• Full name Tyler James Linton
  • Born 01/17/1991 in Scottsdale, AZ
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Charlotte Christian
  • Drafted in the 14th round (421st overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010 (signed for $1,250,000).
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    Linton is both a football and baseball recruit for North Carolina, signed to a football scholarship but needed by a baseball program woefully short on his best tool--righthanded power. Strong and physical at 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Linton was an all-state linebacker known for jarring hits in football and would likely play safety for the Tar Heels' football team. He has run 60 yards in 6.5 seconds. Linton's arm rates as average, and he's athletic enough to fit the right-field profile. The biggest questions are with his hitting ability and his signability. Buying him out of his college commitment likely will require a seven-figure signing bonus, and scouts aren't convinced his bat is worthy of such a commitment. Linton's offensive approach remains raw, and at times he's a front-foot hitter who jumps at the ball and doesn't trust his hands. He has struggled at times against modest high school competition, flailing at breaking balls well below the quality he'd see even in Rookie ball. It takes only one team, though, to believe in his raw ability and sign him away from North Carolina.

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  • Rated Best Athlete in the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011

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