Taking a Look at the Top Hitters in the Upcoming Draft

Mark DeRosa and Dan O'Dowd take a look at the swings of some of the top hitters in the upcoming MLB Draft.
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[@ParamoreFAV3]

Derosa needs to be paid whatever Trout’s getting paid Lmao the amount of insight and attention to detail is insane

[@captainactiv]

​@@azex443Derosa is the guy doing the analysis not a prospect with upside.

[@noahsokol3280]

@@captainactiv lmao this kid has clearly never played the show 18

[@oldben1800]

Derosa is just so cool, love his passion for it

[@alonsosainz5094]

great segment. need more of this. the insight and breakdown is just awesome

[@michaelwolf6424]

Wyatt Langford's bat speed is as good if not better than any of the players showcased. This kid is going to be a stud with his eye, power and bat control. In addition to his increased body strength, he's also increased his speed. His arm is only average but he'll get to a ton of fly balls. Whoever drafts Wyatt Langford is in for a treat.

[@inthedougout301]

Better than Crews?

[@michaelwolf6424]

@@inthedougout301 No, not better. These two uber talented players could be carbon copies of each other. I would give Langford a slight edge in power but the superlatives are virtually equal. Crews is a Floridian. The Gators wanted him badly. (Tommy "the Tank" also grew up in Fla but he went to NC State before transferring into LSU. ) Crews was more heralded. Langford enrolled as a catcher and only had 4 AB's in his freshman year with one hit. He completely reformed his body and dedicated himself to being a better player. It paid off. Both of these young men will make a lot of money in the pros.

[@edwr8581]

Welcome to the Rangers man oh man !!!!

[@KingoftheJungle214]

He fits the rangers window tbh with Evan Carter

[@dundalis]

@@michaelwolf6424Interesting to see how they have both done in the minors so far. Langford is the one who’s absolutely destroyed every level.

[@joshuajones4118]

O’Dowd is the man! Up to date with old school

[@justinklein2913]

Before Derosa even spoke I said to myself my top priority for a hitting prospect is bat speed and a second later he said the same thing. That’s wild

[@zeusdeuce7438]

You should be an analyst my man

[@justinklein2913]

@@zeusdeuce7438 haha I’m actually a baseball coach and help with scouting

[@justinklein2913]

@@zeusdeuce7438 you’re funny though, great sarcasm

[@lovedavantlamour301]

well i can see why that would be important for scouts just based on the fact that its more of an intangible in the sense that it's not something you can really work on , so you either have the ability to pull the barrel through the zone or not , but i would say The Top Priority for me would be command of the strike zone just because baseball nowadays is trending towards guys hitting below the mendoza line with 30 homers a year and a .750 ops , which is crazy when you think about it but if you can get on base that's half the battle and then if you have legit pop then that's all that really matters , i mean you can make the top 10 in the league in batting with a .280 average , the game never really changes but it's changing so much in that regard

[@zeusdeuce7438]

Good stuff Dero!

[@baileym4708]

Was looking forward to see Chase Davis, basically identical swing to Carlos Gonzalez. He is a nice hitter with a strong arm.

[@dadbod12]

Gonna rewatching this and make a drinking game out of it. Drink every time these guys say lag.

[@stevenb3315]

I sure hope they take Crews. If skenes and the Washington nationals cross paths in this draft he is off the board, no questions asked, no thoughts made. We could have the 0th pick, and pick into last years draft, or the negative first and reach back to 2021 and we are still taking skenes

[@davetyler6042]

AND strong bat speed gives the hitter another millisecond or two to choose his pitch.

[@lancastergerard]

Instead of ‘you can’t teach bat speed’, derosa should say ‘I don’t know how you teach bat speed’

[@ivoeenink3860]

Exactly my reaction!

[@tothewallhighlights4369]

I think you can definitely develope bat speed.

[@andrewgelsinger8177]

you can 100% teach bat speed lol, they're literally doing it in professional baseball right now.

[@chrislewis5069]

I was more of a Wyatt Langford fan, crews is too crouched and it limits pitches you can get to

[@Rhewi]

You got 8 million bones you gotta put behind somebody is the quote of the month

[@j.k.hinneburg6331]

That Max Clark kid looks like he could be special.

