Sometimes you have to note the news to catch a prospect. Meet Pete. Crow-Armstrong, that is.
- Born: March 25, 2002
- B/T: Left/Left
- 6’0″, 184-lbs
- Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft from Harvard-Westlake HS (Los Angeles, CA).
The Numbers
His raw numbers are listed above courtesy of baseball-reference.com. Let’s aggregate by year then focus on the important numbers for minor leaguers:
The main thing to notice above is not the beautiful springlike green, but the 32 PA in 2021. Poor Pete was drafted in a pandemic year, then tore his labrum in his right shoulder in May of 2021. He simply did not get a chance to show his stuff for the Mets organization.
So he was traded to the Cubs, and then he changed his swing (that’s the news — did you watch the brief YouTube video above? Go and check it out), and in a short sample size in 2022, he’s doing everything, and I mean everything, right:
- He walks as often as he strikes out
- He steals bases
- He hits for power
- He hits for on-base ability
- He plays terrific defense
The Scouts
- Rotowire: #100 on their Top 400
- Fantrax: #72 on their Top 400
- Fantasy Six Pack: #261 on their dynasty Top 1,000+
- Imaginary Brick Wall: #315 on their Top 1,000+
Warnings
Small sample size, of course.
He hasn’t tackled Double-A yet.
Conclusion
There are times when you cannot wait for the numbers to accumulate before you pounce. When you hear some news (a swing change, and one that addresses a previous weakness that Pete had), and you see a healthy, young batter putting up good numbers, you simply have to pounce.
He’s already in the Top 100 of some major lists. What are you waiting for?