Anderson Tejeda
Born:
05/01/1998 (Age: 25)
Bats:
Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Primary Position: SS
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
Primary Position: SS
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
Signed as international free agent, 9/10/2014 (TEX)
Entry Point:
Entry Point:
Report Info
| Evaluator: | Chris Kusiolek |
| Report Date: | April 19th, 2017 |
| Dates Seen: | Spring Training 7x; Instructs |
| Level: | Class A |
| Affiliate: | Hickory Crawdads |
| MLB Team: |
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Physical Description
Average length; slighter throughout with limited mass; lean with squared slighter shoulders; decent athlete and some moderate quick twitch athleticism; no significant remaining projection; potential to tone into build further
Swing Mechanics
Moderate
| MLB ETA | Future Floor | Future Ceiling | Realistic Role | Risk | 2021 | 30 | 40 | Role 35: Utility infielder, platoon bat | High |
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| Tool | Present | Future | Comments |
| Hit | 20 | 40 | Lots of moving parts; large leg lift and busy hands; hands sink and hips open and over-rotate; often leaks well out front and cuts extension; deep turn, can struggle to get barrel out front, frequently inside of balls with pull approach; poor barrel control; plus bat speed, explosive loose hands with lift; |
| Lots of moving parts; large leg lift and busy hands; hands sink and hips open and over-rotate; often leaks well out front and cuts extension; deep turn, can struggle to get barrel out front, frequently inside of balls with pull approach; poor barrel control; plus bat speed, explosive loose hands with lift; | |||
| Raw Power | 30 | 45 | Premium bat speed with noticeable lift; conducive for opposite field actualization; plus raw in BP, shows some present actualization in-game situation; limited bat-to-ball skills place limitation on future power; potential for 15-plus in a peak year |
| Premium bat speed with noticeable lift; conducive for opposite field actualization; plus raw in BP, shows some present actualization in-game situation; limited bat-to-ball skills place limitation on future power; potential for 15-plus in a peak year | |||
| Run | 55 | 55 | Straight line footspeed with above-average second gear; 4.22, 4.16, 4.26; 4.35, 4.40, 4.33 turns; can show to be more hesitant, passive on basepaths at present, poor reading of pitchers |
| Straight line footspeed with above-average second gear; 4.22, 4.16, 4.26; 4.35, 4.40, 4.33 turns; can show to be more hesitant, passive on basepaths at present, poor reading of pitchers | |||
| Field | 45 | 45 | Raw athlete, average range at shortstop; poor actions and body control, stiff hands, frenzied actions with stiff transfers; poor game clock; game too fast; potential utility glove at best |
| Raw athlete, average range at shortstop; poor actions and body control, stiff hands, frenzied actions with stiff transfers; poor game clock; game too fast; potential utility glove at best | |||
| Throw | 50 | 50 | Average arm strength with mediocre arm action; throws will tail and lack consistent carry, plays with hair on fire and hurries his transfers and throws |
| Average arm strength with mediocre arm action; throws will tail and lack consistent carry, plays with hair on fire and hurries his transfers and throws | |||
MiLB Stats
Overall Summary
Tejeda possesses exceptional bat speed and explosiveness at the plate, though generated in a capacity that severely limits his ability to make consistent contact. He is able to generate plus raw power from the left side; limited bat-to-ball utility and barrel control alongside natural swing-first approach places a limitation on the full potential of the bat speed; decent present athlete but shows mostly in a straight-line capacity, moderate utility on basepaths with ceiling of a utility glove in best case scenario; realistic Role 35 with fringy hit tool and average power potential.
