- Full name Kane Kepley
- Born 02/14/2004 in
- Profile Ht.: 5'8" / Wt.: 170 / Bats: L / Throws: L
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Draft Prospects
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School: Liberty Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.4
Kepley is very reminiscent of former Wake Forest outfielder and current Guardians prospect, Tommy Hawke. Kepley this spring hit .330/.482/.521 with 22 extra-base hits, 25 stolen bases and a ridiculous walk-to-strikeout ratio of 53-to-27. He also enjoyed a productive start to the summer on the Cape. Kepley’s bat-to-ball skills and approach are both outstanding. On top of his 93% overall in-zone contact rate, Kepley’s overall chase rate this spring was a diminutive 17%. He has high-level pitch recognition skills, and his swing decisions are quite advanced. Kepley has a quick, compact swing and, while he is definitely a hit-over-power profile, he does have some sneaky thump to the pullside. Kepley’s advanced baseball sense helps his already-plus run tool play up in that he knows how to run. He has shown comfortability deploying jump and shuffle leads, and he is a mighty effective basestealer. Kepley can man all three outfield positions, and he will stick on the grass professionally.
