Jeremy Baltz Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Jeremy Michael Baltz
Born 09/17/1990 in Vestal, NY
Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School St. John's (NY)
Drafted in the 2nd round (68th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 2012 (signed for $625,000).

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Baltz burst onto the college scene in 2010 after hitting .396/.479/.771 with 24 home runs and earning first-team All-America honors as a freshman. His power production dropped off with the new bats in 2011, but he enjoyed a good tour in the Cape Cod League by hitting .321/.434/.457 with wood and remained one of St. John's top hitters in 2012. He was hitting .330/.416/.503 with six home runs and more walks (25) than strikeouts (18). His value lies in the bat. He has good bat speed and size (6-foot-3, 205 pounds) that produce above-average raw power. His approach should allow him to hit for average, but he's another college bat fighting the stigma of being a right-right corner player. Left field and first base are his only options, as he has a below-average arm, is a fringe runner and isn't overly athletic. A team that believes in his bat could take him in the fourth to sixth round.

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Baltz burst onto the college scene in 2010 after hitting .396/.479/.771 with 24 home runs and earning first-team All-America honors as a freshman. His power production dropped off with the new bats in 2011, but he enjoyed a good tour in the Cape Cod League by hitting .321/.434/.457 with wood and remained one of St. John's top hitters in 2012. He was hitting .330/.416/.503 with six home runs and more walks (25) than strikeouts (18). His value lies in the bat. He has good bat speed and size (6-foot-3, 205 pounds) that produce above-average raw power. His approach should allow him to hit for average, but he's another college bat fighting the stigma of being a right-right corner player. Left field and first base are his only options, as he has a below-average arm, is a fringe runner and isn't overly athletic. A team that believes in his bat could take him in the fourth to sixth round.

Baltz's bat will have to carry him and it may be up to the task. It propelled St. John's to its first-ever NCAA super-regional appearance last spring and him into the second round of the draft. Baltz shows flashes of above-average raw power and controls the strike zone well. He generates his pop more with strength than bat speed, however, and he needs to incorporate his lower half more into his swing. At times he tries to do much, swinging out and around pitches instead of driving them. With his fringy speed and below-average arm, Baltz is limited to left field or first base. NWL managers loved his passion for the game.