Jordan McCants

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Miami Marlins #19 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: McCants was Miami’s fourth pick in 2021 and ranked as the No. 88 prospect in the class. He signed for $800,000 and started in the Florida Complex League.
  
  Scouting Report: McCants is blessed with skills of a table-setter, including potentially 70-grade speed. The Marlins acknowledge that McCants is unlikely to stick at shortstop because of fringe-average arm strength, but he should wind up at either second base or center field for the long term. In the batter’s box, the Marlins see plenty of potential because of McCants’ ability to get the barrel to the ball. There’s a long way to go in terms of McCants learning how his body works and getting himself in the best positions to make the most of his abilities, but Miami is willing to invest the time.
  
  The Future: There was a bit of concern with McCants’ age, given that he was already 19 on draft day, but he’s shown already that he’s not done growing and has added 15 pounds of good weight to his frame. He’ll join a cavalcade of young middle-diamond prospects clustered in Miami’s lower levels next season.
  

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #87 prospect in 2021 draft
  The younger brother of TJ McCants—who ranked No. 359 on the 2020 BA 500 and currently plays at Mississippi—Jordan is credited as the more advanced of the siblings, with above-average hitting, running and defensive ability at shortstop. He’s turned in 70-grade run times in the 60-yard dash and is at least a plus runner who is regularly a nuisance for pitchers when he gets on base. That speed allows him to cover plenty of range at shortstop, and some scouts believe he has the glovework and intangibles to play the position at the big league level. He’ll make some flashy plays and all of the routine ones as well, but his current fringe-average arm strength could lead some teams to project him as a second baseman in the long run, while others think his actions and exchanges will always let his arm play up from its strength. McCants has solid hitting traits from the left side, with a slow heartbeat in the box and a solid understanding of the strike zone. He has contact ability and can put pressure on defenses with his legs, but this spring drove the ball a bit more than scouts have seen him do in the past, showing an ability to drive the ball into the left-center gap to the opposite side after adding some strength to his frame in the offseason. McCants won’t be intriguing for every team given his size and the fact that he’ll be 19 on draft day, but he has everyday upside potential at a premium position.

• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: McCants was Miami&#39s fourth pick in 2021 and ranked as the No. 88 prospect in the class. He signed for $800,000 and started in the Florida Complex League.
  
  Scouting Report: McCants is blessed with skills of a table-setter, including potentially 70-grade speed. The Marlins acknowledge that McCants is unlikely to stick at shortstop because of fringe-average arm strength, but he should wind up at either second base or center field for the long term. In the batter&#39s box, the Marlins see plenty of potential because of McCants&#39 ability to get the barrel to the ball. There&#39s a long way to go in terms of McCants learning how his body works and getting himself in the best positions to make the most of his abilities, but Miami is willing to invest the time.
  
  The Future: There was a bit of concern with McCants&#39 age, given that he was already 19 on draft day, but he&#39s shown already that he&#39s not done growing and has added 15 pounds of good weight to his frame. He&#39ll join a cavalcade of young middle-diamond prospects clustered in Miami&#39s lower levels next season.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: McCants was Miami’s fourth pick in 2021 and ranked as the No. 88 prospect in the class. He signed for $800,000 and started in the Florida Complex League.
  
  Scouting Report: McCants is blessed with skills of a table-setter, including potentially 70-grade speed. The Marlins acknowledge that McCants is unlikely to stick at shortstop because of fringe-average arm strength, but he should wind up at either second base or center field for the long term. In the batter’s box, the Marlins see plenty of potential because of McCants’ ability to get the barrel to the ball. There’s a long way to go in terms of McCants learning how his body works and getting himself in the best positions to make the most of his abilities, but Miami is willing to invest the time.
  
  The Future: There was a bit of concern with McCants’ age, given that he was already 19 on draft day, but he’s shown already that he’s not done growing and has added 15 pounds of good weight to his frame. He’ll join a cavalcade of young middle-diamond prospects clustered in Miami’s lower levels next season.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  The younger brother of TJ McCants—who ranked No. 359 on the 2020 BA 500 and currently plays at Mississippi—Jordan is credited as the more advanced of the siblings, with above-average hitting, running and defensive ability at shortstop. He's turned in 70-grade run times in the 60-yard dash and is at least a plus runner who is regularly a nuisance for pitchers when he gets on base. That speed allows him to cover plenty of range at shortstop, and some scouts believe he has the glovework and intangibles to play the position at the big league level. He'll make some flashy plays and all of the routine ones as well, but his current fringe-average arm strength could lead some teams to project him as a second baseman in the long run, while others think his actions and exchanges will always let his arm play up from its strength. McCants has solid hitting traits from the left side, with a slow heartbeat in the box and a solid understanding of the strike zone. He has contact ability and can put pressure on defenses with his legs, but this spring drove the ball a bit more than scouts have seen him do in the past, showing an ability to drive the ball into the left-center gap to the opposite side after adding some strength to his frame in the offseason. McCants won't be intriguing for every team given his size and the fact that he'll be 19 on draft day, but he has everyday upside potential at a premium position.