Eddie Saldivar

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #178 prospect in 2021 draft
  Saldivar struggled to hit at the Future Stars Series at Fenway Park last fall, but his speed and athleticism nonetheless stood out to evaluators. Once he began hitting this spring, he became one of the fastest-rising prospects on the West Coast. Saldivar has a loose, whippy lefthanded swing that generates a lot of hard contact. He has an advanced approach for a high schooler and consistently finds the barrel. He projects to be at least an average hitter and, though he’s only 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, makes so much quality contact he may reach double-digit home runs as he adds strength to his frame. Saldivar is limited to second base defensively and has a chance to be an average defender who makes the routine plays. He is an above-average runner and has the above-average arm strength to turn double plays or make throws from deep up the middle. Saldivar needs to add considerable weight and strength to his frame, but his pure hitting ability from the left side has teams interested on the draft’s second day. He is committed to Long Beach State.