John Malcom

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #325 prospect in 2018 draft
  There have been just two Michigan high school position players taken in the top five rounds of the draft this century and Nick Plummer, a first-rounder in 2015, is stuck in low Class A in his fourth pro season. So Malcolm, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound lefthanded-hitting first baseman with plus raw power, is having to buck a lot of draft history. But the Vanderbilt signee has done what he can to impress. He's done a good job of reducing his load and shortening his stride to improve his ability to make contact while still maintaining his power. The late winter weather hasn't helped anyone in the upper Midwest, and even though Malcolm has six home runs in a relatively fast start to his senior season, he's likely to make it to Vanderbilt.