Who’s the Pick?
The Dodgers have been primarily connected to prep bats as the draft approaches. Included below are several options who fit that profile and could be available for the organization.
Anthony Seigler, C/UT, GA HS
Seigler’s a personal favorite and perhaps the most unique profile in the class. A switch-hitting catcher who’s athletic enough to handle multiple positions and can also pitch with both hands.
He belongs in the same conversation as Austin Barnes, Will Smith and Connor Wong as backstops who can play the infield, though he’s good defensively and likely sticks behind the plate. Seigler hass got some upside on offense as well.
Alek Thomas, CF, IL HS
Thomas is athletic with a good hit tool and he should stick in center field, though at 5’11 and 175 lbs., the lack of size hinders his power projection.
Nick Schnell, CF, IN HS
Schnell is another late-riser thanks to a prodigious spring wherein he’s hit home runs at an alarming rate. Schnell is a multi-sport athlete with plenty of tools but a short history of performance.
Connor Scott, CF, FL HS
Scott draws comparisons to top Houston Astros prospect Kyle Tucker for being from the same school, having similar builds and not wearing batting gloves. Scott isn’t the pure hitter that Tucker was at the same stage, but he’s a better athlete, earning 70 grades on his speed and plenty of projection with the bat.
Parker Meadows, CF, GA HS
Brother of Austin Meadows, who just won National League Rookie of the Month for May, Parker doesn’t have the same profile but offers an intriguing skill set with his speed, arm and power grading as potentially plus. However, there are concerns over his ability to make contact.
There are certainly more options than the five listed above, though this group contains the players most likely to be selected when the Dodgers are up.
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