He has top-of-the-scale raw power that plays from foul pole to foul pole and his combination of bat speed, strength and leverage in his 6-foot-6 frame allows him to mishit balls yet still drive them out of the park. Despite his long arms, he keeps his right-handed swing relatively...
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Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 50 | Run: 50 | Arm: 60 | Field: 55 | Overall: 55 The top player in the class is one of the best catching prospects in recent history. His strong skills on the field are matched by his notable family ties, as his grandfather, father and uncle ...
ETA 2027 Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50 The state of Washington has had its fair share of high school arms get drafted, sign and go on to big things in the big leagues, a list headlined by lefties Jon Lester...
Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 60 | Run: 40 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 55 Jung was named 2021 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year at Texas Tech -- two years after brother Josh won the same award -- by hitting .337/.462/.697 with 21 homers in 56 games and nearly...
Scouting grades: Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 45 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 45 Make that three Naylor brothers in professional baseball. After oldest brother Josh went No. 12 overall in 2015 and middle brother Bo went 29th in 2018, Myles joined the ranks as a Competitive Balan...
). This would also give innovative teams more ways to be on the cutting edge (always a positive) and scouts more ways to create value for their clubs. It might even create more jobs for scouts since more players could be picked by each team, making more scouting reports nece...
Scouting grades: Hit: 70 | Power: 45 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 50 | Overall: 55 The son of former All-Star Jack Wilson, Jacob played for his dad at Thousand Oaks High School in California and then headed to Grand Canyon University for college ball. He immediately established him...
Scouting grades:Fastball: 50 | Curveball: 60 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45 The highest-drafted Connecticut prep player since Bobby Valentine in 1968, Mozzicato went No. 7 overall to the Royals in 2021 and signed for an under-slot bonus. They’ve taken his development slow...
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 55 | Slider: 60 | Cutter: 55 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50 Hampton overcame a midseason bout with salmonella poisoning as a Draft-eligible sophomore in 2022 to match or set his career high in strikeouts in each of his last fo...