May is switch-hitting center fielder who is a plus athlete, and who brings a below-average hit tool with well below average game power. He has a short, choppy stroke that limits his contact rates on both sides of the ball, though the swing is more serviceable from the left side – where he is hitting .271 versus righties – than it is from the right side, where he is hitting an anaemic .172 in roughly 1/3 of the plate appearances, and where he shows plenty of exploitable holes in his swing. He strikes out more than 24% of the time and his on-base percentage is sitting at a below-average .301 at Charlotte.

May’s strength is his speed, and he is above average out of the box and double-plus once underway. He’s already swiped 23 bases this year, and the speed makes him a double-plus base-stealing threat. The speed also gives him plus range in center field, where he is an overall plus defender. He shows good first-step quickness, and tremendous acceleration into the gaps, and his instincts are good for the position. He does well both coming in on balls, and tracking them back to the wall, and he has enough arm to carry the position, with average arm strength and good carry on his throws.

The hit tool limits the overall profile, though he certainly will bring value to a big league club as a Role 40 OF-5, capable of handling all three outfield positions if needed, and putting pressure on defenses when he does get on base thanks to his speed.