Tony Renda - Cal 2B - 2012 MLB Draft Prospect
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Tony Renda isn't the biggest guy in the world. Despite that fact, he looks like a natural baseball player. While that may seem like a trivial point, so many players I see either look funny in a uniform, clunky on defense, or awkward at the plate. Renda can clearly control the bat and he displayed it in the rounds of batting practice he took before the game. Like a technician he would pound 2 balls to right field, then 2 to center field, before finally jumping on a couple and pulling them to left. Almost all the balls he hit in batting practice were square on. Other players on the Cal team, one of the top 20-30 teams in the country, would weakly hit balls, which made the sessions Renda took in the cage look more impressive. He doesn't have huge power at all. More of a line drive type hitter who can move a little bit on the bases. He probably has slightly above average speed. He stole one base during the game but also got thrown out trying to steal in the game as well. His defense at 2B is probably slightly above average - average. He only had a few plays during the game, and he made those with ease. Maybe there was a slight bobble on one ground ball - but it was really slight. The key for him is he has to stick at 2B to reach the major leagues. He would be playing SS if he was an elite defender, so the fact he is at 2B tells me he probably doesn't have the range or arm to play SS. He doesn't have enough power to stick at 1B, 3B or a corner outfield spot, so his best position is 2B where he can be an average/above average defender with a good bat. |
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