Drake Baldwin, a top prospect for the Atlanta Braves, demonstrated substantial hitting prowess in 2024 across various leagues with strong batting lines. His defense as a catcher has also received high praise, particularly for his impressive pop time. A standout moment highlighted his power potential with a notable hit of 416 feet. Despite some struggles against breaking pitches, Baldwin showcases an ability to hit to all fields effectively, raising questions about any potential weaknesses in certain pitch types or parts of the strike zone.
Look at this shot from Baldwin here. This thing is tagged 416 feet with 112.3 MPH and 28 launch angle and, unbelievably for Alex Cora, barely inside the foul pole.
What is interesting is that everyone raved about the defense as well, insisting that he can stay at starting catcher with any organization.
Maybe there is a certain type of pitch that he has trouble with.
He appears to have an ability to hot grounders slightly right of second base, and two of those dots came in the same series versus the Nationals.
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