Drew Bowser Stats & Scouting Report

AB	191
AVG	.162
OBP	.289
SLG	.283
HR	4

Full name Drew Christian Bowser
Born 10/02/2001 in Los Angeles, CA
Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 226 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Stanford
Drafted in the 20th round (596th overall) by the Chicago Cubs in 2023 (signed for $150,000).

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School: Stanford Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.8
Bowser stole the show at the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park in 2019 when he won the pregame home run derby and the game’s Most Valuable Player award. Teams considered him a top-two rounds talent out of Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) High, but the shortened 2020 draft and his strong commitment to Stanford led him to go unpicked. Bowser started all three years for the Cardinal and hit 39 home runs, but his strikeouts increased each successive season. Bowser is a strong, physical 6-foot-4, 226-pound righthanded hitter with plus-plus raw power. He destroys balls to all fields with his natural strength and plus bat speed and posts top-end exit velocities. Bowser makes impact on contact, but he has a long, grooved swing and swings and misses alarmingly often. He struggles to cover the outer half of the plate and frequently chases out of the strike zone. He is a well below-average hitter whose pitch recognition and plate discipline are poor and whose swing needs to be rebuilt. Bowser is a versatile defender who spent time at both second and third base at Stanford. He alternately looks better at one position over the other, although he tends to be more reliable at second base. He is a below-average runner with above-average arm strength but poor accuracy.

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School: Stanford Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.8
Bowser stole the show at the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park in 2019 when he won the pregame home run derby and the game’s Most Valuable Player award. Teams considered him a top-two rounds talent out of Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) High, but the shortened 2020 draft and his strong commitment to Stanford led him to go unpicked. Bowser started all three years for the Cardinal and hit 39 home runs, but his strikeouts increased each successive season. Bowser is a strong, physical 6-foot-4, 226-pound righthanded hitter with plus-plus raw power. He destroys balls to all fields with his natural strength and plus bat speed and posts top-end exit velocities. Bowser makes impact on contact, but he has a long, grooved swing and swings and misses alarmingly often. He struggles to cover the outer half of the plate and frequently chases out of the strike zone. He is a well below-average hitter whose pitch recognition and plate discipline are poor and whose swing needs to be rebuilt. Bowser is a versatile defender who spent time at both second and third base at Stanford. He alternately looks better at one position over the other, although he tends to be more reliable at second base. He is a below-average runner with above-average arm strength but poor accuracy.
Bowser had a weekend to remember at the Perfect Game All-American Classic last summer. He raised the most money of any player at the event for Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, won the pregame home run derby and then earned MVP of the game with a double and a walk. Bowser is a smart, mature hitter with big raw power that some evaluators consider plus-plus. He already posts exit velocities near 100 mph and hunts for mistake pitches he can drive. Bowser is an adept offspeed hitter, but his fringy bat speed and long swing leave him vulnerable to velocity and raise concerns about his future hitting ability. He often has to cheat to get to upper-end fastballs and is prone to swinging and missing against them. A shortstop now, Bowser projects to outgrow the position but has a chance to be an above-average defender with a plus arm at third base. Bowser has a strong commitment to Stanford and will be difficult to sign.