Meltom has helium with the MLB scouts
Mar 24, 2022 22:14:53 GMT -8
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Post by chinmusic on Mar 24, 2022 22:14:53 GMT -8
Some have recently expressed concern that Jacob was not on the MLB Draft propect lists. My feeling has been the scouts needed to see more of him folowing the injury that cut his season short last year. They need to be certain he's healthy and playing without restriction. Here is what Baseball America said about our rising star in the west.
They mention an "easy Top-3 round selection" - I think he has a good shot at going earlier than some projet with a big year in the Beaver lineup.
West Coast Riser - Jacob Melton, OF, Oregon State
Do you remember OF Aaron Zavala (Oregon) and 1B Kyle Manzardo (Washington State) from last year? Two Pacific Northwest bats who trended up in a big way during the spring and eventually found themselves in the second round? Well, it seems like Melton is this year’s version of the Pacific Northwest helium bat.
After 19 games, Melton is hitting .413/.442/.825 with eight home runs (topping the six he hit in 32 games in 2021) and is getting tons of love from West Coast scouts.
Melton played mostly right field a year ago, but now he’s playing center field and scouts think he has the speed to stick there, with impressive exit velocities and a 6-foot-3, 208-pound frame that could continue adding more strength and power.
His swing can be inconsistent at times and he will need to cut down on his swing and miss—particularly outside of the strike zone—but there are a lot of positive indicators with Melton, who opened the season with a 17-game hitting streak.
Right now he feels like a pretty easy top-three round selection.
They mention an "easy Top-3 round selection" - I think he has a good shot at going earlier than some projet with a big year in the Beaver lineup.
West Coast Riser - Jacob Melton, OF, Oregon State
Do you remember OF Aaron Zavala (Oregon) and 1B Kyle Manzardo (Washington State) from last year? Two Pacific Northwest bats who trended up in a big way during the spring and eventually found themselves in the second round? Well, it seems like Melton is this year’s version of the Pacific Northwest helium bat.
After 19 games, Melton is hitting .413/.442/.825 with eight home runs (topping the six he hit in 32 games in 2021) and is getting tons of love from West Coast scouts.
Melton played mostly right field a year ago, but now he’s playing center field and scouts think he has the speed to stick there, with impressive exit velocities and a 6-foot-3, 208-pound frame that could continue adding more strength and power.
His swing can be inconsistent at times and he will need to cut down on his swing and miss—particularly outside of the strike zone—but there are a lot of positive indicators with Melton, who opened the season with a 17-game hitting streak.
Right now he feels like a pretty easy top-three round selection.