[@tornado154]

crews is a beast, but there is no way you can pass on paul skenes this year

[@chriscarpenter317]

Jeff Bagwell had a stance similar to D. Crews. It can work.

[@stevemeters3090]

That's a really good call.

[@ant6936]

and jeff was wauyyy lower than crews

[@vicvinegar7542]

Personally don’t get the Crews hype but this is a fun draft class to follow

[@caleblawson5869]

You must not what collage baseball then

[@muaythaibetches]

​@@caleblawson5869 College Baseball doesn't always translate to the mlb.

[@caleblawson5869]

@@muaythaibetches yes but hitting 400 in the hard collage division is unheard of

[@muaythaibetches]

@Caleb Lawson I'm not sold on him. Would be interesting to come back to those convo in a year. I think Max Clarke should go no.1. Of course it's more risky to take a HS player, but I think his skillset alone makes him likely to be successful in the mlb.

[@texsion]

@@muaythaibetches they literally have the same skill set lol and how does a .500 obp in SEC not translate to the pros lol. Max clark is seeing dudes throwing 85 max (and a few 90s d1 guys) but Dylan is seeing straight heat everyday and is doing all this and is stealing bases. Idk what you are watching

[@AreolaGrande94]

Let's face it. It's hard to get jazzed up about a draft when there's no way to watch the players play, where they were playing or in the minors, and we won't see them in the majors for who knows how many years.

[@_ricky_]

Equating the SEC to high-A ball lol. High-A hitters would destroy college pitching. Compare average fastball speed for pitchers in college vs pitchers in high-A. Not even close.

[@AlanG512]

How's Langford looking now?

[@Thebiblicalguide]

Freddie freeman for Walker Jenkins

[@TheEricHart]

Jenkins reminds me of Gorman

[@coreygilliam8533]

You don't not take crews man. You take crews no matter what

[@LifeUser]

It's a guess. There are 4 or 5 players that could go #1 easily.

[@connorcicerone7793]

Wyatt Langford swings like Pete Alonso. Similar setup and load

[@austincordero7377]

That’s what I was thinking

[@tacocasa9812]

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[@V1ZNS.]

You can definitely train bat speed but I know what he is saying

[@ThePisteeBoys]

Langford!!

[@tacocasa9812]

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[@adityabhatia2177]

slept on Nimmala

[@MysTicBiGz]

If he were white, first overall lock

[@patrickmcgowan1252]

Brian Downing only boomers get that reference

[@Lukeodom0415]

Max clark is the only definition I’ve seen of a true five tool player besides Acuna jr

[@jessetaylor8912]

He’s not even the most five tool in the draft, he lacks the power that Langford and crews have, even Jenkins has more power, clark is the fastest out of them, but crews speed is also elite so he’s got more of a 5 tool projection

[@ronriggs9954]

Something tells me this Jesse Taylor person doesn't know what "5 tools" means! 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️😂

[@KingoftheJungle214]

Hope the rangers get a stud at 4

[@bdiggs7305]

They did. The tigers goofed and let us get Langford lol.

[@tacocasa9812]

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[@MiscThoughts]

the music in the segment can SLOW DOWN...

[@dpm2515]

Idk inhave feeling crews will be a bust...skenes is clear numbef 1

[@sawyerfeenstra8799]

✅ MAKE

[@TheStevieb1983]

he said rat hole, then other followed up with worm hole. lol, its rabbit hole

[@ronriggs9954]

I'm thinking Max Clark is going to go 3rd to the tigers!

[@jaedensmith3666]

It kinda already happened☠️

[@RelevantRamblers]

How does Jacob wilson not make this list? No better contact hitter in NCAA

[@lovedavantlamour301]

small school , athletics probably reached taking him that high

[@colinmay6930]

Jaixon Frost best HS SS in the nation.

[@sterlingshort744]

Nobody ever talks about Iowa

[@adityabhatia2177]

Arjun Nimmala

[@chriscarpenter317]

Max Clark is the best left handed bat in the whole draft. To me his swing looks better than Bryce Harper when he was the same age.

