| |
Physical Description: Tall, athletic frame with
minimal remaining projection. Will always be on the thin side.
Hit: Starts slightly open with his hands
high. Utilizes a toe-tap timing device. Good separation in his
swing. Quick hands, solid bat speed. Not the most fluid swing.
Has the tendency to get long to the ball and get under it,
resulting in a lot of weak popups. Needs to make more consistent
contact. Approach has not really progressed in the last few
years. Will expand the zone against offspeed pitches, but has
shown a willingness to take a walk. Is aggressive when he gets
ahead in the count hunting fastballs he can hit. Has struggled
more against velocity as he has moved up the ladder. Potential
well-below-average hit tool.
Power: Will
show plus raw power in batting practice. Showed the ability to
impact the baseball in games when he was younger, but power has
plateaued and not really developed as he got older. Hit tool
variance clouds long-term power potential, as there are
questions if he will make enough contact to tap into that power.
Potential for average game power at his peak.
Run: Above-average speed. Plays faster than he grades
out due to his athleticism and agility. Moves effortlessly.
Covers ground extremely quickly. Speed plays more defensively
than on the base paths.
Field: Shows
good instincts and reads in center field. Plus range. Takes long
strides and glides to the ball. Projects to stick in center
field, where he could be an average defender.
Arm: Above-average arm strength. Plenty of arm for
center field. |
|
Career Notes: Received the largest bonus in the Red Sox
January 2021 international free agent class. Missed the first
two weeks of the 2021 season for undisclosed reasons.
Participated in the 2021 Fall Performance Program. Scouts
praised him as the best position player in the FCL during the
2022 season. Would have received a late promotion to Salem in
2022, but was held back at the complex due to a lower back
issue. Entered 2023 as a consensus top 100 prospect in the game.
Missed time in May and June 2023 due to a left shoulder
subluxation before undergoing season-ending surgery in June.
Participated in the 2023 Fall Performance Program. Prospect
stock slid some entering 2024, ranking on only some Top 100
lists. Entered spring training in 2024 in tremendous shape, with
the organization very happy with the work he had put in while
rehabbing his shoulder and preparing for the season. Started
2024 Spring Breakout game. Missed time in 2024 with several
minor injuries/medical issues, including a root canal and a
finger sprain suffered while sliding. Started in the 2025 Spring
Breakout and Futures at Fenway South games. Began 2025 dealing
with a quad injury, but was able to stay healthy for all but the
season's first and last weeks. Was on 2026 Spring Breakout
roster and would have played but for a lineup card issue.
Summation: Potential organizational depth
outfielder. Ceiling of a fourth outfielder who brings speed,
defense and some power. Has not really progressed the last few
years after showing a tantalizing skillset in the FCL. Approach
has not improved, nor have his other raw tools. Still will show
flashes, but has struggled to translate tools into consistent
on-field performance. Swing easily gets out of sync. Injuries
have slowed his development, as he missed most of 2023 with a
shoulder injury and had several short injury/health-related
absences in 2024 that led to roughly 20 games missed. Best
development in 2025 may have been that he stayed healthy for
most of the campaign. At one time, checked all the boxes you
look for in a young prospect, with a chance for all five tools
to grade at least as average, but risk in his hit tool.
Links
Scout Chatter (9.23.2021)
Countdown to Spring Training (3.14.2023)
Spring Training
Video (3.22.2023)
Spring Training Video (3.21.2025) |
|
