Bobby Bradley
Born:
05/29/1996 (Age: 27)
Bats:
Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 225
Primary Position: 1B
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 225
Primary Position: 1B
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
3rd Rd., 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft (CLE)
Entry Point: High School
Entry Point: High School
Report Info
| Evaluator: | Dave DeFreitas |
| Report Date: | August 2nd, 2016 |
| Dates Seen: | 7/23, 7/24, 7/29 |
| Level: | High A |
| Affiliate: | Lynchburg Hillcats |
| MLB Team: |
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Physical Description
Big, thick frame with rolled shoulders. Soft body w/ some baby fat still there, but has some present strength. Will require some maintenance.
Swing Mechanics
Balanced, medium hand position, upright.
| MLB ETA | Future Floor | Future Ceiling | Realistic Role | Risk | 2018 | 40 | 50 | Role 50: Everyday first baseman | Moderate |
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| Tool | Present | Future | Comments |
| Hit | 40 | 50 | Compact stroke with a simple, easy load; quiet hands, has minimal movement while ball is traveling. Slight uphill plane with two-handed finish. Patient approach, knowledge of strike zone; comfortable hitting with two strikes; handles both RHP/LHP. Has some drift and can get heavy on the front side, but does a good job keeping hands back. Gets plate coverage and is a good athlete with simple mechanics; ability to make adjustments. |
| Compact stroke with a simple, easy load; quiet hands, has minimal movement while ball is traveling. Slight uphill plane with two-handed finish. Patient approach, knowledge of strike zone; comfortable hitting with two strikes; handles both RHP/LHP. Has some drift and can get heavy on the front side, but does a good job keeping hands back. Gets plate coverage and is a good athlete with simple mechanics; ability to make adjustments. | |||
| Raw Power | 50 | 60 | Slight uphill plane, short to ball, creates good back-spin carry to both gaps. Ability to drive ball out to all fields. Can see him getting to Future 65-grade in-game power. 70-grade raw power presently. |
| Slight uphill plane, short to ball, creates good back-spin carry to both gaps. Ability to drive ball out to all fields. Can see him getting to Future 65-grade in-game power. 70-grade raw power presently. | |||
| Run | 30 | 30 | Better underway; better athlete than the body lets on, but has base-clogger potential. |
| Better underway; better athlete than the body lets on, but has base-clogger potential. | |||
| Field | 40 | 45 | Below-average range, but should catch what he gets to. Soft hands and feet move well around the bag. |
| Below-average range, but should catch what he gets to. Soft hands and feet move well around the bag. | |||
| Throw | 40 | 40 | Has some strength from the 3/4 slot on throws to second base. Gets into good throwing position and is accurate; athletic arm action. Not tested across the diamond in these viewings. |
| Has some strength from the 3/4 slot on throws to second base. Gets into good throwing position and is accurate; athletic arm action. Not tested across the diamond in these viewings. | |||
MiLB Stats
Overall Summary
Big-bodied first baseman with an advanced approach at the plate and plus power and on-base potential. Stays short to the ball and has simple mechanics to go with solid knowledge of the zone. Sees pitches (top five in Carolina League at pitches per at-bat), but not passive, looks to get his pitch. Covers the outer-third of the plate well and has ability to drive the ball to all fields. Has some drift, and will get out on the front side at times, but is a good athlete and the easy actions and simple mechanics should allow him to make adjustments. Has some big strikeout numbers now (30% K-rate), but consistently in deep counts and has shown above-average on-base ability as a pro (career .373 OBP since 2014). Similar production vs. RHP and LHP. Better athlete than the body lets on; below-average range at first base, but feet work well around the bag and he has body control; can see him getting to fringe average at position. Adjusted OFP up to Role 50 to account for run-producing bat.
