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Additionally, you can subscribe to Baseball America's newsletter and receive all of our rankings, analysis, prospect insight & more delivered to your inbox every day. Casas went to the Dominican Winter League to be part of Liceys prospect-studded lineup (Elly De La Cruz, Ronny Mauricio, and a few others were also on that roster at the start of the LIDOM season), but a knee injury ended that jaunt after just three games. If you dropped him into the 2022 draft class (with high schoolers Bleis age), hes going in the top five picks. On the field, the Vols were undeterred and completed a 5-0 week. Sophomore righthander Jackson Baumeister on Friday set the tone for the Seminoles, tossing 5.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, while allowing just one hit. Hamstring issues aside, Merrill is a pretty good bet to stay at shortstop. To that point, hed shown an advanced approach on the backfields that belied his age, and he carried his performance into the Cal League, slashing .254/.355/.508 with a mid-teens walk rate in A-ball. 56WashingtonPac-127WA2-15415469 Hes not quite as deft a hitter from the right side, but hes still plenty dangerous. This years 60 FV tier has some players who still show some hit tool red flags (Chourio, De La Cruz, Jones) that kept them from ever really being considered for the tier above. Chronic shoulder issues have derailed the careers of countless pitching prospects, and the new information caused Espino to be repositioned from the 60 FV tier (he was close to 12th overall on early drafts of the list) to here, where both his ceiling and heightened bust risk are factored in. Subscribe to get the best baseball coverage. He was a known bat-first prospect from California but time off recovering from a shoulder surgery and the pandemic made him tough to properly evaluate before the draft, tough enough that he was not generally seen as a first round prospect. He had a successful foray into full-season ball, slashing .273/.360/.451 with 15 homers and 14 steals while with Low-A Myrtle Beach. He performed well during a September call-up to New York, posting a BABIP-aided .306/.404/.429 line in 18 games. If youre looking for the prospect most likely to hit 40 home runs in a season down the line, this is your player. Casas has plus-plus power and enough bat-to-ball skill to weaponize it. 5 Last Week: 3-2 Overall: 5-3, 0-0 in SEC (3-2 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: Central Arkansas: L 5-4 Feb. 22: Alabama-Birmingham: W 13-1 Feb. 24-26: vs. (13) UCLA: W 6-0, L 3-0, W 2-1 Upcoming Feb. 28: Austin Peay State Cambria College Classic (Minneapolis) March 3: vs. Nebraska March 4: vs. (17) Maryland March 5: @ Minnesota After getting upset Tuesday in its home opener by Central Arkansas, Vanderbilt bounced back and scored a big series win against UCLA. Its worth developing him at catcher for at least a while since that position is at the very top of the defensive spectrum, and Paradas other seemingly viable positions are at or near the bottom. The swing changes that helped enable his breakout created a bat path built to lift the ball to the extreme, and Volpes average launch angle was a whopping 24 degrees last year. Considered too advanced for the teams Dominican complex, he made his stateside pro debut in 2019 and followed that up by posting a .941 OPS across two A-ball levels in 2021 while still a teenager. After a breakout 2021 season, Harrison managed to improve in virtually every column of his stat sheet in 2022. You can see the power and athleticism in Davis lower half throughout other aspects of his game, and its an indication that he has the ability to polish this stuff up and control the running game. 1 in the D1Baseball Top 25 for the first time in the eight-year history of the rankings. 17 Last Week: 4-0 Overall: 7-0, 0-0 in ACC (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 21: Longwood: W 26-2 Feb. 24-26: Columbia: W 4-1, W 11-3, W 9-1 Upcoming Feb. 28: Virginia Military Institute March 3-5: Rhode Island Virginia took care of business with a sweep of Columbia, the 2022 Ivy League champion. Parada is not a lock to catch. His fastball now sits 95-99 mph, up seven ticks from his college days, and while it currently relies heavily on its velocity rather than its below-average shape, a scout we spoke with was optimistic regarding the 22-year-olds ability to continue to improve the offering, singing Graceffos praises when it comes to his work ethic. Hes graded with the optimism that these traits will help him manage the swing-and-miss enough to be a multi-time All-Star. He hardly threw his changeup at all (just 6% usage), and his numbers against lefties were particularly affected by its omission. Here Berry projects as a DH. These rankings were originally published in the Athlon Sports 2022 Baseball Annual, which is available. 