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Isaiah Drake
Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 50 | Run: 70 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 40
Drake’s older brother Kenyan has had a fairly lengthy NFL career, but Isaiah chose the baseball route. Playing his high school ball in the Braves’ backyard, it looked like he might be heading to Georgia Tech for college, but after performing well in the Draft League and the Combine, the Braves decided to go way over slot and give him close to $750,000 in the fifth round to sign him away from campus. He had a brief, and uneventful, debut in the Florida Complex League after signing.
Young for his Draft class, Drake is a left-handed hitter who could develop an exciting power-speed combination. He might be the fastest player in the system now and that should help him on both sides of the ball. He has raw power aplenty to tap into and will have to work on his approach and his ability to barrel up the baseball to get to it as he advances.
Drake’s speed allows him to cover a ton of ground in center field and he should be able to stick there, especially as he improves his reads and routes and doesn’t simply outrun the ball. Patience is going to be key here, as he’s a bit of a project, but the payoff could be considerable considering the raw tools.
IMPORTANT NOTE: I changed his height and weight to 180cm and 180lbs in the OOTP database so that it matches mlb.com and BBR. If you already have him in a game, he will be too short and too heavy. This fg was made for the new h/w so change it in-game via the player editor. Otherwise, I fear it will bloat out.
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