Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CHC | OF | 32 | 35 |
Grades Update: Nov 2020
| OFP | Role | Hit | Power | Field | Arm | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 30 | 30 | 55 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
Nov 2020 Report
Evaluator: Trevor Hooth
Age: 22 yr
Height: 6-3
Weight: 235 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2020 Draft - Round 3
RuleV: 2023
Physical Description: Body is filled out, looks every bit of that 235 pounds. Built like an NFL linebacker. He filled out the frame with lots of good weight. Has lots of tools. Extremely athletic and hard worker.
Hit: Square stance. Hands back at chest height. Stands upright, slight bend at the knees. Quiet hands through the load. Utilities a quick toe tap. Above average bat speed. Unorthodox swing: long and all upper body. Swing is top hand heavy with no stride and lower half looks completely out of sync. Shows patience and knowledge of the strike zone. Hunts and crushes fastballs. Liable to swing at offspeed and breaking pitches out of the zone. Will struggle to hit for average against professional pitching. There's a lot of pressure on the bat to develop and will be a big factor in his future role. Grade: 30
Power: Generates a lot of power through his swing. Would be a spectacle during BP because of his strength. Quick hands. Has posted exit velos as high as 110 MPH at the highest. When he finds the barrel the ball can fly all around the yard. Dead red power, struggles to find the barrel on offspeed pitches. Power is more raw than in game. Enough power and strength for 20+ HR, but pitch recognition and hit tool deficiencies hold him back for now. Grade: 55
Field: He doesn't make good reads off the bat. Struggles with efficient routes at times, which can negate his quickness. Grade: 40
Arm: His arm strength is good. His upper body appears restricted at times during the throwing motion which leads to inconsistencies in accuracy. Grade: 50
Run: Gets to top speed very quickly. The kind of speed that can help stretch singles into doubles. Sometimes over aggression can run him into unnecessary outs. Speed has yet to translate to the defensive side of things. Grade: 60
Overall: A raw, but tooled up hitter. He walked on to the Wolverines baseball team after being largely recruited as an edge rusher in football. Brings a power and speed combination to dream on. There is work to do defensively if he is to become a serviceable corner outfielder. He's a hard worker and still has polish to add to his game. The hit tool is a big question and so is the defense. He projects to a corner outfield spot, but without improvement will benefit from a universal DH.
OFP: 35
Role: 30 - Up/Down Emergency Depth
Risk: High
