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    Jay Harry

    • Penn State
    • SS

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    • Bats: L / Throws: R
    • Age: 23
    • Slot Money: $322,900
    • Signing Money: $175,000

    Scouting Report

    7/14 update: Per Carlos Collazo, the Twins have reached an agreement with Harry. He will receive $510,000. Slot value is $586,000. The signing has not yet been made official by the Twins.

    Lots of contact, line-drive type swing with little power projection. Bat-to-ball skills are very good and defense should stick on the dirt. Only 10% K.

    Harry is one of the more difficult hitters in the country to strike out. He hit .299/.376/.463 in 229 plate appearances with 20 walks and just 20 strikeouts for a 9% strikeout rate this spring. Harry also doesn’t turn 21 until just after the draft, putting him on the younger side for a college junior. A hard-nosed player who generally eschews batting gloves, Harry has minimal movement to get his swing started. He lifts his front foot up, stays relatively still with little rhythm in his swing before punching his hands at the ball. The result is one of the lower swing-and-miss rates in college baseball, trusting his hands to produce a contact-oriented swing with the ability to serve breaking balls into play. Harry can occasionally turn on a ball for power, but it’s a contact-oriented, spray approach with well below-average power that will be tested against better pitching. He has a solid sense of the strike zone, though he’s not an especially patient hitter for a hitter whose offensive value will have to come from his ability to get on base. Harry played shortstop at Penn State, but his range and arm strength will likely shift him elsewhere in pro ball, possibly to second base. - Baseball America

     

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    Twins Minor League Report (7/13): Charlee Soto Notches Best Start of the Season

    On the eve of the 2024 MLB Draft, 2023 pick Charlee Soto put together the best start of his professional career. Another 2023 draft pick, Kernels infielder Jay Harry, hit a home run and had what ultimately became the game-winning RBI on Saturday night. One more 2023 pick, Luke Keaschall played in the Futures Game. And top 2023 pick, Walker Jenkins reached base three times and had the game-winning hit for the Mussels. Check out what happened throughout the Twins minor leagues on Saturday. 

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