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MY MOST UNDERRATED BAT OF THE EAST IN THE 2020 DRAFT IS…

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screen-reader-text">YouTube<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;li><&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Written by&colon; Jake Tweedie<br>Follow him on Twitter&colon; <strong><a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;MLBUKAnalysis1" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">&commat;MLBUKAnalysis1<&sol;a><&sol;strong><br>Follow Prospects Worldwide on Twitter&colon; <strong><a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;ProspectsWorldW" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">&commat;ProspectsWorldW<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator is-style-wide" &sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Part 2 of this Mini-series of underrated players from the 2020 Draft comes in the form of Braddock High School Shortstop Yohandy Morales&period; He&&num;8217&semi;s not going to be drafted as high as my West pick but he&&num;8217&semi;s certainly as interesting&comma; and the ceiling to be just as talented&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Check out my bat of the West here&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;2020&sol;05&sol;30&sol;my-most-underrated-bat-of-the-west-in-the-2020-draft-is&sol;">https&colon;&sol;&sol;prospectsworldwide&period;com&sol;2020&sol;05&sol;30&sol;my-most-underrated-bat-of-the-west-in-the-2020-draft-is&sol;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Looking to be a late second round or early third round pick&comma; the youngster has plenty of up side but also a lot of work to do in order to tap into his potential&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Yohandy Morales SS &&num;8211&semi; Braddock High School <&sol;strong><br><strong>18 years old &&num;8211&semi; Throw&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; Bat&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 6&&num;8217&semi;4&&num;8243&semi; 195 lbs<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>SPD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">30 &sol; 40<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40 &sol; 60<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">35 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40 &sol; 35<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Long and lean with projectable build&comma; he can generate great power off the bat&period; Interesting player due to his potential offensive ceiling&comma; whilst being defensively solid&period; Will probably end up outgrowing SS in the future&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"UB7mL0H6" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"font-size&colon;24px&semi;"><strong>Hit&colon; 30&sol;40 &lpar;Present&sol;Future&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Yohandy Morales &lpar;2020 FL&rpar; hit a ball that got to the wall in a hurry during the scrimmage today&period; Showed a fluid swing with the ability to lift during BP&comma; very high ceiling as he continues fills out <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;PGAAC&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;PGAAC<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;qYwYfG6oal">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;qYwYfG6oal<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Perfect Game Florida &lpar;&commat;Florida&lowbar;PG&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;Florida&lowbar;PG&sol;status&sol;1160027212495511552&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">August 10&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Looking back to 2019 and this BP&comma; there&&num;8217&semi;s some concern with his mechanics&period; This is later adjusted but we see how his hands are positioned too well and he gets in front of the ball&period; This leads to more balls going to the pull side&comma; but the trajectory will cost him HRs as he hasn&&num;8217&semi;t got under the ball enough&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This could just be poor BP form&period; However&comma; when you look at his mechanics and how he has such a narrow stance&comma; this doesn&&num;8217&semi;t allow him to open his body as much and he has to adjust by getting ahead of the ball&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Here&&num;39&semi;s a home run from SS&sol;3B Yohandy Morales from yesterday&period; He went 3-for-3 with two bombs&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;CanesBaseball&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;CanesBaseball<&sol;a> commit&period;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;MLBDraft&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;MLBDraft<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;XfL0TyQ4um">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;XfL0TyQ4um<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Carlos Collazo &lpar;&commat;CarlosACollazo&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;CarlosACollazo&sol;status&sol;1238548424338915328&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">March 13&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Fast forward to March this year and there is a substantial difference in his mechanics&period; His stance is wider&comma; and he times his swing much better&period; By keeping himself tall and leaving it until the last minute before showcasing his quick bat speed&comma; he makes solid contact with the ball&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This seems to be something he has worked on with Harold Martinez&comma; ex-Minor Leaguer and current hitting coach for Braddock HS&period; As he fills out and has further guidance&comma; he has the potential to be much better&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Currently he is a 30 grade just based on his ability when he