Texas MLB club shortly, with his power stroke hindering him from reaching average. A strong spring has bumped his hit tool a grade for me, although I still have concerns for how he handles quality spin across a full season. At his best, I could see Rajai Davis-like production across his big league career with a safe bench piece floor. Most likely, it's a second-division regular whose versatility and speed may help him elbow his way into a lineup every day on the present Rangers roster.
OFP: 45
Role: 40 - Below-Average Player: Bench or Platoon
Risk: Low
