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	Sam Travis Born: 08/27/1993 (Age: 20)
	Bats: Right	Throws: Right
	Height: 6' 0"	Weight: 220
	Primary Position: 1B
	Secondary Position: DH

Strong body; not overly large frame, but filled out; not much room left for physical projection; strong wrists and forearms; low maintenance body; decent athlete;

Evaluator	Chris Mellen
Report Date	07/15/2014
Dates Seen	6/20,7/1, 7/12-7/14
Affiliate	Lowell Spinners (Short Season, Red Sox)

MLB ETA	Risk Factor	OFP	Video
2018	Moderate	45	No

Tool	Future Grade	Report
Hit	45	More of a compact stroke; arms come through the zone shorter and closer to body; will lengthen when going out to get balls middle-away; demonstrates patience and knowledge of the strike zone; will work counts; willing to use the whole field; does expand zone when pressing or in a situation to delivery; hands on the bland side; have trouble getting above the ball against velocity; ties himself up on inner third, especially against velocity; contact in play lacks consistent backspin.
Power	50	Has good strength; forearms well defined; swing lacks consistent lift - at times shows upward plane and then at times is very level or chops; can run into fastballs out and over the plate with lift; ability to drive ball out to all fields; don't see the type of swing to fully tap into strength, but potential to muscle up enough for double-digit home run totals.
Baserunning/Speed	35	Speed not a factor in player's game; consistently timed in the 4.5s down the line; high double play candidate; not a station-to-station runner, but have to hit a gap to take a chance with less than 2 outs.
Glove	55	Can range in both directions at first base; average hands; stretches well; scoops in the dirt have improved over stretch of looks; at times rushes plays and is over-zealous in selection of what to go after; potential to put some more polish on the glove over the course of the next few seasons.
Arm	50	Adequate throwing arm; shows good accuracy when cutting off throw and firing to base; at times a little awkward leading pitchers to bag with throws; would like to see if there is more arm here, but doesn't really have a chance to air it out.

Tough profile - bat needs to produce at high levels consistently for long-term value; Offensive tools were on the bland side in this look; have questions on the hands and whether they are good enough to keep pace with high quality arms; like the mentality to maximize everything player has; likely to not meet strong resistance until upper levels; don't see a long-term regular here -more of a bench bat/part-time player.