67VCUA-101VA525927675 He was a model-friendly prospect because of his age and performance, and a scout-friendly prospect because of his relative polish (especially on defense), physicality, and showcase tools. Over the week, Dickerson produced a 1.141 OPS with three doubles and a triple. Already armed with plus-plus velocity after coming out of a Division-II school in Michigan, Brown has added a plus-plus curve and slider since turning pro. Neto finds a way to make lots of contact despite his cacophonous swing, which is enough to project him as an everyday second baseman. Game-breaking speed is Bradfield, Jr.s calling card, and he swiped 47 bases in 53 tries last season. A skilled but impatient hitter who can really pick it, Tovar is poised to be the Rockies everyday shortstop and probably will be for a while. His range and actions at third base are both fantastic, and hes an accurate thrower from all sorts of awkward platforms, but there are times when he lollipops deeper (and even some routine) throws over to first base. DH Ian Petrutz Petrutz put up big numbers as a freshman, making him a mainstay in the Terps lineup. He crushes mistakes, and has 48 career bombs in about a season-and-a-halfs worth of pro games. He also has sizable raw power thanks to his plus bat speed and a promising early-career bat-to-ball track record. Over the last year, Prez has added about 30 pounds, experienced a two-tick fastball velocity bump, and incorporated a second, harder breaking ball that has become his primary non-fastball weapon. Even though premium velocity is rare in Japan, Sengas fastball doesnt play like a premium pitch due to its shape and angle. In mid-August, the Orioles moved Hall to the bullpen, and after just four relief appearances over a span of 12 days, he was promoted to Baltimore for a 13-inning cup of coffee. Now hes a strapping 6-foot-4 and has grown into considerable power, all while maintaining some amount of future physical projection (i.e. While his profile is that of an offense-first catcher, lvarez is unlikely to be a true liability back there and has more than enough stick to make up for his defensive deficiencies. He has special hand-eye coordination and bat-to-ball skill, as well as a tremendous idea of the strike zone. This is an attempt to graphically represent how likely each FV outcome is for each prospect. Abel has long thrown hard for his age, his velocity steadily climbing into its current 95-97 mph band up from the 90-94 range when he was first known to FanGraphs as a prospect. Things arent so bad that hes in a red flag bust risk area because of his hit tool, but its enough that it will probably dial down how much in-game power hes actually getting to. 76StetsonA-Sun2FL6-1957NR If he develops even a 40-grade hit tool, hell hit 30 annual bombs and it wont matter where he plays. He now sits 96 mph and will touch as high as 102, though he typically tops out at 99 in any given start. 81San DiegoWCC2CA8191007145 Over the last two weeks, we have counted down the top 100 programs in college baseball, as they stand in 2022. Lots of high-level decision makers ran to Indiana to see the high school version of Montgomery as part of a late spring jaunt through the Midwest, and he was one of the buzziest prospects just as the 2021 draft approached, with some pre-draft smoke near the top 10. Hes shown the ability to induce significant swing and miss across all four offerings, both in and out of the zone, aided largely by his funky arm action. Those states are followed by North Carolina (nine), Florida (seven), Louisiana (six) and Virginia (five). Across the season as a whole, his fastball only sat 95 mph, and in his final start of the year it was mostly in the 93-96 mph range, which is a two-tick regression from 2021, when Rodriguez sat 96-98 all year. Poised to compete for a rotation spot when 2023 camp breaks, Ortiz is one of a few high-upside Pirates youngsters who look like theyd fit in a contenders rotation. There have been prior instances of prospects, including Mike Trout and Buster Posey, who had a terrible Fall League coming off a long year simply because they were tired and then rebounded the following season. The funk-factor made up for a slight dip in velocity; the heater sat in the 94-95 range, but he still managed whiff and chase rates well above average on the offering as he made his way from Low- to Double-A in his first year of pro ball. Its tough to gauge where Woods eventual defensive home will be. His 2022 line (.263/.339/.459) was solid if unspectacular, though some of the reduction from his performance in 2021 is simply due to exiting the Cal League for the more muted offensive environment in the Northwest. Miami this weekend travels to Gainesville to renew its rivalry with Florida. 