Does Mike Trout have a strong arm?

“Everybody said he was below average to maybe average, and he worked extremely hard to prove everyone wrong. He’s got a plus arm now.” It showed Tuesday, when Trout’s 261-foot dart came in cleanly for the third-hardest-thrown outfield assist of the year, according to MLB.com’s Statcast system.

What was Mike Trout batting average in high school?

Trout hit . 531 as a high school senior, with 18 home runs in 81 at-bats and 20 steals.

How hard does Mike Trout throw a baseball?

Again, it’s a small sample size, but Trout is crushing the baseball so far this year. Here are a few StatCast numbers, from BaseballSavant.com, which tracks numbers starting from 2015: His hard-hit percentage is 58.9 percent. His barrel percentage is 19.6. His average exit velocity is 93.8.

What are the five baseball tools?

Scouts have long graded position players on five tools that are central to success in the game: hitting, hitting for power, running, fielding and throwing. The so-called “five-tool player” is a special breed, as those who truly rate above average in each category are extremely rare.

What was Bryce Harper GPA?

Harper scored a 4.0 GPA in the fall at the College of Southern Nevada. There are only 22 days until the draft.

How Fast Is Mike Trout feet per second?

The average MLB player hits homers at only 103.3 mph. Meanwhile, Trout moves as if somebody strapped rockets to one of the standard bulky guys at your local gym. He sprints at an average of 28.3 feet per second. The average player sprints at 27 feet per second.

Was Barry Bonds a 5-tool player?

And Barry Bonds wasn’t a five tool player because he wasn’t an above average thrower. He was elite in other categories, but again, that’s not what 5-tool player allows for. You have to be good at all five things.

Is Mike Trout a 5-tool player?

Trout could hit, hit for power, he could run, and he could field at the toughest outfield spot. But what kept Trout from being a true five-tool player — the platonic ideal of a complete baseball star — was his throwing arm, which was below average to average in his early years.