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The Official 2020 MLB Amateur Draft Thread (June 10th & 11th)

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David Calabrese (BA RANK: 67 )

St. Elizabeth Catholic HS, Vaughan, Ont.OF
 
The top Canadian prospect in the 2020 class, Calabrese has a shot to be the highest drafted outfielder from the country since 1997, when the Orioles took Ntema Ndungidi in the supplemental first round with the 36nd overall pick. He’s likely not as fast as Dasan Brown, an 80-grade runner and Canadian outfielder from the 2019 class, but Calabrese is a plus-plus runner himself who’s shown flashes of a very good lefthanded bat. Calabrese could be a challenge for teams to evaluate, as he didn’t attend a ton of high-profile events over the summer and also didn’t get to showcase his ability this spring with Team Canada. Still, he raised eyebrows at events like the Future Stars Series last fall at Fenway Park, where he ran a 6.47 60-yard dash, hit several doubles and made a few highlight-reel plays in center field. Calabrese has a simple, efficient swing from the left side. At 5-foot-10, 160 pounds he doesn’t offer much power, but there are scouts who think he could grow into average raw power in the future. He shows good baseball instincts on both sides of the ball and should be a safe bet to stick in center field thanks to those instincts, as well as his athleticism and speed. Teams will also like the fact that Calabrese won’t turn 18 until late September, making him one of the youngest players in the draft class. He’s committed to Arkansas.
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From Keith Law-

 

19. David Calabrese, OF, St. Elizabeth Catholic (Ontario, Canada) HS, Age: 17

Calabrese gets a lot of comparisons to a young Jacoby Ellsbury as a plus-plus runner who rivals Crow-Armstrong for the best defensive center fielder in the draft. He’s short to the ball with a good approach, staying back to make more contact at the cost of power, although his body points to double-digit homers down the road. Scouts did get to see him briefly against young pro pitchers this March before his team’s tour of Florida ended abruptly, so they have a sense of how he might handle velocity or better spin. He’s also one of the youngest players in the class, turning 18 in late September, which will appeal to teams like Cleveland, the Dodgers, or the Giants who all value player age very highly in the draft.

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1 hour ago, CanadianHalo said:

They said the hope for him would be to fill out and become a Benintendi

So they basically followed the standard protocol....

Benintendi went from 1 HR as a 19 year old in 225 at bats as a freshman, to 20 HR in 226 at bats as a sophomore after filling out...

The Benintendi and Ellsbury comps fit, they are best case, pie in the sky comps/projections but they fit.

 

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I still like Eppler’s draft strategy.

He goes high-risk, high-reward. The hardest players to acquire by trade or free agency. 

So far, he’s done a good job developing them - Adell, Marsh, Jackson, Knowles, Deveaux. They have a system that works for these kids and the right scouts for finding them. Patience is needed. Yes, they may not impact the big league club for a few seasons, but they also turn into really valuable trade pieces if they tear it up in the low minors. Teams start to buy into hype. We saw the Yankees pull off big trade after big trade using their farm for decades to bring in premium MLB talent. 

Guys like Calabrese and Blakely give the Angels some flexibility to shop Jackson, Paris, Adams, Vera, Knowles, Deveaux these next couple years.

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