does make contact with the ball&period; He is not the best hitter but the power he generates is impressive&comma; alongside a loose&comma; fluid swing&period; He will need to work on his handling of the bat&comma; as shown by the BP&comma; but he could be much better than his current future grade&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"font-size&colon;24px&semi;"><strong>Power&colon; 35&sol;55 &lpar;Present&sol;Future&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He has the ability to barrel the ball beautifully and hit HRs&comma; but he hasn&&num;8217&semi;t been able to control his power in-game yet&period; If he can adjust to game situations and utilize his power effectively by working on his mechanics&comma; there is definite potential to improve&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">There&&num;39&semi;s PLENTY of power projection for Yohandy Morales&period; <br><br>He&&num;39&semi;s one of the key members of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;CanesBaseball&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;CanesBaseball<&sol;a>&&num;39&semi;s nationally-ranked recruiting class&period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;oHGi4qpTei">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;oHGi4qpTei<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;BhOgHEBqco">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;BhOgHEBqco<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Baseball America &lpar;&commat;BaseballAmerica&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;BaseballAmerica&sol;status&sol;1196050355009703937&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">November 17&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">With the physical projection remaining there is every possibility his power could be much better than originally predicted&period; He makes solid contact and the ball comes off the barrel well&period; There is also plenty of lower body power through his swing&comma; but his mechanics will need to be refined in order to help generate the power he is capable of&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His exit velocity of 100mph in the PG National Showcase was well above the 83mph average&comma; and although his barrel speed &lpar;75mph&rpar; wasn&&num;8217&semi;t as high as Bowser&&num;8217&semi;s&comma; it was above average &lpar;63&period;95mph&rpar;&period; Another statistic that shows his potential power was his Impact Momentum&period; This is combination of the barrel speed at impact and the weight of the bat&period; The average for his class was 24&period;87&comma; whilst his was 28&period;053&period; <&sol;p><div class&equals;"KirjIDua" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His quick bat speed and loose swing generates this great power&period; He uses his height and build effectively too&period; Offensively this is his biggest strength&comma; and if he can match his hitting ability to correlate with this then he could be a serious threat&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"font-size&colon;24px&semi;"><strong>Speed&colon; 40&sol;35 &lpar;Present&sol;Future&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Speed isn&&num;8217&semi;t his strongest area by any means&comma; but his quickness over 60 yards and 10 yards are better than average&period; His 60 yard dash was timed at 6&period;76&comma; whilst the average was 7&period;26&comma; and his 10 yard split was timed at 1&period;68&comma; just quicker than the average 1&period;71&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He looks to be a willing runner and looks average between the bases&period; He won&&num;8217&semi;t pick up stolen bases but can ensure he gets on base with his powerful hits&period; Defensively he has quick actions and shows his speed over small areas in the infield&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">As his frame bulks and he becomes more powerful&comma; his speed will decrease&period; This could allow his move from SS to 3B to be much easier&comma; as he suits the position better&period; Power hitter&comma; decent arm and good defender but lacks real speed despite being nimble on his feet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"font-size&colon;24px&semi;"><strong>Arm&colon; 45&sol;50 &lpar;Present&sol;Future&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p><div class&equals;"McO3pW42" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"2531094727"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His solid arm strength would make his eventual move to 3B an easy one&period; This can only develop as he becomes more powerful and his body projectable build&period; This correlates with his batting power&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He has a quick release and easy carry that makes him effective as a SS for the foreseeable future&comma; but will benefit him when he moves to 3B too&period; His quick hands and control to make plays on the move works well with his great throwing technique&period; This will help make double plays and step in at 2B for now&comma; but as his body progresses and he outgrows SS&comma; he can use his powerful throws to pick off runners at first&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His lower body movement is solid and allows him to get into areas to make good throws&comma; but he is capable of much better with more work&period; His future grade of 50 is fair&comma; but if he continues to develop and adjusts to positions effectively then this could easily increase&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Fielding&colon; 45&sol;55 &lpar;Present&sol;Future&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Yohandy Morales is trending in the right direction&period; <br><br>He jumped 25 spots in our BA 300 update Friday&period; <br><br>He&&num;39&semi;s committed to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;CanesBaseball&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;CanesBaseball<&sol;a>&period; <br><br>And