Jeremy Ydens
| AB | 516 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .203 |
| OBP | .265 |
| SLG | .314 |
| HR | 12 |
- Full name Jeremy Ydens
- Born 07/03/1997 in Mountain View, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School UCLA
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Drafted in the 8th round (243rd overall) by the Washington Nationals in 2019 (signed for $169,500).
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Ydens was a 40th-round draft pick by the Cardinals out of high school and a 33rd-round pick of the D-backs as a draft-eligible sophomore last year. He earned All-Star honors in the Cape Cod League last summer and entered the spring anticipating a big junior year, but he was hit by a pitch and broke his finger in the ninth game of the season. He didn’t return until the final three weeks of the regular season. He hit .268/.379/.446 in limited playing time. Ydens has a loose, athletic swing and advanced feel to hit, allowing him to consistently be on time and drive the ball to all fields. He’s limited to a corner in the outfield, so he’ll need to tap into his projectable power as a professional.
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Ydens was a 40th-round draft pick by the Cardinals out of high school and a 33rd-round pick of the D-backs as a draft-eligible sophomore last year. He earned All-Star honors in the Cape Cod League last summer and entered the spring anticipating a big junior year, but he was hit by a pitch and broke his finger in the ninth game of the season. He didn't return until the final three weeks of the regular season. He hit .268/.379/.446 in limited playing time. Ydens has a loose, athletic swing and advanced feel to hit, allowing him to consistently be on time and drive the ball to all fields. He's limited to a corner in the outfield, so he'll need to tap into his projectable power as a professional. -
The Cardinals made Ydens the 1,216th and final pick of the 2016 draft out of St. Francis (Mountain View, Calif.) High. He stands to go significantly higher now as a draft-eligible sophomore out of UCLA. Ydens hit a team-best .362 with 16 doubles as the Bruins leadoff hitter during the regular season, and he intrigues evaluators with his athleticism, looseness and feel to hit. Ydens' swing is a little long, but he is consistently on time, drives the ball on a line and has an athletic bounce in the box. Ydens has projectable power but hasn't fully tapped into it yet. He's a fringe-average defender in the corner outfield--ideally left field--so his ability to get to his power will be key for the future. Ydens will be expensive to sign because he has the option of returning to school, but teams view him a talent worthy of a pick in the top 10 rounds and are considering paying him. -
Ydens is a righthanded-hitting UCLA recruit who will be eligible as a sophomore if he makes it to campus. He's an athletic 6-foot-2, 175-pounder with some leverage in his swing and a feel to hit. None of his tools project as above-average other than his bat.
Scouting Reports
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Ydens was a 40th-round draft pick by the Cardinals out of high school and a 33rd-round pick of the D-backs as a draft-eligible sophomore last year. He earned All-Star honors in the Cape Cod League last summer and entered the spring anticipating a big junior year, but he was hit by a pitch and broke his finger in the ninth game of the season. He didn't return until the final three weeks of the regular season. He hit .268/.379/.446 in limited playing time. Ydens has a loose, athletic swing and advanced feel to hit, allowing him to consistently be on time and drive the ball to all fields. He's limited to a corner in the outfield, so he'll need to tap into his projectable power as a professional.
