Franklin Labour

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked Northwest League #18 prospect in 2019
  After spending his first three seasons in the Dominican Summer and Rookie-level Arizona leagues, Labour advanced to the NWL to begin 2019 and spent 41 games obliterating the competition. His 14 homers led the entire short-season classification, beating out Staten Island’s Ezequiel Duran by one. He generates his power with a combination of bat speed, athleticism and brute strength. There are concerns with swing-and-miss in his game, however, and he struck out 34.2 percent of the time after a promotion to low Class A Augusta while producing an OPS of just .581. He’s a corner outfielder all the way, but his average throwing arm will allow him to play right field. The power is real, but Labour will have to control the strike zone better to access it enough to reach his ceiling.

• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  After spending his first three seasons in the Dominican Summer and Rookie-level Arizona leagues, Labour advanced to the NWL to begin 2019 and spent 41 games obliterating the competition. His 14 homers led the entire short-season classification, beating out Staten Island’s Ezequiel Duran by one. He generates his power with a combination of bat speed, athleticism and brute strength. There are concerns with swing-and-miss in his game, however, and he struck out 34.2 percent of the time after a promotion to low Class A Augusta while producing an OPS of just .581. He’s a corner outfielder all the way, but his average throwing arm will allow him to play right field. The power is real, but Labour will have to control the strike zone better to access it enough to reach his ceiling.