Monday, January 13, 2025

DrB's 2025 Giants Top 50 Prospects: #37 Scott Bandura

Scott Bandura OF.  DOB:  8/2/2001.  B-L, T-R.  6' 4", 190 lbs.  Drafted 2023 Round 7

2024(A):  .276/.389/.362, 0 HR, 5 SB, 11.1 BB%, 19.0 K%.
2024(A+):  .227/.332/.374, 6 HR, 19 SB, 12.6 BB%, 27.9 K%.  

Scott Bandura has quite the backstory as Mo'ne Davis' catcher in the Little League World Series and then playing college ball at Princeton.  He's a tall, wiry-strong OF with some tools and advanced plate discipline.  Can he keep doing that while bringing his K rate down enough to avoid cratering his BA?

BTW, with the draft now pushed back to mid-July, college draftees often get minimal or no game action during their draft year which counts against their Rule 5 Eligibility which means they really only get two years before they have to be added to the 40-man roster or be exposed.  That's a very tight timetable and probably does not do the player any favors.  Seems like the clock should start with their first full pro season.

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