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Brennen Davis, OF

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Scouting report

Davis made an incredible leap during his first year in pro ball. Some area scouts thought he was so raw as a hitter, and that his stock had fallen enough due to a pre-draft hamstring issue, that he might be better off going to school. The Cubs took him in the second round, tweaked his swing, and skipped him over a level; he responded by hitting .305/.381/.525 at South Bend, and he may just be scratching the surface. Davis was his conference's Defensive POY on a 2016 state championship basketball team and he didn't fully commit to baseball until his senior year of high school. He has a big, projectable frame that he's already added a lot of muscle to over the last year and a half, and amateur scouts raved about Davis' maturity as a student and a worker (often citing the odd hours he keeps taking care of a goat and the llamas at his family home), and all thought he'd be able to cope with likely early-career contact struggles and would work to improve his ability to hit. Watch out for the injuries here. In addition to the hamstring issue in high school, Davis was on the IL twice in 2019 for hand ailments. We only have a 50-game sample of stats, but it's just evidence supporting the athletic/makeup foundation and reinforcing that the swing change worked. This is a risk/reward power/speed outfield prospect. Davis was listed on the Cubs instructs roster but I can only find scouts who saw him take BP in Arizona, so I'm not sure whether or not he played in games. (Alternate site)