Scouting the 2020 Draft: Tanner Witt

Tanner Witt 3B/RHP, HS.  B-R, T-R.  6'6", 200 lbs.

Tanner Witt is a two-way HS player who has been scouted mainly as a RHP with an eminently projectable body and a mid-90s FB with room for more velocity.  Recently, he's garnered more attention for his hitting while drawing comps to Kris Bryant.  Tall hitters often have long swings and trouble controlling the strike zone, but on video his swing strikes me as being short and quick to the ball with natural power.  On the mound, I see some extraneous elbow action, but otherwise an easy, loose high 3/4 delivery without a lot of visible effort.  I'm guessing MLB teams are going to see him as a pitcher and want him to concentrate on it. Fangraphs has him ranked #45 with an up arrow. They seem to see him more as a hitter.  MLB Pipeline has him at #67 as a RHP.  PG scouts him as a RHP but had good things to say about the bat too.    He's committed to Univ of Texas.  He may choose to preserve his options as a two-way player or hope to vault into the top 5 or 10 as either a hitter or pitcher 3 years down the road.  I don't know if he is related to the Bobby Witts but his dad, Kevin, was a #28 overall pick for the Blue Jays and played parts of 5 seasons for 4 teams and is currently a hitting instructor in the Marlins system.