Sam Dykstra
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And then Austin Overn is at 22.
I felt a little bad putting Cade Modine at 13 because he was somebody I really liked going into the draft.
He's somebody who – there's not a ton of power there, but there's a really good hit tool as a switch hitter.
Switching catcher, those are always going to pop.
The arm isn't like exceptional for arm strength, but he gets it out really quick at 39% caught stealing rate last year.
He's a really good framer.
One of the best in college baseball was kind of a leader for that upstart coastal Carolina team.
And he has all the pieces except for the power to be a future starting catcher.
And I think Tampa Bay has struggled to develop those guys.
They have not had a homegrown catcher in a very, very long time, if really ever in their franchise history.
They're kind of starved for it.
So the questions about the power kind of hold me back.
If we do this again, which we will, we will update these lists again in February and March.
If he's a top 10 prospect, wouldn't shock me just because of what all the pieces are to be a good everyday catcher back there.
So he's one I'll point out.
Slater to run is somebody I know a lot of people are excited about.
A lot of people had him pegged to go to the Diamondbacks because he's a short, left-handed hitting outfielder who can really run and really field.
Ever since the D-backs did well getting Corbin Carroll, they've kind of chased that type of profile.
Instead, he ends up going to the Orioles, signs for above slot, $4 million.
He's another guy who like once the power questions kind of come up, I'm not going to shove up a list too high.