You may remember early last month the team participated in an exercise inspired by Festivus, Frank Costanza’s crowning creative achievement from the seminal sitcom Seinfeld.
As an amateur scouting team, we focus on Costanza’s “Airing of Grievances,” a ritual in which you “tell others how they have disappointed you in the past year.” For our own purposes, the team focuses on the differences we have between our Team Top 100 Prep List and the personal lists we carry ourselves.
This tradition became “Team Gripes,” in which we grieve players ranked too low or criticize the group for going too high on a player we dislike. Without further ado, let’s get to the gripin’.
Trevor Condon, #14
I’m in a heavy minority with this opinion compared to the others making this list, but I think we’re a bit high on Condon. The contact rates and overall results have played well, but I’m personally just not a fan of the swing. He employs a somewhat unconventional start/stop load that has worked to this point, but its long-term sustainability is questionable. The swing itself can look stiff at times, especially with a steeper path. On the circuit this summer, he ran very high ground ball rates and seemed to struggle pulling the ball in the air in game. There was also a noticeable lack of juice, which is surprising given how built his lower half is. While the power feels attainable with time and development, it’ll likely top out around league average at best. I understand why the frame and double plus run times give evaluators a vision to dream on, but there are just way too many concerning aspects of Condon’s game for me to have him as a top 15 prospect at the moment. – Josh Catlett
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