Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MIA | OF | 19 | 45 |
Grades Update: May 2021
| OFP | Role | Hit | Power | Field | Arm | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 55 |
May 2021 Report
Evaluator: Jake Kerns
Age: 19 yr
Height: 6-0
Weight: 187 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/L
Acquired: 2018 IFA
RuleV: 2023
Physical Description: Average height with a good, strong build. Muscular upper body. Noticeably filled out since signing. Looks like a ball player. Hard worker in the weight room. Plays with flair. Strong baseball bloodlines.
Hit: Stands tall in the box with his hands high and the bat vertical. Utilizes a small toe tap towards his backfoot as his timing mechanism. Keeps his weight on his back foot and steps into the pitch with authority, resulting in a wide bast at impact. Has above-average bat speed and a linear bat path that generates natural loft. Ball jumps off the bat when he makes good contact. Has refined and streamlined his swing mechanics since debuting in 2019, cutting down on the noise originally created with his hands and shortening his swing. Has good bat-to-ball skills and gets the ball in play with regularity. Shows a feel for using the whole field. Has a good eye and knows when to lay off. Needs some reps with the new swing, but there's potential for an average or better hit tool. Grade: 40
Power: Has so far displayed fringe-average raw power that gets mostly to the gaps during games. Uses his hips well and has a rotational swing that creates natural loft off the bat. He's already shown an inclination to get the ball in the air against live pitching. Added strength has boosted his power ceiling, but he'll need to focus on driving the ball to get there. At the moment, he's more hit over power. Grade: 45
Field: Fluid athlete that moves well in the field. Shows good reactions and gets average or better reads off the bat. Takes average routes. Has above-average footspeed but mostly average range. Signed as a CF but likely ends up in a corner where there's some room for growth as he gets acquainted with the position. Grade: 50
Arm: Throws from a high 3/4 slot. Average arm strength with some carry from the outfield. Not a weapon, but playable in all three outfield positions. Grade: 50
Run: Timed 4.11 down the line from the left side during the 2019 season. Has added bulk since then and looks to have lost half a step. Grade: 55
Overall: Signed alongside his older brother Victor Victor Mesa for a significantly less signing bonus, Mesa Jr. now appears to be the better prospect of the two. His physical maturation is a step in the right direction and it boosts his ceiling a notch or two. He needs in-game reps more than anything, but there's potential here for average or better tools across the board. To paraphrase a source: "he's a dude."
OFP: 45
Role: 40 - Second Division Regular
Risk: High
