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Aaron Schunk, IF
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Scouting report
In the mold of Sheldon Neuse or J.D. Davis, Schunk was a burly, two-way college prospect with arm strength. After two years of struggling to get to his raw power in games (he hit just four homers combined his freshman and sophomore seasons), Schunk had a breakout junior year at Georgia and clubbed 15 dingers as he appeared to be pulling the baseball more. That continued during Schunk's initial foray into pro ball but seemed to regress at the alt site and during instructs, where he really struggled to get around on fastballs on the inner half and either fouled off hittable pitches there or was jammed. It will be less important for Schunk to hit for big power if it turns out he can play second base, which he/Colorado began experimenting with in 2020. He's such an athletic third base defender that, having not yet seen him play second myself, I'd give him a fair chance of making it work, just on spec. I've left Schunk in the same FV tier as last year but slid him down among the other 40+ guys because of newfound concern with this hole on the inner half that needs closing. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League)