Kyle Tucker
Born:
01/17/1997 (Age: 27)
Bats:
Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 190
Primary Position: RF
Seconday Position: LF
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 190
Primary Position: RF
Seconday Position: LF
Acquisition Period:
1st Rd., (#5 overall), 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft (HOU)
Entry Point: High School
Entry Point: High School
Report Info
| Evaluator: | Mauricio Rubio |
| Report Date: | April 26th, 2016 |
| Dates Seen: | 4/21-4/23 2016 |
| Level: | Class A |
| Affiliate: | Quad Cities River Bandits |
| MLB Team: |
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Physical Description
Lean athletic projectable body.
Swing Mechanics
Straight-up stance with some pre-swing noise.
| MLB ETA | Future Floor | Future Ceiling | Realistic Role | Risk | 2018 | 50 | 60 | 60 - First-division starter in right field | High |
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| Tool | Present | Future | Comments |
| Hit | 50 | 60 | Plus hand-eye coordination, manipulates the barrel; puts together quality at bats, recognizes spin well out of the hand, consistently squares up the baseball, covers the plate inside and outside. |
| Plus hand-eye coordination, manipulates the barrel; puts together quality at bats, recognizes spin well out of the hand, consistently squares up the baseball, covers the plate inside and outside. | |||
| Raw Power | 40 | 50 | Plus bat speed, swing has leverage; currently below average raw, projects to add strength and get to average; homerun power will play average in-game. |
| Plus bat speed, swing has leverage; currently below average raw, projects to add strength and get to average; homerun power will play average in-game. | |||
| Run | 50 | 40 | 4.20-4.25 HP-to-1B times, speed projects to below average at maturity as he grows physically. |
| 4.20-4.25 HP-to-1B times, speed projects to below average at maturity as he grows physically. | |||
| Field | 50 | 50 | Below-average speed at maturity, showed average first step; takes average routes to the baseball, sure-handed, doesn't rush plays; shows enough defensive acuity to handle right field in the majors. |
| Below-average speed at maturity, showed average first step; takes average routes to the baseball, sure-handed, doesn't rush plays; shows enough defensive acuity to handle right field in the majors. | |||
| Throw | 50 | 50 | Average arm strength, accurate throws with average carry; accuracy will allow arm to play in right. |
| Average arm strength, accurate throws with average carry; accuracy will allow arm to play in right. | |||
MiLB Stats
Overall Summary
Tucker displays an ability to consistently make hard contact that will grow into power as he ages and adds muscle. He recognizes spin and lays off bad breaking balls that go strike to ball. He makes his unorthodox mechanics work for him and he will hit at the highest level while providing average defense in right field with an average arm. Tucker's feel for the barrel, knowledge of the strike zone and projected added home run power give him a first-division profile as a right fielder who will occasionally make all-star games.
