Hendry Mendez

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #26 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Mendez’s contact skills steadily improved as an amateur, leading the Brewers to sign him in 2021 for $800,000. He made it to Low-A in his first full year as a pro and was one of the youngest players in the Carolina League. He missed significant time in 2023 with injuries to his ankle and hamstring, then made up for lost time in the Arizona Fall League. He was traded to the Phillies as part of a two-player package that brought Oliver Dunn to Milwaukee.
  
  Scouting Report: After being limited to just 66 regular-season games, Mendez still makes plenty of contact but with very little impact. Just 16 of his 64 hits went for extra-bases. He rarely misses when he swings, but he didn’t find the barrel particularly often either. His bat path is more of a chopping stroke that naturally produces far too many grounders. He has speed enough to be serviceable in a corner but still needs to improve his routes and jumps. His average arm strength would fit in both left or right field. Because he’s limited to a corner, there’s more pressure to add strength to his frame and produce more thump.
  
  The Future: Mendez will play all of the 2024 season at 20 years old and could begin at High-A Jersey Shore.
  
  Scouting Grades Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Field: 45 | Arm: 50
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  Ranked Milwaukee Brewers #19 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Throughout the scouting process as a teenager in the Dominican Republic, Mendez grew taller and started to show more consistent contact skills as his Jan. 15, 2021 signing date approached and signed with the Brewers for $800,000. After a strong debut that year, Mendez was one of the youngest players in the Low-A Carolina league in 2022 as an 18-year-old who showed a high-contact bat, albeit with limited damage.
  
  Scouting Report: Mendez stands out for his patience and hand-eye coordination. He drew nearly as many walks as strikeouts in 2022 with a 14% walk rate and a 16% strikeout rate. He's a selective hitter with an accurate barrel, and seldomly misses when he swings at a pitch in the strike zone. Mendez will need to find a way to tap into more power, a process that will involve both getting stronger and likely changing his swing. There is bat speed and more physical projection in his frame to project him to get to average or better raw power, but his slashing, downhill swing path lends itself to a high groundball rate, so Mendez will have to figure out a way to generate more loft to ever hit for power. He's a right fielder with an average arm and at least average speed that will likely slow down as he fills out.
  
  The Future: Whether Mendez will provide enough offensive impact to be a big leaguer hinges on the development of his game power. High-A Wisconsin will be his next step in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 40. Speed: 50. Fielding: 45. Arm: 50.
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  Ranked Milwaukee Brewers #11 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: During the tryout process in the Dominican Republic, Mendez was a 5-foot-11 lefty with uneven hitting performance who projected as a corner outfielder. By the time the Brewers signed him for $800,000 on Jan. 15, 2021, his stock had climbed significantly, as he had grown to 6-foot-3, 180 pounds and showed impressive contact skills. That carried over into his pro debut, as Mendez hit well in both the Dominican Summer League and the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League as a 17-year-old in 2021, striking out in just 9% of his plate appearances.
  
  Scouting Report: Mendez is a student of the game with a mature plan at the plate for his age, staying disciplined within the strike zone to draw more walks than strikeouts. Mendez has some unconventional components to his swing, which results in a lot of balls on the ground. Driving the ball in the air more will be important as he moves up, but he already hits the ball hard now with the bat speed and physical projection to grow into plus raw power. Mendez’s offensive game will carry him, as he spent time in center field and right field in 2021 but projects as a corner outfielder long term. He’s an average runner who likely slows down and has an average arm.
  
  The Future: Mendez is polished enough to see Low-A Carolina as an 18-year-old at some point in 2022.
  

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Throughout the scouting process as a teenager in the Dominican Republic, Mendez grew taller and started to show more consistent contact skills as his Jan. 15, 2021 signing date approached and signed with the Brewers for $800,000. After a strong debut that year, Mendez was one of the youngest players in the Low-A Carolina league in 2022 as an 18-year-old who showed a high-contact bat, albeit with limited damage.
  
