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So, let’s start there, his defense. He is a third base prospect with question marks around whether or not he can stick there. His arm is nothing special but isn’t a negative either. In the end it will grade out about 50 because he can get some zip on it when he needs to. In the game last Wednesday I was at along with scouts from about 15 different teams, he showed the good and bad in his defensive ability.

In a popup to shallow left, he demonstrated his below average speed and real lack of range running down a ball in the air that his incredibly athletic teammate, and later round draft prospect, shortstop Jayce Easley got closer to catching than Gorman did. Then, later in the game while in on the grass, there was a well struck one hopper a full body length to his glove side that he reacted to and slid laterally very well and made an impressive play. In the end, he should be able to stick at third but never be a defensive asset, but he won’t be a liability either.

Those are the pluses and minuses to his bat, the power comes even when there isn’t good contact, but the contact will be an issue. The bat doesn’t come through the zone with elite speed and there is stiffness to his swing.

There are holes in the bat that will result in a lot of strikeouts at the next level, which is going to be the big determining factor in regards to his ceiling. He was able to miss balls over the fence against a below average high school team, but what happens when he faces elite talent, like Matthew Liberatore perhaps?