MLB Draft Names to Know: College Power Hitters

Heath Quinn, OF, Samford University

Who Is He?

Quinn is yet another small school guy, and he might actually be a guy that goes in the first round without many people having really heard his name. Quinn has hit 44 home runs in his three seasons at Samford, and he’s going to turn 21 just 2 days before draft night, so he’s very young for a draft eligible player.

Quinn is a right handed hitter that profiles best as a right fielder with not the range of Lewis, but possibly even more of an arm from right. He does have a bat that may possibly be more of a .250ish average bat with power, but the power swing is pure and should move quickly through the minors for the team that selects him.

Where May He Be Picked?

Quinn is the type of guy that a team could fall in love with and go at the back of the regular first round (around pick 20-24), or he could be a guy that ends up slipping as teams clamor for high school arms in the late first and early second. I’d be very surprised, though, if Quinn lasts past the end of the second round of the draft.

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