1, Florida State surges into D1Baseball's top 25 after Week 2, 2023 Round Rock Baseball Classic: Schedule, how to watch LSU, Iowa, K-State, Sam Houston, First No. 36Georgia TechACC9GA26423634 Built like an SEC fullback, the curvaceous lvarez has explosive pull-side power and a good shot to stay behind the plate, which gives him a cathedral ceiling. Louisville this week faces a sterner test as it leaves home for the first time to play in the Shriners College Classic at Minute Maid Park, a weekend that includes a rematch with two of its 2022 NCAA Tournament opponents (Texas A&M and Michigan). 64) and Georgia Southern (No. Morales was one of three Miami hitters to go deep three times, as he drove in nine and produced a 1.379 OPS. Georgia; 34. A bat-only prospect with a well-rounded offensive skill set, Busch may end up a 30-grade second base defender or just play 1B/LF. He was hurt in 2022. Gonzaga; 36. 46CampbellBig South1NC62268NRNR Not all of this is coming from raw power, its more from the quality of the contact Merrill makes. And lvarez wants to show you his power. His ability to locate his arsenal showed improvement over previous seasons as well. Make no mistake, Paradas bat was one of the surer things in the 2022 draft, and hes likely to hit in the middle of a big league order regardless of position, which would make him a superstar catcher, but closer to an average regular if he ends up a LF/DH. He slashed .282/.429/.492 at North Carolina and is a .267/.374/.493 career hitter so far in the minors, spending most of 2022 at Triple-A and joining the 40-man roster after the season. NJCAA DI Baseball Rankings Preseason - January 23 2023 Receiving Votes: Florida SouthWestern State, Gaston, John A. Logan, Kansas City Kansas, New Mexico, South Mountain, State College of Florida *First regular season poll will be released on February 27th Week 12 - May 16, 2022 Week 11 - May 9, 2022 Week 10 - May 2, 2022 Week 9 - April 25, 2022 Like DeLauter, Neto made people sit up and take notice of a player putting up huge numbers at a mid-major program. Hes a plus athlete who would have been a Day Two pick as a position player, and his delivery is smooth and well coordinated, allowing for continued projection of Jobes command and control. His strikeout rate improved upon promotion to Triple-A, albeit in a smaller sample. 19 Last Week: 4-0 Overall: 6-1, 0-0 in Pac-12 (0-0 vs. Top 25) Weekend Record: 2-0 Results Feb. 20: vs. UC Santa Barbara (Surprise, Ariz.): W 11-0 Feb. 24-27: Coppin State: W 11-1, W 16-0, W 19-5 Upcoming March 2-5: @ Cal PolyOregon State took care of business with a sweep of Coppin State in its home-opening weekend. 39Arizona StatePac-126AZ2-9302916 Its possible hell find a way to play a mold-breaking style of third base defense over time, but an elbow sprain (which happened amid a throwing program to try to improve his arm strength) ended his 2022 and required a PRP injection, which is often a precursor to Tommy John for pitchers. UConn; 40. A complete prospect and a total baseball rat, Lawlar had been a touted amateur as an underclassman and held serve as a near top-of-the-class talent for two or three years, even amid the volatility of the 2020 draft process. He returned three months later and labored through a rocky September with Norfolk, during which he struggled with walks. Mauricio has gotten big and strong while remaining at shortstop, but his approach remains a huge concern. He had Tommy John in August of 2019 and rehabbed during a 2020 season that he would have missed anyway. 10) and Yankees shortstop Oswald Peraza (No. Stone was an athletic small-school prospect with a powerful drop-and-drive delivery and short, vertically-oriented arm action who the Dodgers selected late in the shortened 2020 draft. Flores will also show you an upper-80s cutter, which has more inconsistent shape but gives him a third viable weapon. Hes a little more tightly wound than is typical for a big league shortstop, but Hendersons straight-line speed is plus and so is his defensive range, and his arm strength enables him to make some plays that many other infielders cant. Wood was a divisive amateur prospect, with some scouts seeing him as a center fielder with 70 raw power projection and others seeing him as an eventual first baseman with hit tool risk. Mead has spent a lot of time at third and second base. After sitting 94-95 mph in 2021, hes now parked in the 96-98 mph range for entire starts, and his hardest sliders (in the 85-87 mph range) are nearly 10 mph harder than his average curveball was in 2021 (77 mph). His pitch efficiency has been ludicrous and actually got better in 2022, when he walked just 6% of opposing batters. He was on pace to start 2023 at Double-A and be in the mix for a big league roster spot at some point in 2024 if he kept hitting. This is the third year were delineating between two anticipated relief roles, the abbreviations for which youll see in the position column below: MIRP for multi-inning relief pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning relief pitchers. Martinez made