WCH

Kameron Misner, OF

Edit player ✎
Baseball Reference → FanGraphs → MLB →

Scouting report

Misner entered his draft spring in the same position as eventual Giants first rounder Hunter Bishop. Both were tooled up outfielders who hadn't performed to expectations after their first two seasons because their swings were bad, though some of why Misner struggled was also because of a foot injury. He struggled more than was hoped during his draft year, too, especially against SEC pitching (.222/.353/.315), but the raw power/straight line speed combo enticed Miami at pick 35 anyway. His post-draft summer wasn't great, as Misner failed to hit for power in the Midwest League. Fast forward a little over a year and Misner's swing remains the same (if there's been a subtle change then I'm missing it), which means he'll be limited to damaging mistakes made in the middle of the strike zone like he was in college. Because he can play a pretty good center field, there's a world in which Misner has a substantial big league role even with an incomplete offensive profile, it's just probably one closer to the 1.5 WAR area. (Fall Instructional League)