Neil Medchill
| AB | 1074 |
|---|---|
| AVG | .23 |
| OBP | .313 |
| SLG | .41 |
| HR | 44 |
- Full name Neil Medchill
- Born 06/25/1987 in Oxford, MI
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: L / Throws: R
- School Oklahoma State
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Drafted in the 11th round (345th overall) by the New York Yankees in 2009 (signed for $125,000).
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The Mets drafted Medchill in the 33rd round as a redshirt sophomore a year ago, failing to sign him after he led the Santa Barbara Foresters to the NBC World Series championship in August. He could go as many as 30 rounds higher this June to a team looking for a college power hitter. Some scouts grade his raw lefthanded power as a 7 on the 2-8 scale, and it's reminiscent of that of former Cowboy Corey Brown, an Athletics sandwich pick in 2007 who hit 30 homers in his first full pro season last year. Medchill has reached double figures in home runs in each of his two seasons at Oklahoma State after beginning his college career at Chandler-Gilbert (Ariz.) CC, and he'll deliver more power if he turns on more pitches and adds more lift to his swing. Like Brown, he has some holes in his swing and will strike out. Medchill has added 18 pounds in the last year and now carries 218 on his 6-foot-4 frame. The extra bulk has cost him a step and made him a slightly below-average runner, and he has an average arm. He probably fits best as a left fielder in pro ball.
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Medchill socked 25 home runs in two years at Oklahoma State and signed for $125,000 as a fourth-year junior in 2009. He kept on mashing in his pro debut, leading the league in homers (14) and slugging percentage (.551). Medchill's best tool is his raw lefthanded power, which rates as a 70 on the 20-80 scouting scale. He has a big, strong frame and an upright stance, and he doesn't get cheated when he swings. His approach could use some refinement and he can be pitched to, as he sometimes struggles against southpaws and good fastballs. "I really liked the bat," Haines said. "I was coaching in college when Adam Lind was at South Alabama, and he reminded me of that. He has a pure lefthanded swing, the bat stays in the zone, and he has power to all fields the way Lind did." Like Lind, who tore up the NY-P in his 2004 pro debut, Medchill will be limited to left field, though he's a better athlete than Lind and moves fairly well for his size. He also has an average arm.
