Jan Hernandez Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Jan Alexis Hernandez
Born 01/03/1995 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy
Drafted in the 3rd round (96th overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2013 (signed for $550,000).

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Hernandez is considered Puerto Rico's best prospect in a down year for the island, and he should be the first draft pick to come out of the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy since it opened in August 2011. Hernandez shows a quick righthanded swing, though he hasn't performed well at Puerto Rico's big events this spring. Scouts say his hitting and power could be average. Hernandez plays shortstop now but will have to move to third base as a pro. Some scouts would like to see him move behind the plate, though he hasn't been open to that idea. While he has decent hands and an above-average arm, he's a below-average runner and should slow down as he continues to fill out. Hernandez has not committed to a college, so he's considered signable.

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When the Phillies popped him in the 2013 draft's third round, Hernandez made a history as the first drafted player from the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy in Puerto Rico, which the major league all-star established in 2011. Hernandez signed for $550,000. A shortstop in high school, he's been converted to third base as a pro because of his below-average speed. He does, however, have good hands and a better-than-average arm. Hernandez has a quick swing from the right side, which the Phillies see as capable of producing power to all fields in the future. Opposing scouts aren't as sold on his power, but they believe he will hit for average in the future. And though he didn't make a ton of contact in his pro debut in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, the most important part of his initial experience was getting used to the speed of the game. He'll begin 2014 in extended spring before likely returning to the GCL.

Hernandez is considered Puerto Rico's best prospect in a down year for the island, and he should be the first draft pick to come out of the Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy since it opened in August 2011. Hernandez shows a quick righthanded swing, though he hasn't performed well at Puerto Rico's big events this spring. Scouts say his hitting and power could be average. Hernandez plays shortstop now but will have to move to third base as a pro. Some scouts would like to see him move behind the plate, though he hasn't been open to that idea. While he has decent hands and an above-average arm, he's a below-average runner and should slow down as he continues to fill out. Hernandez has not committed to a college, so he's considered signable.