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Adrian Del Castillo, C

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Scouting report

The best college catcher in the country typically comes off the board in the top 15 picks, and that projects to be either Henry Davis or Adrian Del Castillo in 2021. Del Castillo had more walks than strikeouts as a freshman while slugging 12 homers, 22 doubles, and playing some third base and right field in addition to catching. He followed that up with a good summer on Cape Cod and start to his COVID-shortened 2020 sophomore year. He's a contact-oriented hitter who peppers the opposite baseline with flares and line drives, so while he has the power to punish mistakes, Del Castillo projects to have a hit-tool driven profile. His receiving and throwing are okay, enough that he'll likely remain a catcher, but he doesn't project as an impact defender.