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James Outman, OF
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Scouting report
Outman is a pull-and-lift hitter whose best tool is his speed, which helped him swipe 20 bases in 2019 and enables him to play a good center field. His contact issues (a 25.1% strikeout rate as a college-aged hitter in Low-A last year) mean he could bottom out, but he squared up balls pretty regularly during Instructs. He also plays a premium position and the lift in his swing should enable him to hit for some power as long as he's not striking out all the time. He's somewhat similar to Cody Thomas but three years younger, meaning he has a platoon/fourth outfielder projection, i.e. a 45 FV at peak. (Fall Instructional League)