  Scouting Report: Mendez stands out for his patience and hand-eye coordination. He drew nearly as many walks as strikeouts in 2022 with a 14% walk rate and a 16% strikeout rate. He's a selective hitter with an accurate barrel, and seldomly misses when he swings at a pitch in the strike zone. Mendez will need to find a way to tap into more power, a process that will involve both getting stronger and likely changing his swing. There is bat speed and more physical projection in his frame to project him to get to average or better raw power, but his slashing, downhill swing path lends itself to a high groundball rate, so Mendez will have to figure out a way to generate more loft to ever hit for power. He's a right fielder with an average arm and at least average speed that will likely slow down as he fills out.
  
  The Future: Whether Mendez will provide enough offensive impact to be a big leaguer hinges on the development of his game power. High-A Wisconsin will be his next step in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 40. Speed: 50. Fielding: 45. Arm: 50.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Throughout the scouting process as a teenager in the Dominican Republic, Mendez grew taller and started to show more consistent contact skills as his Jan. 15, 2021 signing date approached and signed with the Brewers for $800,000. After a strong debut that year, Mendez was one of the youngest players in the Low-A Carolina league in 2022 as an 18-year-old who showed a high-contact bat, albeit with limited damage.
  
  Scouting Report: Mendez stands out for his patience and hand-eye coordination. He drew nearly as many walks as strikeouts in 2022 with a 14% walk rate and a 16% strikeout rate. He's a selective hitter with an accurate barrel, and seldomly misses when he swings at a pitch in the strike zone. Mendez will need to find a way to tap into more power, a process that will involve both getting stronger and likely changing his swing. There is bat speed and more physical projection in his frame to project him to get to average or better raw power, but his slashing, downhill swing path lends itself to a high groundball rate, so Mendez will have to figure out a way to generate more loft to ever hit for power. He's a right fielder with an average arm and at least average speed that will likely slow down as he fills out.
  
  The Future: Whether Mendez will provide enough offensive impact to be a big leaguer hinges on the development of his game power. High-A Wisconsin will be his next step in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades: Hit: 50. Power: 40. Speed: 50. Fielding: 45. Arm: 50.
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/High
  
  Track Record: During the tryout process in the Dominican Republic, Mendez was a 5-foot-11 lefty with uneven hitting performance who projected as a corner outfielder. By the time the Brewers signed him for $800,000 on Jan. 15, 2021, his stock had climbed significantly, as he had grown to 6-foot-3, 180 pounds and showed impressive contact skills. That carried over into his pro debut, as Mendez hit well in both the Dominican Summer League and the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League as a 17-year-old in 2021, striking out in just 9% of his plate appearances.
  
  Scouting Report: Mendez is a student of the game with a mature plan at the plate for his age, staying disciplined within the strike zone to draw more walks than strikeouts. Mendez has some unconventional components to his swing, which results in a lot of balls on the ground. Driving the ball in the air more will be important as he moves up, but he already hits the ball hard now with the bat speed and physical projection to grow into plus raw power. Mendez&#39s offensive game will carry him, as he spent time in center field and right field in 2021 but projects as a corner outfielder long term. He&#39s an average runner who likely slows down and has an average arm.
  
  The Future: Mendez is polished enough to see Low-A Carolina as an 18-year-old at some point in 2022.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: During the tryout process in the Dominican Republic, Mendez was a 5-foot-11 lefty with uneven hitting performance who projected as a corner outfielder. By the time the Brewers signed him for $800,000 on Jan. 15, 2021, his stock had climbed significantly, as he had grown to 6-foot-3, 180 pounds and showed impressive contact skills. That carried over into his pro debut, as Mendez hit well in both the Dominican Summer League and the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League as a 17-year-old in 2021, striking out in just 9% of his plate appearances.
  
  Scouting Report: Mendez is a student of the game with a mature plan at the plate for his age, staying disciplined within the strike zone to draw more walks than strikeouts. Mendez has some unconventional components to his swing, which results in a lot of balls on the ground. Driving the ball in the air more will be important as he moves up, but he already hits the ball hard now with the bat speed and physical projection to grow into plus raw power. Mendez’s offensive game will carry him, as he spent time in center field and right field in 2021 but projects as a corner outfielder long term. He’s an average runner who likely slows down and has an average arm.
  
  The Future: Mendez is polished enough to see Low-A Carolina as an 18-year-old at some point in 2022.