Rank History

  
    Year
    Team
    Position
    Team Rank
    OFP
  

    2021
    PIT
    OF
    21
    45
  



Grades Update: Jan 2021

  
    OFP
    Role
    Hit
    Power
    Field
    Arm
    Run
  

    45
    40
    45
    55
    50
    45
    45
  

Jan 2021 Report

Evaluator: Robert James

Age: 22 yr
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/R
Acquired: 2017 Round 2
RuleV: 2021

Physical Description: Average height, he's billed at 6 feet but actually looks a couple inches taller. He's thin now but looks like he can add a fair amount of muscle to his current frame. Looks like a prototypical RF.

Power: Right now Mitchell has above average raw power but really should grow into more as he develops and fills in. His 15 HR in 493 PA (.155 ISO) in an extreme pitcher's league last year. He's got a compact swing and definitely doesn't sell out for power. When he barrels it up he can hit it way out but every HR that I saw last year was hit to the pull field. His exit velos are average, he's not creating elite power but assuming continued development he should grow into at least above average power and probably even plus at maturity Grade: 55

Field: Mitchell is a good athlete and looks fine in RF. He won't be a plus defender there but should not be a liability either. Grade: 50

Arm: I did not see Mitchell throw very much and he had 10 assists last year but his arm looked slightly below average in the few looks I got. His throws are accurate but they don't have a ton of velocity or carry to them. Grade: 45

Run: Mitchell is a decent athlete but is not a base stealing threat and will probably be a slightly below average runner at maturity Grade: 45

Overall: Mitchell was one of the approximately million Pirates second round picks who was drafted out of high school. However, unlike most of the other high school draftees he is not a pitcher. Mitchell has all the tools to be a proto-typical power hitting RF. However, I am not convinced he will get there. It is really unfortunate that there was no 2020 MiLB season (get used to reading that) as this was an important year in Mitchell's development. Gun to my head I think he falls short of his ceiling and ends up as a bench bat/4th OF.

OFP: 45
Role: 40 - Below-Average Player: Bench/Utility
Risk: Moderate

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