Champ Stuart Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Jervis Harvin Stuart
Born 10/11/1992 in Freeport, Bahamas
Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 181 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Brevard College
Drafted in the 6th round (176th overall) by the New York Mets in 2013 (signed for $300,000).

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Blazing speed can't be taught, so scouts naturally gravitate toward players like Stuart. He is a native of the Bahamas but attended high school at the prestigious Christ School in Asheville, N.C., where he played football, basketball and baseball, before heading about 45 minutes away to Division II Brevard for college. Brevard had a poor season, finishing in mid-April with a 16-32 record, but that was enough time for scouts to get intrigued by his all-around package. He hit .300/.444/.479 with 39 stolen bases in 42 attempts this season. Stuart has a short, strong frame at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds and offers surprising power. Speed is obviously his biggest calling card. He needs to work on his routes in center field, though he can get away with outrunning his mistakes. The biggest question is with the bat. He has a simple swing but a poor approach and gets beat by below-average stuff. He hits too many fly balls rather than putting the ball on the ground and getting down the line, and he doesn't incorporate his lower half enough.

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A native of the Bahamas, Jervis "Champ" Stuart starred in baseball, basketball and football at high school in Asheville, N.C., before heading about 45 minutes away to NCAA Division II Brevard. A loose, long-legged athlete, Stuart is at least a double-plus runner whose speed plays on offense, in center field and on the basepaths. As with many burners, he faces questions about his batting potential. He takes a simple righthanded stroke and isn't afraid to work deep counts, though his strikeout rate at low Class A Savannah (29 percent) is much too high for a player with little home-run power. Stuart owns an average arm and plus range that will play in left or center field, and that's good because unless his bat takes a big leap forward, he probably will have the most utility to a big league club as an extra outfielder. Given that he hasn't focused solely on baseball until fairly recently, Stuart has more growth potential than most college players from his draft class. High Class A St. Lucie awaits in 2015.

Blazing speed can't be taught, so scouts naturally gravitate toward players like Stuart. He is a native of the Bahamas but attended high school at the prestigious Christ School in Asheville, N.C., where he played football, basketball and baseball, before heading about 45 minutes away to Division II Brevard for college. Brevard had a poor season, finishing in mid-April with a 16-32 record, but that was enough time for scouts to get intrigued by his all-around package. He hit .300/.444/.479 with 39 stolen bases in 42 attempts this season. Stuart has a short, strong frame at 5-foot-11, 175 pounds and offers surprising power. Speed is obviously his biggest calling card. He needs to work on his routes in center field, though he can get away with outrunning his mistakes. The biggest question is with the bat. He has a simple swing but a poor approach and gets beat by below-average stuff. He hits too many fly balls rather than putting the ball on the ground and getting down the line, and he doesn't incorporate his lower half enough.