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Mickey Moniak, OF
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There's a chance Moniak makes a swing change that unlocks more in-game power, and I do think his feel for contact gives him a chance to max out whatever game power his swing allows for, but until we start seeing that in games, I just have him projected as an oft-used fourth outfielder or low-end center field regular. He has great plate coverage and can poke well-located fastballs on the outside corner to left field, while staying back on breaking balls and hooking those into the right field corner or right-center gap. The high-end feel for contact enabled Moniak to be a little swing-happy as an amateur but it's made him a lower OBP hitter in pro ball, and his expected stats in 2019 were closer to a .310 OBP and .410 SLG rather than the .440 mark he posted in Reading (ah, Reading). He's filled out and the raw power looks like it's going to settle close to average based on sourced exit velos and my 2019 Fall League looks (which weren't good until the last week or two). The Phillies 2021 roster could perhaps use a lefty-hitting outfielder to compliment Kingery/Segura/McCutchen and provide late-game run prevention help, but Roman Quinn has the defensive edge over Moniak and Adam Haseley. (Alternate site, MLB)