that less likely. He is more than capable of making a subset of plays at third, where his range and lateral agility are both plus, but he really struggles to make plays coming in on the grass. After sustaining an arm injury during spring training, Miller spent most of 2022 rehabbing. Finally, Southern Miss, which dropped two of three to Illinois at home in ugly fashion, rounds out the Top 25. In fact, his dastardly mid-80s splitter, which falls off the table and finishes below the strike zone, is easily his best offering, garnering twice as many swings and misses as his fastball in 2022, and about as many whiffs as the rest of his many pitches combined. The Horned Frogs bats were held to 12 runs on the weekend, less than what they averaged last weekend in Arlington. Of the teams that were already in the Top 100 in 2019, Tennessee made the biggest jump, catapulting 52 spots from No. 2023 Round Rock Baseball Classic: Schedule, how to watch LSU, Iowa, K-State, Sam Houston; First No. Almost all of Veens pull-side contact into the outfield once he was promoted to Double-A came against secondary pitches. NCSA analyzed over 257 four-year colleges with college baseball programs at the NCAA Division 2 level to develop a list of the Best Division 2 Baseball Colleges for Student-Athletes.. NCSA Power Rankings are based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 3 million student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting . We also take into account player productivity, projection about what players will be as opposed to what they currently are and how we think each player will fit into what his specific program is trying to accomplish in 2022. OF Jared Wegner An experienced college bat, Wegner was a huge part of the Razorbacks success this week. For one, he struck out in a third of his A-ball plate appearances, and the track record for hitters who K that much at such a low level is not very good. But more than that, he seems to have a knack for the clutch hit and seems more comfortable in those big moments than just about any other college hitter. Born in Venezuela and signed out of an Arizona junior college, Flores gained notice as a big time prospect throughout 2021, which he wrapped sitting 93-96 mph with a hammer breaking ball in the Fall League. Because hes a bit stiff, its possible the grind of a full-season will impact his defensive mobility and even his offense if he has to catch 80-plus games. His four-seamer sits comfortably around 96 mph with gravity-defying carry, and a scout Tess spoke with described his curveball as having the potential to become a similarly elite offering. 26Southern MissSun Belt1MS37333388 After strikeouts were an issue for him in 2021, he narrowed his approach (which is now surgically precise) and began to attack pitches he could damage, avoiding ones on the outer edge of the zone until he has no choice but to put them in play. Fifteen teams entered the Top 100 after being unranked in 2019. Partnered with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group|Powered by, Signed to the practice squad by Buffalo (BUF), NFL picks against the spread: Vic Tafurs Week 12 predictions. A core scouting rule of thumb is to take the long view with catchers who have impact offensive potential. Endy had an incredible 2022 statline .323/.407/.590 most of which was generated at hitter-friendly Greensboro. He wasnt tested on the complex in 2022. He was sitting 95-99 mph throughout entire outings, and punched out at least eight hitters in each of his final 11 starts, culminating in a 13 K postseason outing against Vanderbilt when his stock reached its pinnacle. Hence was picked up in the shortened 2020 draft, one of the youngest players taken that year, and in 2021 threw just eight innings on the complex, virtually all in relief. He was seen a ton as a junior because he played at IMG, which was home to a lot of 2021 draft prospects and served as competition for others. It makes sense that there has been some second base experimentation here over the last few years, as Ramos range and actions make it plausible that he could eventually fit there, and Colson Montgomerys third base projection might force the issue. The sophomore righty looked like what the Pirates needed on Saturday, going five innings and striking out seven, allowing just one run. Jung was an elite college performer at Texas Tech he posted a .348/.455/.577 line with more walks than strikeouts throughout his career but didnt hit for huge home run power there, in part because he tended to work the opposite field. But from June through mid-August, his two-strike fastball usage diminished to just 40%, with his curveball right behind it at 34%. A Massachusetts multi-sport prep standout (he was the Gatorade POY in football as a quarterback, as well as a lauded hockey player), Frelick emerged as a baseball prospect during his freshman season at Boston College when