Lyndon Estill Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Lyndon M. Estill
Born 03/29/1987 in Longview, WA
Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Lower Columbia CC
Drafted in the 8th round (269th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2007 (signed for $82,000).

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Estill immediately became one of the better athletes in the system when he signed last June for $82,000 as an eight-round pick. He was drawing interest from Pacific-10 Conference football recruiters as a quarterback/ safety before an injury in his senior season of high school. He instead spent two years playing baseball in junior college before turning pro. Estill is a potential five-tool player, with speed and power and the ability to play at least an average center field. But he's a project for the organization's hitting coaches, as he can look great in one plate appearance and awful in the next. He has a lot of extraneous movement at the plate and seems to pick up pitches late, leading to an overabundance of strikeouts. The walks he draws are largely from pitchers who work around him after seeing him drive the ball into the gaps or over the fence. He could be headed for an extended-spring assignment in 2008, but could get a crack at low Class A to start the year.

A raw athlete, Estill drew interest from Pacific-10 Conference football programs until he ruptured a tendon in his finger as a high school senior in 2005. He spent two years playing baseball at Lower Columbia (Wash.) CC before turning pro as an eighth-round pick in June. Estill remains raw, but he offers power and speed and he can play center field. He'll look as good as anyone on one pitch, then put up some terrible swings on the next few. He needs a lot of work at the plate because he has too much extraneous movement and his stroke has too many holes.