Kyle Isbel
Born:
03/03/1997 (Age: 26)
Bats:
Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 183
Primary Position: CF
Seconday Position: OF
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 183
Primary Position: CF
Seconday Position: OF
Acquisition Period:
3rd Rd., 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft (KCR)
Entry Point: 4 Yr College
Options Used: N/A
Entry Point: 4 Yr College
Options Used: N/A
Report Info
| Evaluator: | Adam McInturff |
| Report Date: | September 30th, 2019 |
| Dates Seen: | 5x—September 2019 |
| Level: | AFL |
| Affiliate: | Surprise Saguaros |
| MLB Team: |
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| On 40-Man Roster: | No |
Physical Description
Medium, athletic frame w/ broad+sloped shoulders and long arms.
| MLB ETA | Present Role | Future Role | Role Description | Risk | 2021 | 20 | 35+ | 4A Up/Down Type | Moderate |
|---|
| Tool | Present | Future | Comments |
| Hit | 30 | 40 | Fairly light overall bat; beaten by velo up in the zone; loopy path that gets long covering outer-third; exploitable holes when extended. Hit tool projects up a tick given contact orientation and ability to leg out base hits. |
| Fairly light overall bat; beaten by velo up in the zone; loopy path that gets long covering outer-third; exploitable holes when extended. Hit tool projects up a tick given contact orientation and ability to leg out base hits. | |||
| Game Power | 30 | 30 | Gap slasher looking to get up the line; fringe batspeed and contact/speed approach on medium frame limit potential for big game power. |
| Gap slasher looking to get up the line; fringe batspeed and contact/speed approach on medium frame limit potential for big game power. | |||
| Raw Power | 40 | 40 | Line drive approach in BP that uses both fields w/ low, hard contact. |
| Line drive approach in BP that uses both fields w/ low, hard contact. | |||
| Run | 55 | 55 | 4.16 H/1B; above-avg runner that gets up the line well w/ quick stride and good acceleration. |
| 4.16 H/1B; above-avg runner that gets up the line well w/ quick stride and good acceleration. | |||
| Field | 55 | 55 | Easy defensive glide; quick first step comes in on the ball well and ranges to both sides; covers ground to both gaps. OF defense is best attribute, above-avg CF glove w/ athleticism for all three OF spots. |
| Easy defensive glide; quick first step comes in on the ball well and ranges to both sides; covers ground to both gaps. OF defense is best attribute, above-avg CF glove w/ athleticism for all three OF spots. | |||
| Throw | 50 | 50 | Avg arm that gets rid of the ball quickly and can throw cross-body on the run chasing down to the gaps. |
| Avg arm that gets rid of the ball quickly and can throw cross-body on the run chasing down to the gaps. | |||
| Attribute | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Athleticism | Plus | Plus |
| Approach | Average | Average |
| Instincts | Average | Average |
| Baserunning | Plus | Plus |
Overall Summary
Speed, glove in CF, and defensive versatility can get him to the big leagues, but don’t see enough bat for full-time 4th OF duty for a contender. Profiles as solid upper-org player w/ toolset for numerous cups of coffee.