[@wallacecreed4746]

He's a solid prospect but relax bro

[@chriscarpenter317]

@@wallacecreed4746 I'm dead serious. Doesn't have the holes in his swing like Harper. Might not have the power Harper had, but he should hit for a higher avg. Much smoother and controllable swing. These guys going all in trying hit HR or bust isn't what I like to see. I'd rather have .300 avg and 25-28 HRs than .250 with 40 HRs. Strikeouts are overrated for pitchers and underrated for hitters!

[@allanwarble3746]

@@chriscarpenter317 as a 17 year old in college Harper hit 443 with 31 homerun. They’re not comparable

[@chriscarpenter317]

@@allanwarble3746 I'm talking about what he does in MLB now. I'm also letting you know what I see in Clark"s swing if he makes it. It's about projecting what you see in these prospects. I'm also talking about what guys in general are doing in MLB in today's game. There's not but about 10 guys in each league hitting over ,300. Not many hitting over .250 and they are striking out a ton trying to hit bombs every swing Open your eyes up. Use your head! That's how you draft prospects. Based on what you see in them. Not what they are doing against some goofy kid in high school.

[@avezioo]

@@chriscarpenter317 you are lost

[@noah.conley]

Told people months ago they would not take the best player to save money they did that with Henry Davis… pirates fans were calling me crazy. Marcelo Mayer was the best player in 2021 draft not Henry Davis

[@benwilliams8488]

Yeah sure he might be but the problem comes into the fact that Cruz is gonna be locking down that SS position, and they can’t put him at 3rd cause of Hayes, and now (this part requires a little hindsight) but they’ll get Temarr Johnson at 2B so you wouldn’t know where to put him. By all means Henry wasn’t that best player, but he’s raking at AA and just got called up to AAA so we’ll see. Not to mention the value of a high picked Catcher

[@hellskitchen7853]

​@@benwilliams8488 they also have endy who might be better. You never draft because of what you have or might have in the future you always draft best player available. They could put Cruz in CF or corner OF since Mayer is a better ss anyway.

[@sterlingshort744]

@@hellskitchen7853 pirates have to go Skenes or Crews. They aren’t that far away they have to get guys that’ll be up in 2 years or less

[@ki2726]

Jordan Lawlar

[@noah.conley]

Somehow Dylan Crews please fall to my tigers

[@carloscavazos9440]

The Tigers ruined Spencer Torkelson

[@noah.conley]

@@carloscavazos9440 that was our previous gm genius he rushed Torkelson. Torkelson barely played in triple-a. I’m well aware of this, Torkelson will probably still work out but it will take some more time our new gm has made a substantial impact at developing and he barely has been on the job. He was Theo Epstein assistant with the cubs won they won the World Series

[@ki2726]

The Tigers ruin prospects

[@noah.conley]

@@ki2726 have they ruined, Riley Greene no before he got hurt he was playing like a star idiot! Or Casey Mize and Skubal look good as elite prospects just shut up

[@V1ZNS.]

All these guys have been to 18 hitting coaches

[@danejurus69]

SEC is not basically High A. It's more low A or complex league.

[@JVIEW32]

the giants will draft none of them.

[@freshoffthelot5047]

Listening to Dan o dowd breaking down prospects is one of the worst things I’ve ever heard. Literally referred to a guy as “adorable”.

[@southpaw2153]

Crews looks like the best hitter. Jenkins doesn't look like a top prospect to me. Neither does Langford or Clark. Might be decent players, but certainly not stars. Skenes has poor secondary pitches. I wouldn't take him #1

[@PabloSanchez-hj5fb]

Lmfao so to you none of these players are top prospects

[@dundalis]

Yeah Langford doesn’t look like a top prospect at all mashing a 1.157 OPS all the way up to AAA with a ridiculous 36/34 walk to SO rate. Good call

[@JD0tMoney]

they should bring back segregation in the mlb

[@JD0tMoney]

thats so insensitive theres no way you have the energy to say that

[@jaedensmith3666]

Bro r u good

[@tacocasa9812]

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