Scouting Report: Ty Linton, OF, Charlotte Christian (NC) HS (2010 Draft)
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
January 8, 2010
Ty Linton is an intriguing player who might be the best two-sport Division I prospect in the 2010 MLB Draft. The Charlotte Christian HS prospect’s combination of power potential and athleticism make him a player to watch.
TY LINTON
6-3, 210
B/T: R/R
Games seen: 5, Innings: 20
Charlotte Christian (Matthews, NC)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Tall, lean and muscular athlete with physical projection and loose flexibility. Strong upper half in hands, forearms, shoulders. Athletic lower half with speed and explosiveness.
STRENGTHS: Strong, athletic aggressive hitter. Power potential, vicious cut, hard contact, power pure pull, lift in swing, OK first step, very good underway, starts-and-stops well.
WEAKNESSES: Needs to show adjustability against harder breaking stuff and quality off-speed; needs to hit with the whole field.
SUMMARY: Possesses speed, power potential, strength and athleticism. Would like to see player try CF. Can’t take away power and speed.
GRADES (Present/Future):
Hit 30/50
Power 30/70
Speed 60/60
Arm 50/50
Field 30/50
Overall Future Potential: 56
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Is he an IF or an OF? In September, you had him listed as a 1B.
I saw him in the summer at 1B although he was listed as OF. If he turns pro out of HS, I would try him in CF first to see if his speed and quickness play. If not, I’d swing him back to 1B where his athleticism would have more value for a team than it would in LF.
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Played with Ty my whole life. Extremely aggressive work ethic, will work outside of practice to improve on ANYTHING he has not perfected. Great vision in CF, incredible hands, can hit any fastball, any, and if i know Ty, he will just continue to get stronger. Look out MLB, hes nasty.