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Michael Toglia, IF
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Scouting report
Toglia has a rare combination of traits and skills. He's a switch-hitting first baseman with power who is also a plus defender, which puts him in a small, 21st century fraternity with Lance Berkman, Mark Teixeira, and Carlos Santana. That's an intriguing group. He has mistake power from both sides of the plate but also some limitations. As a right-handed hitter, Toglia is adept at punishing pitches at the top of the strike zone, working gap to gap depending on whether the pitch is on the inner or outer half. As a lefty, he has a low-ball, bottom-hand-dominant swing, and he'll hit some pretty-looking golf shots out to his pull side, or scoop some balls to the oppo gap. If lefty pitchers can execute back-foot breakers against him, they're going to get him out. He's vulnerable to letter-high velocity from the left side. I think there will be enough offensive ability for Toglia to be a low-end everyday first baseman held back from the 50 FV tier because I don't think his plate coverage is air-tight. And of course, his numbers will likely be inflated by Coors Field. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League)