- Full name William Jai Gasparino
- Born 12/10/2004 in Los Angeles, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Harvard-Westlake
Top Rankings
Draft Prospects
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School: Texas. Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.6
Gasparino is one of the toolsiest players in the class. On top of his premium body, he has plus power, runs well and has an above-average arm. I think his long-term defensive home is in right field, but he moves well enough to play a solid center field in college. At the plate—while he has plenty of power—Gasparino has the tendency to expand the strike zone and his pure hit tool and contact ability in general will need to drastically improve in order for him to maximize his immense upside. If it all clicks, he has a chance to be one of the first college players off the board. -
School: Harvard-Westlake HS, Studio City, Calif. Source: HS
Commit/Drafted: Texas
Age At Draft: 18.6
BA Grade:50/Extreme
Tools:Hit: 40. Power: 60. Run: 55. Field: 55. Arm: 60.
Gasparino grew up around the game as the son of Dodgers scouting director Billy Gasparino. He worked as a batboy at Dodgers spring training and spent hours of his youth in major league clubhouses. Gasparino blossomed into a top player himself at Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) High and starred on the summer showcase circuit, but he missed the start of his senior year with a hand injury and had an uneven performance throughout the season. Listed at 6-foot-6, 215 pounds, Gasparino is a tall, lanky outfielder with some of the best tools in the draft class. He has plus raw power to all fields, is an above-average runner, has above-average arm strength and has the athleticism and instincts to stick in center field despite his size. He floats effortlessly in center field and crushes balls with his natural strength and leverage at the plate, inviting dreams of a power-hitting center fielder. Gasparino’s size and tools are tantalizing, but how much he’ll hit is in question. He has plenty of bat speed, but his pitch recognition is inconsistent and he struggles to keep his long limbs in sync. His swing gets long and uncoordinated and he has difficulty maintaining his timing in the batter’s box. Some believe Gasparino’s coordination will improve with physical maturity and project him to be an average hitter, but others are more hesitant. He is committed to Texas.
