Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LAD | 2B | 48 | 30 |
Grades Update: Dec 2020
| OFP | Role | Hit | Power | Field | Arm | Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Dec 2020 Report
Evaluator: Rhys White
Age: 23 yr
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2018 Draft - Round 19
RuleV: 2021
Physical Description: Slender with decent height. There is plenty of room to fill out in both the upper body and lower body. Built like an NFL slot receiver.
Hit: He has a quiet set-up pre-pitch with his bat over his shoulder. When the pitch is on its way he makes a stride towards the mound and looks to take aggressive hacks at anything in the zone. He generates plenty of torque with his violent swing. His bat path has loft but he has a slight hitch in his swing which leads to an unconventional "v" bat path. This leads to him hitting balls on the ground when not optimally timed up. He does an average job of laying off of pitches out of the zone but in the zone, McWilliams gets swing happy leading to bad contact that won't result in hits the higher up he goes in the minors. I have serious concerns about how more advanced pitchers will attack him because of his aggressive approach at the plate. He can hit the ball to all fields Grade: 30
Power: He generates plenty of torque with above-average bat-speed. He can hit for power to all fields, showing the ability to go the other way and still hit for power. He shows average raw-strength and with the torque and bat-speed, he is able to generate average game power, which could go up if he adds more strength to his frame. Grade: 50
Field: He shows okay hands, he will get eaten up by hard grounders hit towards his side and that will throw off his rhythm. He has average range for a second-baseman and tends to play farther back to makeup for struggles handing hard ground-balls. He does have a nonstop motor that will make up for any sort of physical shortcomings because he's not a great athlete. He covers second base well on double play situations but will make inaccurate throws towards first because he struggles to throw on the move. Grade: 40
Arm: He makes accurate throws and has enough arm strength to play second, the arm doesn't profile anywhere else. There is some zip missing on throws deep in the hole and he doesn't throw well on the run especially on throws when he is trying to complete the double play. Grade: 40
Run: Underway McWilliams is a below average runner with a decent stride-length but he can be choppy. At times he will settle as a heel striker which results in him not being efficient with his gaiete, hampering his speed. He is not a stolen-base threat because he has below average foot speed with below average jumps. He isn't one to push the envelope and push for the additional base when on the run. Grade: 40
Overall: As things stand the only average tool for McWilliams is his power, he's too aggressive of a hitter and lacks the defensive versatility to play anywhere other than second.
OFP: 30
Role: 30 - Up/Down Emergency Depth
Risk: High
