Hayden Cantrelle Stats & Scouting Report

AB	62
AVG	.258
OBP	.343
SLG	.435
HR	2

Full name Hayden Michael Cantrelle
Born 11/25/1998 in Lafayette, LA
Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 175 / Bats: S / Throws: R
School Louisiana-Lafayette
Drafted in the 5th round (151st overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2020 (signed for $300,000).

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The coronavirus shutdown came at an extremely inopportune time for Cantrelle. After two strong seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette, he looked somewhat lost at the plate in the early going this spring. Cantrelle was hitting .136/.320/.237 in 17 games. But there is reason to write that off as a rough month in an otherwise solid college career. After looking somewhat overmatched for much of the summer of 2018 in the Cape Cod League, he showed a much better approach and a more controlled swing in 2019. Playing shortstop and second base for Harwich, he finished ninth in the league with a .315 average. While he played more second base than shortstop with Harwich, Cantrelle projects as an average shortstop defensively in pro ball and an above-average defender at second. He has average arm strength but is an accurate thrower. He isn’t big, (5-foot-11, 175 pounds) but he is a plus runner. He swiped 28 bags in 32 tries as a sophomore and 19 in 21 attempts in the Cape last summer. From either side of the plate, the switch-hitting Cantrelle is a top-of-the-order table setter, but he shows 40 power from the left side. His righthanded swing is generally more of a contact-oriented approach. Cantrelle’s awful spring clouds his status, but he had a lengthy resume of success before that and teams like his baseball IQ. He lacks flashy tools, but a team who relies strongly on a player’s Cape Cod League performance could be enticed in the fourth or fifth round.

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TRACK RECORD: Cantrelle hit well his first two years at Louisiana-Lafayette and batted .315/.427/.438 in the Cape Cod League after his sophomore year. He struggled in his junior season, however, batting .146/.320/.237 before college baseball shut down. The Brewers still drafted him in the fifth round and signed him for $300,000. Cantrelle spent the summer playing in the independent City of Champions Cup league and led his team in on-base percentage before going to Arizona for instructional league.

SCOUTING REPORT: At his best, Cantrelle shows a controlled, compact swing from both sides of the plate and solid feel for the strike zone. His stroke is more contact-oriented from the right side, with more sneaky pop from the left side, though still gives him an on-base over power profile. Cantrelle is a plus runner with the baserunning savvy to be an efficient stolen base threat. He plays with good rhythm and footwork at shortstop and has an average, accurate arm. He's also a potentially above-average defender at second base and his speed makes him an option in center field if needed.

THE FUTURE: Cantrelle doesn't have huge tools, but his high baseball IQ is evident in all phases of the game. He should make his full-season debut in 2021.

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The coronavirus shutdown came at an extremely inopportune time for Cantrelle. After two strong seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette, he looked somewhat lost at the plate in the early going this spring. Cantrelle was hitting .136/.320/.237 in 17 games. But there is reason to write that off as a rough month in an otherwise solid college career. After looking somewhat overmatched for much of the summer of 2018 in the Cape Cod League, he showed a much better approach and a more controlled swing in 2019. Playing shortstop and second base for Harwich, he finished ninth in the league with a .315 average. While he played more second base than shortstop with Harwich, Cantrelle projects as an average shortstop defensively in pro ball and an above-average defender at second. He has average arm strength but is an accurate thrower. He isn’t big, (5-foot-11, 175 pounds) but he is a plus runner. He swiped 28 bags in 32 tries as a sophomore and 19 in 21 attempts in the Cape last summer. From either side of the plate, the switch-hitting Cantrelle is a top-of-the-order table setter, but he shows 40 power from the left side. His righthanded swing is generally more of a contact-oriented approach. Cantrelle’s awful spring clouds his status, but he had a lengthy resume of success before that and teams like his baseball IQ. He lacks flashy tools, but a team who relies strongly on a player’s Cape Cod League performance could be enticed in the fourth or fifth round.
Cantrelle has been one of the better high school quarterbacks in the state of Louisiana and is a legitimate prospect on the football field, but fans at Teurlings Catholic will most remember him for his audacious dash from second base to home on a bunt to score the go-ahead run in the school's 4A state championship game win in 2016. Cantrelle has long combined heady play with plus tools. He's a 6.5 runner in the 60-yard dash and has the hands and range to stay at shortstop in pro ball with an above-average arm. At the plate, Cantrelle is a high-contact hitter with wiry strength but below-average power. Cantrelle is committed to Louisana-Lafayette.

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TRACK RECORD: Cantrelle hit well his first two years at Louisiana-Lafayette and batted .315/.427/.438 in the Cape Cod League after his sophomore year. He struggled in his junior season, however, batting .146/.320/.237 before college baseball shut down. The Brewers still drafted him in the fifth round and signed him for $300,000. Cantrelle spent the summer playing in the independent City of Champions Cup league and led his team in on-base percentage before going to Arizona for instructional league.

SCOUTING REPORT: At his best, Cantrelle shows a controlled, compact swing from both sides of the plate and solid feel for the strike zone. His stroke is more contact-oriented from the right side, with more sneaky pop from the left side, though still gives him an on-base over power profile. Cantrelle is a plus runner with the baserunning savvy to be an efficient stolen base threat. He plays with good rhythm and footwork at shortstop and has an average, accurate arm. He's also a potentially above-average defender at second base and his speed makes him an option in center field if needed.

THE FUTURE: Cantrelle doesn't have huge tools, but his high baseball IQ is evident in all phases of the game. He should make his full-season debut in 2021.
TRACK RECORD: Cantrelle hit well his first two years at Louisiana-Lafayette and batted .315/.427/.438 in the Cape Cod League after his sophomore year. He struggled in his junior season, however, batting .146/.320/.237 before college baseball shut down. The Brewers still drafted him in the fifth round and signed him for $300,000. Cantrelle spent the summer playing in the independent City of Champions Cup league and led his team in on-base percentage before going to Arizona for instructional league.

SCOUTING REPORT: At his best, Cantrelle shows a controlled, compact swing from both sides of the plate and solid feel for the strike zone. His stroke is more contact-oriented from the right side, with more sneaky pop from the left side, though still gives him an on-base over power profile. Cantrelle is a plus runner with the baserunning savvy to be an efficient stolen base threat. He plays with good rhythm and footwork at shortstop and has an average, accurate arm. He's also a potentially above-average defender at second base and his speed makes him an option in center field if needed.

THE FUTURE: Cantrelle doesn't have huge tools, but his high baseball IQ is evident in all phases of the game. He should make his full-season debut in 2021.