Henry Godbout Stats & Scouting Report

AB	44
AVG	.341
OBP	.473
SLG	.477
HR	0

Full name Henry Bechner Godbout
Born 11/06/2003 in New York, NY
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Baylor
Drafted in the 2C round (75th overall) by the Boston Red Sox in 2025 (signed for $1,093,800).

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School: Virginia Drafted/Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7

BA Grade: 45/High

A three-year starter at second base for Virginia, Godbout is one of the better contact bats in the 2025 class. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound righthanded hitter put together a tremendous sophomore campaign in 2024 when he hit .372 with nine home runs and 18 doubles, but regressed slightly in his platform draft season in 2025. He’s a career .321/.415/.514 hitter with Virginia with nearly as many walks (69) as strikeouts (70), and he also has an extensive track record hitting for high averages in a number of summer wood bat leagues. Godbout’s profile and pro value are built around his bat-to-ball skills. He’s a pesky hitter who’s extremely difficult to strike out. He owns an 86% overall contact rate and a 91% in-zone contact rate for his career with strong hand-eye coordination and a tremendous feel for the barrel. He’s very much a contact-over-power offensive profile, with below-average raw power and only modest top-end exit velocities. Godbout’s home runs have almost exclusively come to the pull side in college, and he’s unlikely to tap into more than 15 home runs per season without a change in approach or sacrificing some contact. Godbout is a fringy runner with short, choppy strides. He’s a reliable defender at second base who should be able to make all the routine plays with enough arm strength for the position.

Scouting Grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 40 | Run:45 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50.

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School: Virginia Drafted/Committed: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7

BA Grade: 45/High

A three-year starter at second base for Virginia, Godbout is one of the better contact bats in the 2025 class. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound righthanded hitter put together a tremendous sophomore campaign in 2024 when he hit .372 with nine home runs and 18 doubles, but regressed slightly in his platform draft season in 2025. He’s a career .321/.415/.514 hitter with Virginia with nearly as many walks (69) as strikeouts (70), and he also has an extensive track record hitting for high averages in a number of summer wood bat leagues. Godbout’s profile and pro value are built around his bat-to-ball skills. He’s a pesky hitter who’s extremely difficult to strike out. He owns an 86% overall contact rate and a 91% in-zone contact rate for his career with strong hand-eye coordination and a tremendous feel for the barrel. He’s very much a contact-over-power offensive profile, with below-average raw power and only modest top-end exit velocities. Godbout’s home runs have almost exclusively come to the pull side in college, and he’s unlikely to tap into more than 15 home runs per season without a change in approach or sacrificing some contact. Godbout is a fringy runner with short, choppy strides. He’s a reliable defender at second base who should be able to make all the routine plays with enough arm strength for the position.

Scouting Grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 40 | Run:45 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50.
School: Virginia Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7

BA Grade/Risk: 50/High

Godbout cemented himself as one of the most polished pure hitters in the class during the 2024 spring season with Virginia. After a solid freshman season in 2023, Godbout hit .372/.472/.645 with 18 doubles, nine home runs, 47 RBIs and 29 walks to 20 strikeouts as a sophomore. He has a simple setup in the box with plenty of quickness in his hands. Godbout has excellent hand-eye coordination and plus feel for the barrel. He posted a 95% contact rate against fastballs and a 92% overall in-zone contact rate in 2024 but also grew into more power and flashed impact to the pull side. He’s a fine but unremarkable defender who should be able to make the routine plays at second base.

Scouting Grades Hit: 55 | Power: 40 | Run: 45 | Field: 50 | Arm: 50
School: Baylor HS, Chattanooga, Tenn. Committed/Drafted: Virginia
Age At Draft: 18.7
A strong Virginia commit, Godbout is seen as a projectable shortstop who likely needs time in college to get stronger. He’s helped himself with a strong summer in the Futures Collegiate League. There are thought to be a few teams who may be willing to meet what was seen as a sizable asking price. If they do, they are counting on him filling into power and bat speed that isn’t there yet. Whether a team can do that in a minor league system that has eliminated short-season and non-complex rookie league teams is an open question.