Scouting the 2020 Draft: Spencer Torkelson

Spencer Torkelson 1B, College(Arizona St).  B-R, T-R.  6'1", 205 lbs.

2018:  .320/.440/.743, 12 2B, 25 HR, 14.79 BB%, 17.12 K%, 257 PA.
2019:  .351/.446/.707, 17 2B, 23 HR, 14.19 BB%, 15.57 K%, 289 PA.

2018 CCL:  .333/.472/.704, 9 2B, 7 HR, 18.52 BB%, 22.22 K%, 108 PA.
2019 CCL:  .385/.556/1.000, 2 2B, 2 HR, 22.22 BB%, 16.67 K%, 18 PA.

Spencer Torkelson is this year's future Paul Goldschmidt, a RH hitting machine who projects to play only 1B or DH in the pros.  He has a very similar profile to Andrew Vaughn from last year's draft.  All you have to do is look at the numbers and see the combination of hit, power and plate discipline don't come much better than that.  It's not a body that is going to sell a lot of jeans and I can't say he looks good in a baseball uniform, but if you can hit like that, who cares?  I'll just say the body falls somewhere between Steve Garvey and Dan Uggla and leave it at that.  The Giants could use a player of his profile in the organization and he's from Petaluma so likely grew up a Giants fan, but he'll likely be long off the board when they pick at #13.

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Dr B's 2020 Draft Board:

1.  Austin Martin SS, College(Vanderbilt).
2.  Spencer Torkelson 1B, College(Arizona St).