AB | 56 |
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AVG | .232 |
OBP | .348 |
SLG | .268 |
HR | 0 |
- Full name Griffin O'Ferrall
- Born 02/02/2003 in Richmond, VA
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Virginia
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Drafted in the PPI round (32nd overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2024 (signed for $2,697,500).
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School: Virginia
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.5
BA Grade: 45/High
Tools: Hit: 55. Power: 30. Run: 55. Field: 50. Arm: 45.
O’Ferrall is the stereotypical, steady college grinder profile who doesn’t boast loud raw tools but does everything well and helps win games. A 6-foot-1, 185-pound shortstop and righthanded hitter, O’Ferrall assumed Virginia’s everyday shortstop role as a true freshman and spent the next three seasons making tons of contact. He finished his three years with a .345/.409/.443 slash line and just a 9.7% strikeout rate. During the 2023 summer he was invited to Team USA where he assumed the coveted starting shortstop role and then was second on the team with a .463 average in 10 games. Contact is the name of the game for O’Ferrall as a hitter. He grinds at-bats, puts the ball in play and is difficult to strike out. In three years he managed an 86% overall contact rate and 93% in-zone contact rate. While he finds the barrel, he mostly hits soft line drives and the ball dies off his bat with wood, with very little power upside to project on moving forward. In one of the most power-friendly college environments, O’Ferrall hit just eight home runs in 910 UVA plate appearances. He’s a sound and reliable defender at shortstop, though he’s not flashy and his arm might be stretched on plays in the hole to his arm side. Because of that he could be a better fit for second base. He’s an above-average runner and savvy basestealer who went 50-for-58 (86.2%) in stolen bases.
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School: Virginia Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.5
O’Ferrall is the stereotypical, steady Eddy college grinder profile who doesn’t boast loud raw tools but does everything well and helps win games. A 6-foot-1, 185-pound shortstop and righthanded hitter, O’Ferrall assumed Virginia’s everyday shortstop role as a true freshman and has combined to hit .356/.431/.436 in his first two seasons with a 10.9% strikeout rate and 11.4% walk rate. After the 2023 season O’Ferrall was invited to Team USA where he became the starting shortstop and was second on the team with a .463 average in 10 games. O’Ferrall puts the barrel on the ball, controls the zone, and uses all fields with soft line drives. He lacks power and homered only three times in 123 college games, with fly balls that die off the barrel with wood. He doesn’t project for more than 30-grade raw power and will instead need to rely on contact skills and strike-zone discipline. O’Ferrall is a sound and reliable defender at shortstop, but he’s not flashy and will need to improve his arm strength to more consistently make challenging plays in the hole to his arm side. O’Ferrall is an above-average runner and smart baserunner who has gone 33-for-37 (89.2%) in stolen bases.