he&&num;39&semi;s got pro bloodlines&period; His father&comma; Andy&comma; signed with the Yankees from Cuba&period;<br><br>Full report&colon;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;4bqrIAe37c">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;4bqrIAe37c<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;27WNaPcHbs">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;27WNaPcHbs<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Baseball America &lpar;&commat;BaseballAmerica&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;BaseballAmerica&sol;status&sol;1246807302872559617&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">April 5&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">One of his best tools is his defending&comma; more for his versatility than anything else&period; Starting regularly at SS he moves quickly and is very agile&period; This is perfect as a shortstop as he can get down well and has quick hands that can lead to double plays&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Although his future is more than likely going to be at 3B&comma; he still has time at shortstop before the adjustment&period; With his size and build he will outgrow this position in a couple of years&comma; but there are no doubts that he can adapt to the role of being a corner infielder with ease&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His grade of 55 is warranted by his ability to play multiple positions&comma; as well as his athleticism and agility for someone his size&period; With further guidance at 3B&comma; he has the potential to be a solid defender and this relates to his MLB Comparison&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"font-size&colon;24px&semi;"><strong>MLB Comparison &&num;8211&semi; Brian Anderson<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Although Anderson is slightly better defensively&comma; as well as the capabilities of hitting 20-25 HRs a season&comma; Morales can reach these expectations if he can maximize his potential&period; His ceiling can keep rising if he can adjust a few areas of his game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;giphy&period;com&sol;gifs&sol;jpVhWn9gziuMYq11Av"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;media0&period;giphy&period;com&sol;media&sol;jpVhWn9gziuMYq11Av&sol;giphy&period;gif" alt&equals;"Animated GIF - Find &amp&semi; Share on GIPHY" width&equals;"480" height&equals;"270" &sol;><&sol;a>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">As seen by one of Anderson&&num;8217&semi;s 20 HRs last season&comma; he generates great power off an effortless swing&period; He has a narrow stance and really uses his lower body to help him generate the power&period; If Morales can clean up his mechanics then he has the strength and bat speed to hit as well as this&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His raw power is there and he can barrel the ball well&comma; but if he can consistently keep his stance narrow and use his lower body effectively&comma; then he has the potential to be a 20-25 HR hitter&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Another aspect of his game he will have to work on to reach the levels of Anderson is his defensive side&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Brian Anderson <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;AndersonBrian01&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;AndersonBrian01<&sol;a> 2019 Defensive Highlights &lpar;3B&rpar;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;&percnt;E3&percnt;83&percnt;9E&percnt;E3&percnt;83&percnt;BC&percnt;E3&percnt;83&percnt;AA&percnt;E3&percnt;83&percnt;B3&percnt;E3&percnt;82&percnt;BA&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;マーリンズ<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;hashtag&sol;Marlins&quest;src&equals;hash&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&num;Marlins<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;4GOsZOEGZ0">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;4GOsZOEGZ0<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Marlins Fishbag &lpar;&commat;MFishbag&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;MFishbag&sol;status&sol;1258941395265449984&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">May 9&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Anderson played at both RF and 3B for the Marlins but his ability to make plays and his accurate throwing has made him one of the better corner infielders&period; Whilst Morales has that potential&comma; he will need to maximize his ceiling defensively to reach this level&period; With the right guidance and the right franchise this is a strong possibility&comma; but he will have to start that adaptation from SS to 3B quicker than expected&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph" style&equals;"font-size&colon;24px&semi;"><strong>Future Value&colon; 45<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">With his defensive capabilities and his ability to barrel the ball well&comma; there is no doubting he has the ceiling to be a decent player&period; The only concern would be whether he will maximize his tools to reach this&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Currently he is tipped as a low end regular&comma; drafted in the high end of the third round&period; With the right guidance and the right mentality he has the potential to be much more than that though&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">The offensive ability to hit 20-25 homers with an average of &period;260&comma; and the defensive ability to have a fielding percentage of &period;970&plus;&comma; with 120&plus; putouts a season&comma; is well within reach for my underrated bat of the East in this year&&num;8217&semi;s Draft&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> 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