Tommy White

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #162 prospect in 2021 draft
  White is one of the better corner infield prospects in the high school class, as a third baseman at the moment with a big and powerful swing from the right side. Listed at 6-foot-1, 220 pounds, White has a physically mature frame with raw power to match it, and he frequently takes big and aggressive hacks, always looking to do damage at the plate. That approach and strength lead to plenty of home runs, but scouts also see a decent amount of swing and miss and wonder how that approach will fare for him when he’s consistently seeing velocity in the 90-plus mph range. Still, evaluators seem to like his swing path and mechanics at the plate and have pointed out that he tracks breaking balls and offspeed stuff well. It’s easy to compare White to Blaze Jordan from the 2020 draft class, though most scouts believe White doesn’t have the same pure feel for hitting or bat speed. White shows solid instincts and hands at third base now, but the industry seems to think he’ll have to move to first base at the next level thanks to his size and a lack of foot speed and side-to-side mobility. He’s shown a strong arm in the past, but last summer scouts thought it was more fringe-average. Because of his defensive profile many teams would prefer to let him go to college at North Carolina State and prove his bat, but others might want to take a chance on his above-average power out of high school.