Carbonell Has 'Blazing Speed', Questions About Bat

So we're not getting the next Yasiel Puig or Yeonis Cespedes? Greeeeeeeeeeeaaaat!!!

So maybe a four-tool guy? Heck that's not so bad, right?

Well, if there's one tool a prospect should NOT be lacking in, it's the bat.

from Baseball America, Ben Badler:

Carbonell Has 'Blazing Speed', Questions About Bat:

According to several scouts, the 6-foot-3, 196-pound Carbonell looks good in a workout, where he can showcase his athleticism and blazing speed, but there are reservations about his hitting. One scout clocked him going from home to first from the right side in 4.0 seconds, which translates to 80 speed on the 20-80 scale. With an arm that scouts have thrown average to plus grades on, the 23-year-old Carbonell has the tools to be a good defensive center fielder. He has 50-55 raw power, but scouts have been hesitant to warm up to his bat. Carbonell has been switch-hitting, with scouts saying he struggles to hit righthanded and that he may have to drop his lefty stroke altogether.

“Things don’t come easily to him, except for running,” said one scout. “He doesn’t handle the bat that well. The swing is very mechanical. There’s not a lot of looseness to that swing.”

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