After a performance that landed him on the Prospect Team of the Week last week, Tigers outfield prospect Christin Stewart found himself highlighted by Major League baseball as one of Monday night’s top performers.
Stewart, the Tigers’ #2 outfield prospect, and #10 overall top youngster, went 2-for-2 with a home run and a sacrifice fly Monday night, and extended his hit streak to five games.
After being drafted in the first round (34th overall) in 2015, Stewart has quickly risen to AAA-affiliate Toledo, where he’s batting .311 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI through 21 games.
MLB.com’s prospect analysis provides Stewart’s scouting report:
“Thanks to a very quick bat, Stewart can drive the ball out of the park, and for extra bases, to all fields. There will always be some swing and miss to his game, but he did cut down his strikeout rate a touch in 2017 and he does offset the whiffs by drawing a good amount of walks. He has worked on his overall approach and tried to cut down on his swing to allow him to tap into his tremendous raw power consistently. Stewart is going to have to hit because he is a below-average defender in left field with a below-average arm.
The Tigers love Stewart’s work ethic and that he doesn’t just spend all of his time in the cage working on his one carrying tool, instead putting in great effort to show he is capable enough to play the outfield regularly. The Tigers think he’ll catch what he can get to and won’t be a DH only. Either way, his power bat is just about ready to contribute in Detroit.”