Jamari Baylor

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #23 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: An athletic prep shortstop, Baylor signed with the Phillies for $675,000 after they drafted him in the third round in 2019. He played in just four games in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League after signing due to a hamstring injury. He spent 2020 recovering from another hamstring injury before joining instructional league in the fall.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Baylor has an exciting blend of tools highlighted by his speed, athleticism, hitting ability and arm strength. He has strong bat-to-ball skills and solid bat speed and spent the fall working to clean up unnecessary hitches in his swing. Baylor impressed evaluators at instructs with his added strength, setting career highs in exit velocity and crossing 105 mph multiple times. Baylor has aboveaverage arm strength, but his actions are slow and there is some concern he might have to move from shortstop to second base, third or the outfield.
  
  THE FUTURE: Baylor should make his full-season debut next summer. His main goals are to continue working on his approach and stay healthy.
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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #19 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: Baylor impressed a number of scouts over the summer before the 2019 draft with his speed, athleticism, hitting ability and, most of all, his above-average makeup. The Phillies didn't get much of a chance to see what Baylor could do as a pro, as he badly pulled a hamstring just two games into the season. He didn't return to action until the final two games of the Gulf Coast League season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Baylor is a plus runner and has a shot to be an above-average hitter. He works counts well and seems allergic to strikeouts. He has a contact-oriented approach, but has enough strength to yank a home run if a pitcher gets sloppy, and he has the potential to add more muscle and strength. Baylor faces more skepticism about where he ends up defensively. He has a quick first step and an above-average arm, but his actions and his exchange are a little slow. If he can't stay at shortstop his arm and range could fit at second or third base or in the outfield, so he has plenty of options.
  
  THE FUTURE: Baylor will be a little behind in 2020 because he missed so much time in his pro debut, so a jump to short-season Williamsport makes sense, especially with Luis Garcia needing to return to Lakewood.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #303 prospect in 2019 draft
  Baylor is an athletic prep shortstop who is committed to Louisburg (N.C.) JC. The 5-foot-11, 193-pound infielder has a feel to put the barrel on the ball and makes consistent contact and last summer showed some solid raw power to the pull side as well. He doesn't strikeout much and has a feel to steal some bases, grading out as a plus runner. While Baylor has speed and 55-grade arm strength, most scouts believe he will have to move off of shortstop at the next level, where he could be a fit at second, third or a corner outfield spot.

• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: An athletic prep shortstop, Baylor signed with the Phillies for $675,000 after they drafted him in the third round in 2019. He played in just four games in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League after signing due to a hamstring injury. He spent 2020 recovering from another hamstring injury before joining instructional league in the fall.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Baylor has an exciting blend of tools highlighted by his speed, athleticism, hitting ability and arm strength. He has strong bat-to-ball skills and solid bat speed and spent the fall working to clean up unnecessary hitches in his swing. Baylor impressed evaluators at instructs with his added strength, setting career highs in exit velocity and crossing 105 mph multiple times. Baylor has aboveaverage arm strength, but his actions are slow and there is some concern he might have to move from shortstop to second base, third or the outfield.
  
  THE FUTURE: Baylor should make his full-season debut next summer. His main goals are to continue working on his approach and stay healthy.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: An athletic prep shortstop, Baylor signed with the Phillies for $675,000 after they drafted him in the third round in 2019. He played in just four games in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League after signing due to a hamstring injury. He spent 2020 recovering from another hamstring injury before joining instructional league in the fall.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Baylor has an exciting blend of tools highlighted by his speed, athleticism, hitting ability and arm strength. He has strong bat-to-ball skills and solid bat speed and spent the fall working to clean up unnecessary hitches in his swing. Baylor impressed evaluators at instructs with his added strength, setting career highs in exit velocity and crossing 105 mph multiple times. Baylor has aboveaverage arm strength, but his actions are slow and there is some concern he might have to move from shortstop to second base, third or the outfield.
  
  THE FUTURE: Baylor should make his full-season debut next summer. His main goals are to continue working on his approach and stay healthy.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Baylor impressed a number of scouts over the summer before the 2019 draft with his speed, athleticism, hitting ability and, most of all, his above-average makeup. The Phillies didn’t get much of a chance to see what Baylor could do as a pro, as he badly pulled a hamstring just two games into the season. He didn’t return to action until the final two games of the Gulf Coast League season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Baylor is a plus runner and has a shot to be an above-average hitter. He works counts well and seems allergic to strikeouts. He has a contact-oriented approach, but has enough strength to yank a home run if a pitcher gets sloppy, and he has the potential to add more muscle and strength. Baylor faces more skepticism about where he ends up defensively. He has a quick first step and an above-average arm, but his actions and his exchange are a little slow. If he can’t stay at shortstop his arm and range could fit at second or third base or in the outfield, so he has plenty of options.
  
  THE FUTURE: Baylor will be a little behind in 2020 because he missed so much time in his pro debut, so a jump to short-season Williamsport makes sense, especially with Luis Garcia needing to return to Lakewood. BA GRADE 45 Risk: High BA GRADE 50 Risk: Extreme
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Baylor impressed a number of scouts over the summer before the 2019 draft with his speed, athleticism, hitting ability and, most of all, his above-average makeup. The Phillies didn't get much of a chance to see what Baylor could do as a pro, as he badly pulled a hamstring just two games into the season. He didn't return to action until the final two games of the Gulf Coast League season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Baylor is a plus runner and has a shot to be an above-average hitter. He works counts well and seems allergic to strikeouts. He has a contact-oriented approach, but has enough strength to yank a home run if a pitcher gets sloppy, and he has the potential to add more muscle and strength. Baylor faces more skepticism about where he ends up defensively. He has a quick first step and an above-average arm, but his actions and his exchange are a little slow. If he can't stay at shortstop his arm and range could fit at second or third base or in the outfield, so he has plenty of options.
  
  THE FUTURE: Baylor will be a little behind in 2020 because he missed so much time in his pro debut, so a jump to short-season Williamsport makes sense, especially with Luis Garcia needing to return to Lakewood.
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Baylor is an athletic prep shortstop who is committed to Louisburg (N.C.) JC. The 5-foot-11, 193-pound infielder has a feel to put the barrel on the ball and makes consistent contact and last summer showed some solid raw power to the pull side as well. He doesn't strikeout much and has a feel to steal some bases, grading out as a plus runner. While Baylor has speed and 55-grade arm strength, most scouts believe he will have to move off of shortstop at the next level, where he could be a fit at second, third or a corner outfield spot.