beat me to it
I dont know enough about the player to say whether he's a good or bad pick. I will say that in watching a few short clips of him, his swing is ugly and probably needs overhauled. Seems like a big project with huge upside. Hopefully it turns out well.
His swing was tweaked after his freshman year. He went to Cape Cod and excelled and excelled into his sophomore year. His swing changes led him to much more contact and he has progressed greatly in chase rate. He is very strong and the Cubs see him progressing at all areas.
That swing change that led to increased contact also had the over 50% GB rate and not a ton of power from what I read though.
It gave him an all fields approach. He hits the opposite way a lot. His power is raw power. His new swing didnt take away power. Its his raw power where his upside becomes high. He has work to do like all prospects to find a balance. We will see how the Cubs develop him.
At 14 teams are rarely going to get the complete package. The kid can run, throw, hit for average, and hit for a high OPS. Homeruns should come with time. I got no problem with this pick...worst case scenario is he ends up a rotational outfielder...
