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Kentrail Davis (Photo: Danny Wild/MLB.com)
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Biographical Data |
| Player Name: | Kentrail Davis |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| School: | University of Tennessee |
| School Type: | College |
| Academic Class: | Sophomore |
| Birthdate: | 6/29/88 |
| Height: | 5'9" |
| Weight: | 200 lbs. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Report Date(s): | 3/27-3/29/09 |
| Game(s): | Georgia |
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Comments |
| Hitting ability: | Davis has struggled this year, getting a little pull happy with his swing, leaving the outer half of the plate open to expose him. He's been pressing at the plate, though his strike zone command is improved. |
| Power: | He's got above-average raw power, but this year he hasn't been getting enough plate coverage to make consistent enough contact to reach that power. |
| Running speed: | Plays with above-average speed right now, but might not stay that way. He looks like he'll be an average runner in the future. |
| Base running: | Davis has never been bad with this, but he's shown improvement in taking the extra base. He's not a real base stealer, but he should be an average base runner in the future. |
| Arm strength: | Has a below-average arm. |
| Fielding: | With his arm and overall defense, he's likely a left field candidate in the future. |
| Range: | Might have the ability to stay in center range-wise, but he's probably better suited for left. |
| Physical Description: | Davis is a fireplug, with a short body, muscled frame, broad chest and tree trunk thighs. |
| Medical Update: | Healthy. |
| Strengths: | When he's right, he's got good hitting ability and he has above-average raw power. |
| Weaknesses: | Davis struggled this year with plate coverage, being too pull happy. He's been pressing, trying to do too much in his Draft-eligible season and because of a lack of protection in the lineup. He'll likely be pigeon-holed as a left fielder in the future. |
| Summary: | The sophomore-eligible outfielder has not followed up on his strong freshman year, but he's still going to gain a lot of interest as the spring wears on. A fireplug of an outfielder, he's got above-average raw power, though he's struggled to get to it this season. He's currently playing center, but the prevailing thought is that he's a left fielder in the future. Once moved to a corner, the bat and his power become that much more important. If a team feels this season is just a matter of him trying to do too much, they'll bet on that bat pretty early. |
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