Matt Beaty

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #25 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: Beaty finished in the top five in Belmont history in hits, RBIs and walks and was drafted by the Dodgers in the 12th round in 2015. He starred from the outset, making the California League all-star team in his first full season and winning Texas League player of the year in his second. An intercostal strain followed by a torn UCL in his thumb limited him to just 31 games at Triple-A Oklahoma City.
  
  Scouting Report: Beaty lacks huge tools but has always hit, batting .309/.366/.445 in his pro career. He has innate feel for the barrel, takes an advanced, patient approach and makes quick adjustments. He is a line-drive hitter who uses the whole field, and he can elevate to his pull side for home runs. He rarely strikes out and wears pitchers down with consistent, competitive at-bats. Beaty is solid-average at both third and first base with an average arm, and he saw time at second base and left field in 2018 to enhance his versatility. He plays hard with a grinder mentality, endearing him to teammates and evaluators alike.
  
  The Future: Beaty's ML debut is on the horizon in 2019. He'll break in as a bench player and has a chance to become more.
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  Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #21 prospect in 2018
  Beaty delivered a decorated four-year career at Belmont, finishing in the top five in school history in hits, doubles, triples, RBIs and walks. The Dodgers then selected him in the 12th round in 2015 and signed him for $60,000, and he's kept on hitting in pro ball. The pinnacle came in 2017 when Beaty hit .326 with 15 homers at Double-A Tulsa and earned the Texas League MVP while also winning the batting title. Beaty doesn't have the loudest tools but he seemingly does everything right. He has an advanced approach at the plate, rarely strikes out and consistently gets the barrel to the ball. He adjusts quickly and is rarely fooled. Beaty's power is mostly pull-side, but he has shwon the ability to line the ball to all fields, as well. Beaty is a solid-average defender at third base with an average arm and is adept at playing first base too. He recently began playing both corner outfield spots to enhance his defensive versatility. Beaty has the approach, energy and grinder mentality to play above his tools, which should help him find a home on a big league bench in the future. He'll head to Triple-A Oklahoma City in 2018.