Eduardo Tait

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #4 prospect in 2025
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/High.
  
  Track Record: The Phillies signed Tait out of Panama in 2022, when he was one of the youngest players available in that year’s international class. Despite his youth, he posted an outstanding season in the Dominican Summer League, where he earned a nod as an all-star and helped lead his squad to the postseason. He followed it up with a strong stateside debut, which included six home runs in the Florida Complex League followed by five more in just 28 games with Low-A Clearwater.
  
  Scouting Report: Tait is a strong-bodied catcher with a smooth, powerful swing from the left side geared to annihilate fastballs with impressive ease. His thump rates as the best in the organization, an assertion backed up by strong analytical numbers, including 90th percentile and maximum exit velocities of roughly 103 and 112 mph. Tait started slowly in the FCL before a few mechanical tweaks and stronger swing decisions helped right the ship. Going forward, he’ll need to continue to improve his chase and avoid falling into the trap of getting too pull-heavy. Defensively, there are plenty of questions about whether he can remain behind the plate. He’s already a bigger-bodied player, and he’s worked through different setups, including the popular one-knee-down version, to find something to his liking and help him better frame balls at the bottom of the zone. He has above-average arm strength, which can play down thanks to a slower transfer. He’s a below-average runner who might slow down further as he ages, depending on how he is able to shape his body as he moves through the minor leagues.
  
  The Future: Tait has plenty of the hallmarks associated with a player who fits into the middle of an order. Whether he sticks at catcher is a question that won’t be answered for years.
  
  Scouting Grades Hit: 50 | Power: 60 | Run: 40 | Fielding: 45 | Arm: 55
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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #9 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Were he born five days later, Tait would have been a prospect for the international class that opens on Jan. 15, 2024. Instead, he was one of the youngest players in his class and a sleeper prospect whom the Phillies scooped up and signed for $90,000 in 2023. Tait played the majority of his season at 16 years old--he didn’t turn 17 until the first game of the Dominican Summer League’s championship series--and spent the summer reinforcing the knack for barreling balls he showed as an amateur. He was selected for the DSL’s all-star game and put together a standout postseason performance that included five doubles in six games.
  
  Scouting Report: Tait projects to be a bat-first backstop, and his offensive game showed up in spades in his pro debut. The foundation of his tool set starts with a strong body, a clean swing and excellent raw power from the left side, and he used those traits to hit balls harder than his peers. Tait’s average and 90th percentile exit velocities were 88.8 and 92.9 mph, both of which were considerably better than most players his age or in the DSL. The power in his game showed up early, too, with home runs to dead center and the opposite way during spring training in the Dominican Republic. His swing also features smooth enough rhythm to help him get the barrel to the ball on time more often than not. Tait’s game will likely always be focused on his offense, but the Phillies believe his defense could get to average as he develops and learns the finer points of the position. His arm has the potential to get to above-average and he will likely settle in as a below-average runner.
  
  The Future: After a boffo season in the DSL, Tait will move stateside in 2024 to the Florida Complex League. He’s got the upside be a bat-first everyday catcher in the big leagues.
  
  Scouting Grades Hit: 50 | Power: 60 | Run: 40 | Field: 50 | Arm: 55