Derek Bernard

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Colorado Rockies #29 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Bernard grew up in New York City and played travel ball for Canes New York 15U. He signed for $185,000, which was the seventh-highest bonus in the Rockies’ 2022 international signing class. Bernard debuted in 2022 in the Dominican Summer League, where he hit .308/.377/.439 with four home runs as a 16-year-old. Bernard repeated the DSL in 2023 due to the tax ramifications of his split bonus. He made the most of it, hitting .324/.421/.576 with seven home runs.
  
  Scouting Report: Bernard is an aggressive power hitter who looks to do damage. His bat-to-ball skills and approach are fringy, which adds risk that the strikeouts skyrocket when he comes back stateside. Bernard’s power is his carrying tool, and he makes lots of hard contact. Bernard’s 90th percentile exit velocity of 106.3 mph in 2023 was well above the major league average, and he did so while playing a majority of the season as a 17-year-old. Bernard is likely to slow down to a below-average runner and could end up in left field.
  
  The Future: Bernard is a young power hitter without a position and a lot of hit tool risk, but his raw juice is double-plus.
  
  Scouting Grades Hit: 40 | Power: 60 | Run: 40 | Field: 40 | Arm: 50