George Janca

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #381 prospect in 2018 draft
  Janca has one of the best throwing arms in college baseball. In fact, Janca's plus-plus arm might give him a fallback option as a pitcher even though he's never thrown a pitch in college. Janca's arm is also a weapon defensively. He has good hands, a railgun of an arm and a quick release, but his below-average range limits him as a shortstop in pro ball. He has more than enough glove for second or third base. But to handle a slide to a lesser defensive position, Janca has to make scouts comfortable he can hit, and that's been a problem. Janca was a star in the Cape Cod League last summer, where he hit .327/.370/.536 with a wood bat. But he's hit .233/.282/.333 with just nine extra-base hits this spring.