First Base Phenoms

FIRST BASE PHENOMS

A player who is just starting his professional career is already ranked third among prospects at first base. Dominic Smith is only in advanced-A ball, yet his work throughout his progression of growing older has impressed scouts across the board. Smith is said to have very mature eyes and hand eye coordination, along with an advanced recognition of the strike zone. He is playing in the New York Mets system, and they believe as he continues to move through the minor leagues that his power numbers will improve.

Dominic Smith

A more typical professional first-baseman is the second ranked prospect at the position. A.J. Reed is 6 feet 4 inches tall and a whopping 240 pounds. He is said to be too slow to play any other defensive position, but his defense is not what got him to be held in such high regard by scouts. His name became known because he not only started at first base at the University of Kentucky, he also was the teams ace pitcher. His power at the plate makes him too valuable to only be in the lineup once a week as a major league pitcher. He plays in the Houston Astros system. He has a strong arm at first base due to his pitching background.

AJ Reed 

It gives me great pleasure to know that the number one prospect at first base is a player in the Pittsburgh Pirates system. Josh Bell has worked his way to Triple-A and looks to make his mark in the majors very soon. He is a nearly a five tool player, but needs work on his ability to field batted balls. He has the power and speed to be a deadly extra-base hit threat and his .347 batting average with the Indianapolis Indians means that he can also hit for contact.

Josh Bell