Mike Garzillo
| AB | 168 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .22 |
| OBP | .325 |
| SLG | .28 |
| HR | 0 |
- Full name Michael Austin Garzillo
- Born 02/11/1994 in Allentown, PA
- Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Lehigh
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Drafted in the 25th round (743rd overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2016.
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Garzillo has been a four-year starter at Lehigh, helping guide the team to an NCAA regional birth as a junior in 2015. He was a strong mid-major performer, batting .316 and slugging .512 over his collegiate career. Garzillo shows the ability to drive the ball over the fence with authority, and he has plus raw speed. He's likely to move to to the outfield at the next level, where his power/speed combination will play better. Garzillo strikes out often, and will have to improve his bat-to-ball skills to progress through the minor leagues. He is among the toolsiest seniors in the class, and could be picked inside the top 10 rounds and signed to an underslot deal.
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Garzillo has been a four-year starter at Lehigh, helping guide the team to an NCAA regional birth as a junior in 2015. He was a strong mid-major performer, batting .316 and slugging .512 over his collegiate career. Garzillo shows the ability to drive the ball over the fence with authority, and he has plus raw speed. He's likely to move to to the outfield at the next level, where his power/speed combination will play better. Garzillo strikes out often, and will have to improve his bat-to-ball skills to progress through the minor leagues. He is among the toolsiest seniors in the class, and could be picked inside the top 10 rounds and signed to an underslot deal. -
Garzillo was not a well-known commodity coming out of high school, and didn't developed into a high-profile prospect until this spring, when his raw power finally began to translate into games. Garzillo has shown for three years the ability to put the ball in play in the gaps, but his power has come on strong only this season as he hit 13 home runs. He's shown the ability to pull the ball over the fence, hitting home runs over 415 feet at times this spring. Garzillo is also a plus runner and has a chance to stay at second base. He has yet to prove himself against high-quality competition, which makes him risky for teams to look at high in the draft, but someone will likely gamble on his tools because he has a high ceiling.