he hit .361/.438/.594 and went 22-for-24 on stolen base attempts in just 35 games. Hes filled out and gotten stronger while remaining agile enough to play shortstop, hes hit 20 homers each of the last two years as hes reached the upper levels of the minors, he won the Dominican Winter League MVP during the offseason, and hes done this despite missing his age-19 season due to the pandemic. INF Peyton Chatagnier A sparkplug from the Rebels 2022 championship, Chatagnier continues to create a legacy in Oxford. It has more details (and updated TrackMan data from various sources) than this article and integrates every teams list so readers can compare prospects across farm systems. There are aspects of his swing that are very exciting and consistent with great big league hitters (his raw power and bat speed are uncommon for a shortstop, while his bent-at-the-waist hitting posture is akin to Mike Trouts and Dylan Crews), but his bat path is fairly grooved, and here the projection is that when the cement dries on Lawlars hit tool, it will be a little south of average. Baty has also consistently been a high groundball rate hitter, at least 51% at every full-season level until his 42% mark with Double-A Binghamton in 2022, where he spent the bulk of the year. 68UC IrvineBig West3CA513814732 A bat-only prospect with a well-rounded offensive skill set, Steer may end up a 30-grade second base defender or just play 3B/1B/LF. Since joining the Dodgers system, Stones changeup has come out of nowhere to become his best pitch, while his breaking ball was split into two distinct pitches a mid-80s slider/cutter and a slower curveball the latter of which was scrapped in 2022. The latter is more important at this stage of his career. Athletic, 6-foot-6 outfielders who can rotate like Alcantara can are rare. While some of the orgs other high-profile names have had developmental hiccups, Pfaadt has knifed through Arizonas system without issue and is now a mid-rotation starter prospect on the doorstep of the big leagues. leap into the top-10 overall prospect mix within the next year. The scouting summaries were compiled with information provided by available data and industry sources, as well as from our own observations. If you would like to read a book-length treatment on the subject, one is available here. Lefthander/first baseman Jac Caglianone homered three times in Sundays winwhich he started on the moundand he now is hitting .414/.485/1.069 with six home runs and has struck out 15 batters in 11.1 innings. He lacks a traditionally projectable frame, but Amador has still gotten stronger over the last year and he flashed more power than expected. Youll note that prospects are ranked by number but also lie within tiers demarcated by their Future Value grades. He has a polished first step, actions, and internal clock, and enough arm strength for the left side of the infield. 1 team loses in college baseball, as Iowa dominates top-ranked LSU, Trio of heavy-hitters down three top-10 teams Friday night in college baseball, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Casas spent most of 2022 with Triple-A Worcester and hit .273/.382/.481 there amid a two-month absence to recover from a high ankle sprain. Hes hovering at or below the big league average in most chase and contact rate categories, while generating impressive power for a shortstop his age. He has incredible defensive range, especially to his right, and his footwork around the bag is balletic. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He may not have the power of a typical big league third baseman yet, but at a strapping 6-foot-4, its likely to come with time, physical maturity, and a good strength program. Outfielder Chris Cannizzaro homered twice and hit for the cycle in Sundays series-clinching victory. Jones, like so much of the Stanford lineup, struggled mightily during the shortened 2020 season, but upon the start of the 2021 campaign, he looked like a different player. Julien finally got underway in pro ball in 2021 and since then, hes had two good seasons en route to a 40-man roster spot. Teams 31-40 He can absolutely fly and will occasionally do some impressive stuff at the dish, especially when he bends out over the plate to whack breaking stuff away from him. He had his second straight fair offensive season as a pro, as he produced a 95 wRC+ at High-A, mostly thanks to his ability to put balls in play. Youve probably seen big league hitters use a toe tap, or heard broadcasters use that phrase. Even at shortstop, there isnt a full-time player in the big leagues who punches out quite that often. Hall didnt throw harder in a relief role he was still parked in the 95-97 mph range and in fact his velo keeled off a little bit right at the very end of the season. Hes now on the doorstep of the big leagues as a three-pitch power reliever. There are still visual and underlying statistical indications