| Hit |
65 |
wide stance with loose hands; sweet, short path to the ball; plus-plus bat speed with slight lift in swing; barrel comes through hitting zone at slight angle; excellent balance; innate bat-to-ball skills; recognizes spin early; tracks ball deep into hitting zone; can barrel velocity and quality spin; gets great post contact extension; swing is mirrored from both sides of the plate; small wrist lock before starting swing creates torque as hips get involved; excellent strength in wrists and hands giving him very good barrel control; makes consistent hard contact; shows advanced feel for strike zone; comes up with approach and will adjust to the situation; has a knack for hitting. |
| Power |
50 |
power will come from plus-plus bat speed and lift; natural bat-to-ball skills allows him to barrel everything; showed ability to backspin ball in BP; sneaky raw power; in game, hit two to the wall to right-center from the right side. Also launched one foul deep pull-side; added weight and strength has helped; will be plenty of 2B power with HR potential as he matures; gets very good extension with pitches out over the plate; presently below avg. |
| Baserunning/Speed |
55 |
instinctive on the base paths; reads pitchers and balls in play well; 4.1-4.17 range to first left side; swing allows him to get out of the box quickly and accelerate; 2nd gear is average; not a burner. |
| Glove |
80 |
unbelievable; silky, smooth actions; unmatched instincts and reactions on the field; despite solid-avg. runner, quick first step and reactions allows range to play plus-plus; makes backhand pick look easy; extremely soft hands and smooth transfers to throw; stays low and has quick turn on DP; excellent footwork around 2B bag when turned DP; shows all traits of elite level shortstop. |
| Arm |
60 |
strong, accurate throws from all places; made throw from deep SS hole on a line as well as spinning throw up the middle. |
