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	Charles Leblanc Born: 06/03/1996 (Age: 22)
	Bats: Right	Throws: Right
	Height: 6' 3"	Weight: 195
	Primary Position: 3B

Long and lean with average build, broad shoulders, and average levers. Mature build with muscle on legs, but could potentially fill out upper body more given his position. Moves well in short quick bursts, good body control, above average athlete.

Evaluator	Kevin Carter
Report Date	04/30/2019
Dates Seen	4/4/2019, 4/18/2019, 4/19/2019
Affiliate	Frisco RoughRiders (AA, Rangers)

MLB ETA	Risk Factor	OFP	Video
2020	Medium	50	No

Tool	Future Grade	Report
Hit	60	Quick twitch and plus feel for barrel. Very little load with a small timing step. hips fire then decelerates well to point of contact. Gets back elbow into slot and adjust lead arm to ball location. Plus bat speed. Generates hard line drive contact often. Has quality vision at the plate and won't chase far out of zone. Aggressive within the zone.
Power	40	Average raw power. Swing is flat with very limited core collapse to get on plane. Can turn on low and inside pitches where he can elevate. As is, should provide doubles power to all fields with occasional pull-side home run. Small adjustments to core during swing could provide more home run power.
Baserunning/Speed	45	Average runner now and will likely slow down a bit as he continues to put on weight. Good instincts on basepaths, but not a threat to steal.
Glove	50	Good hands and quick first step, but inconsistent footwork and questionable instincts at 3B. Currently below average at the position, but repetition should clean up major problems.
Arm	50	Average arm for 3B, with a consistent quick release.

Leblanc is an above average athlete with advanced body control and quick twitch which allows him to generate plus bat speed with quality feel for barrel. Leblanc has average raw power, but doesn't tap into it due to a flat swing. He plays 3B/1B well with quality hands, a quick first step, and a strong quick release and can fill in at 2B in a pinch, which gives him a versatile enough skillset to play well on an MLB bench.

Leblanc's plus hit tool, quality vision, approach, and defensive versatility gives him a likely outcome of a RH bench player able to play three infield positions, with a realistic upside as MLB regular at 3B if he's able to add more of his raw power into his swing. If you're going to bet on guys to do that, it's the quality athletes with good hit tools, and Leblanc fits that bill.