They agree with all of the defensive/running assessments previously mentioned.įangraphs has him rated the highest in fourth place. They note the line drive approach, saying that power hasn’t translated to games yet. They like his quick, compact swing, his strike zone discipline and his hand-eye coordination, noting that he rarely swings and misses. They praise all of his tools, starting with his bat, calling him one of the best pure hitters in this draft class. They also say his fastball has reached 97 MPH, giving him an outstanding outfield arm.īaseball America rates Clark fifth overall in this draft class, one spot ahead of his placement on the Pipeline list. His running speed makes him a double threat on the bases and in the outfield, where they consider him a no doubt center fielder. He’s a high contact hitter, who they think could run into 20 homers a year with his approach. They note that some scouts rate his hitting higher than them, as he shows a mature approach at the plate, with a line drive swing that drives the ball gap-to-gap. Pipeline says that he’s a viable pick for the Pirates at first overall. If he keeps hitting like he is in the video above, that 50 grade for power could go up.

His two best tools are a 65 arm and a 70 for speed, giving him four plus tools. His hitting is a 60 grade, as is his fielding. Starting with MLB Pipeline, they grade his power the lowest of his tools and it’s still a 50 grade. He’s 6’1″, 190 pounds, throwing/batting lefty. It’s off-set a lot by the fact that he plays in Indiana, where the baseball season is much shorter.

#MLBDraft /S3n1ldZvaQĬlark turned 18 years old back in December, making him slightly older for his draft class, but not bad. Great start to the year for the 6-foot, 190lb recruit. Clark has played a scrimmage game that got some attention recently, with three walks followed by a long home run.Īfter drawing 3 walks in his first 3 trips, Clark goes opposite field for the first #PBRBombSquad of the year. In fact, today is their season opener, which worked out perfectly. Today’s player is Max Clark, who was put off until today because his high school team got a much later start than everyone else covered here. Here’s our draft preview article in case you missed it. That was followed by LSU pitcher Paul Skenes. Our third profile article looked at high school outfielder Walker Jenkins.

We then moved on to Chase Dollander, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Tennessee. Our weekly spotlight of 2023 draft prospects began with a closer look at LSU outfielder Dylan Crews, who many people have as the top prospect in this draft class.

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