Anderson French

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #122 prospect in 2024 draft
  School: Red Land HS, Lewisberry, Pa. Commit/Drafted: Virginia Tech
  Age At Draft: 18.6
  BA Grade: 50/Extreme
  Tools: Hit: 40. Power: 55. Run: 40. Field: 45. Arm: 70.
  
  French is a 6-foot-4, 200-pound catcher who should have a pair of big tools between his plus arm strength and plus raw power. He showcased that power in-game during the 2023 Area Code Games when he pulled a middle-middle 88-mph fastball to right-center for a towering home run. French’s swing is uphill and lofted for fly ball impact, but he has below-average bat-to-ball skills and might be a below-average pure hitter. That would be fine if he’s able to stick behind the plate, though his size would be on the extreme end for the position. He might have the best prep throwing arm of anyone in the class not named Cade Arrambide and that will help him stick there, though there’s some crudeness in the way he moves and receives that he’ll need to clean up. There was enough scouting heat in to see French this spring that it would be unsurprising to see him taken in the third or fourth round for a team that thinks he’ll stick at catcher and make enough contact to tap into his power. If not, French is committed to Virginia Tech where he would be able to prove his hitting chops and refine his receiving in the ACC.