Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LAA | OF/LHP | 25 | 35 |
Grades Update: Jan 2021
| OFP | Role | Hit | Power | Field | Arm | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 30 | 40 | 55 | 40 | 55 | 45 |
Jan 2021 Report
Evaluator: Trevor Hooth
Age: 20 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/L
Acquired: 2019 Draft, Round 4
RuleV: 2023
Physical Description: Broad shoulders. Frame is filled out well considering his age. Maybe some more room for weight, but not a lot.
Hit: Open stance. Feet set slightly wider than shoulder length apart with slight bend in the knees. Hands start at head height. Very small leg lift triggers swing. Hands are quick, but there's length to the swing that will breed swing and miss. The bat path is pure uppercut. Tendency to pull the ball more often than not. Grade: 40
Power: He swings very hard, so when he finds the barrel he'll crush the ball. The raw power is plus, but the whiffs make it hard for that to play out in games. When he does display the power in game it's generally to the pull side, but he's got plenty of potential to have power to all fields. Between the violent hacks and uppercut, he'll be a threat to put the ball over the fence. Grade: 55
Field: Moves well in the outfield. Runs good enough routes. The arm is the carrying tool defensively, but his glove itself is solid. If the Angels develop him as a two-way player he'll likely spend a lot of time at DH. Grade: 45
Arm: Lots of arm strength. He was a two-way prospect pre-draft and that shows through on his throws from the outfield in both strength and accuracy. Grade: 55
Run: Posted below average run times prior to being drafted. Grade: 40
Overall: The Angels announced Rivera as a two-way player when they drafted him. Reportedly, many preferred him on the mound as a lefty arm who touched 95 with his fastball. He has yet to pitch professionally. He exclusively DH'd in his draft year. There's plenty of swing and miss in his game offensively, but with more consistency for barrel his big raw power to show up in game. Defensively he profiles best in right field.
OFP: 35
Role: 30 - Up/Down Emergency Depth
Risk: High
