Saturday, March 21, 2015

Scouting the 2015 Draft: David Thompson

David Thompson plays 3B for Univ. of Miami who is starting to get some notice as a budding power hitter.  He's got great size at 6'2", 225 lbs, B-R, T-R.  He got off to a great start to his college career in 2013 hitting .286 with 6 HR's in his freshman campaign.  He was hampered by Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in 2014 which required mid-season surgery, but has come roaring back in 2015.  He made headlines last night with a 2 HR game to give him 8 on the season so far.  His full batting line:

.375/.477/.750, 8 HR, 16 BB, 7 K in 88 AB.

He is the kind of college hitter the Giants like to draft in rounds 2-10.

2 comments:

  1. I was very close to making him the Giants round 2 pick in my last mock draft, but went with a pitcher instead. At this point, he's got to be a top 10 draft hitting prospect in all of college ball. I'm thinking he's put himself squarely in top 30 consideration.

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  2. He sounds like an interesting power hitting prospect that the Giants have drafted in the past, such as Mac Williamson, Chris Dominquez, Brandon Belt, etc.. I read an article saying that he has the raw power, bat speed for his bat to play at the next level.. To his credit, he's off to a great start this season coming back from surgery, and teams wanted to see him play fully healthy.. A question that teams will need to project is will he stay at 3rd base or move to 1st base in professional baseball..

    LG

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