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Zack Short, IF
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Scouting report
Short is a Cistulli Special, a relatively unheralded up-the-middle player who walks and hits the ball in the air a lot. That describes Short, who makes a lot of pull side airborne contact. Prior to 2019, his groundball rates were down around 30%, then were closer to average that season. His strikeout rate also spiked in 2019 (32% that year, 21% career), but it's hard to know whether that was because Short struggled with Triple-A pitching or because of a broken hand suffered at the start of the year. At the Cubs' alternate site for much of 2020, Short was traded to Detroit for Cameron Maybin at the deadline. His leg kick looks like it's been toned down this spring, but he didn't make the team out of camp because he missed time due to both the COVID and concussion protocols (he was hit in the head with a pitch). The tools here indicate a good middle infield bench player. Short can play both second base and shortstop, he's patient and can hit pitches in most of the zone, and he's going to have doubles power when he makes contact. (Alternate site)