that Naylor is going to end up with a below-average hit tool (his swing is so uphill that hell almost certainly be vulnerable to whiffs in the strike zone), but he has very impressive bat speed and power (especially for a catcher) that is weaponized by his selective approach, which targets the up-and-in quadrant of the zone. Considering how strong he is and how much contact he makes, there is a shocking dearth of measurable, high-quality contact happening here. He still hits the ball really hard for a player his age and looks the part in the uniform, but theres growing risk here, enough to reposition Lucianos FV into this tier. A game Tuesday at Texas looms before LSU heads back to Baton Rouge for the weekend. Berry has plus bat speed and raw power, with an uppercut bat path from both sides of the plate. Instead, just a few days before Top 100 list publication, it was revealed that he still has a tear in his shoulder and will miss the first few months of the year. Hes going to be a middle-of-the-order anchor in Oakland fairly soon. This is mind blowing when you consider that Rafaela has only been playing the outfield for two years. For example, the gap between Padres shortstop Jackson Merrill (No. He has continued on that path as a pro, slashing an incredible .305/.402/.510 so far in the minors, reaching Double-A and the Arizona Fall League at age 20 after he had torn his labrum the year before. Previous ranking: No. By the end of the year he was late on any sort of real velocity, struggling to get on top of fastballs up and away from him, and spraying most of his contact down the third base line, unable to turn on much of anything. He has a mid-80s cutter/slider that doesnt often have vertical depth, but it does have great length for how hard it is. His arm slot is not as deliberately north/south as before, but his fastball still plays as an in-zone bat-misser because of his angle and carry. His power combined with his speed and defensive fit in center field give him rare upside as a 30-plus home run center fielder hitting at or near the top of whatever lineup hes in. The Phillies moved McGarry to the bullpen just before he was promoted to Triple-A at the end of 2022. Further on in this post, you'll find the top 100 rankings, but for scouting reports, you'll have to head over to Patreon and subscribe at the 55-tier ($5 level). 70), meanwhile, is also 30 numerical places, but the difference in talent is relatively small. Abel will also flash a really good changeup once in a while; that pitch tends to be in the 86-89 mph range and feasts on hitters who have to cheat to catch up to his fastball. 1 team in the land in the latest D1Baseball Top 25 Rankings. His secondary pitch recognition is not good, and he both needs to stay at shortstop and continue getting to all of his considerable power for an everyday profile to hold water. His swing is geared for pull-side damage. Tennessee; 35. Theres still risk Rafaela walks the Cristian Pache path, as his issues are similar to the ones that have apparently undone the young Athletic, but more likely hes akin to Kevin Pillar, and there are scouts who think Rafaelas frame will continue to add strength such that he hits for more power than Pillar was able to. 1 team loses in college baseball, as Iowa dominates top-ranked LSU It was enough for the Yankees to roster him for their postseason series against Houston, who worked Peraza with sink and breaking balls in the bottom of the zone, which he consistently swung over the top of. Arroyo is a hard-swinging shortstop who is off to a much more powerful offensive start than was anticipated when he signed out of high school. Previous ranking: No. Weve concluded he does. The upright nature of this adjusted swing has impacted Meads plate coverage a bit, and he swung through lots of high fastballs and sliders that finished on the outer third of the zone in 2022. A backfield wunderkind who stood out immediately because of his rare combination of size and athleticism, Alcantara has been a top 100 prospect at FanGraphs for a couple of years now. Speaking of the Seminoles, the Link Jarrett effect is already real in Tallahassee, as the Seminoles vaulted from unranked last week to No. Latest AP and USA Today college sports polls on ESPN.com. Others that made big jumps into the Top 100 include Central Michigan (No. He takes a little while to get his legs churning, but once hes moving, hes a plus runner and has generated some home-to-first times in the neighborhood of 4.1-4.2 seconds. Cross was fairly unknown going into the 2021 season, but that changed quickly once he established himself as one of the best hitters in the country on the way to putting up a .345/.415/.621 slash line. If most hitters leg kicks and move forward are outies, Mayos is an inny his front foot often lands closer to his rear foot than where it began. 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