Uncommitted Spotlight: Cole Watterson

 

The leader in the clubhouse at the Preseason All-State event with a 6.55/60, he followed that up with the second fastest time of 6.59 at the Top Prospect Games. A strong HS season catapulted Cade to All-State honors as he carried .390 BA on a team that hit .251 as a team! Cade stole 24 bases from the leadoff spot and ran down balls in CF as he played very well defensively in the game portion of this event. Small and compact with a ripped muscular build. Watterson is twitchy with an unorthodox type of swing and stroke, but the contact skills are there with the hand/eye to hit balls to either side of a SS, and he’s a threat for an INF hit most of the time. The speed plays and can’t be taught, but he does track balls in CF with good instincts and takes avg routes. 

 

 

A small compact put together type with a live active lower 1/2. There is twitch, as he ran an event best 6.55/60 yard dash and can really scoot! His arm action in the OF is short and quick, and his arm plays fringe. The bat shows potential, as he has a solid LD swing pattern, though the body tends to go get the ball with a shin high knee lift to start his lower 1/2 in the swing. The hand/bat speed need to improve to hit quality next level pitching. With the right hitting instruction and some tweaks to his overall body movement patterns, he could unlock his potential. Because of the raw speed aspect of his game, it would be interesting if he could learn to switch hit and take advantage of his run tool.