Fine Tuning a 5-Tool Player - Scouting Tim Beckham (flag)

www.baseballdigestdaily.com — By Alex Eisenberg...Watching video of Tim Beckham, the 5-tooI shortstop from Georgia that is expected to be selected with one of the draft's first three picks in June, I was reminded of an article from 2006 by Jeff Albert for the Baseball Analysts that analyzed what was wrong with Justin Upton, the top pick of the 2005 draft who struggled with the transition to pro ball.

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Fine Tuning A 5-Tool Player - Scouting Tim Beckham
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Fine Tuning A 5-Tool Player - Scouting Tim Beckham Do the comparisons to Justin Upton hold up? 1. Upton had the better swing out of high school because he used his lower body much more efficiently than Beckham. 2. Beckham’s problem is a little different than Upton’s; while Upton cut off a key segment in his swing, he still turned his hips aggressively and swung through the ball. Beckham, on the other hand, seems to be looking to achieve “extension”, meaning he is throwing his hands at the ball and letting his hands get out in front to meet the ball and cutting short the ...

6/5: 2008 MLB Draft
DRaysBay — ... baseball skills. And here are Beckham's statistics: .500/.782/.795    AB: 78  Runs: 40  Hits: 39  Doubles: 9  Triples: 3  HR: 5  Total bases: 62  Walks: 22  Strikeouts: 5  Sacrifice flies: 4  Stolen bases: 16  RBI: 31 Some other good Beckham-related links: Baseball America Baseball Digest Daily (includes swing analysis to B.J. Upton) RiseMag ...

The Hardball Times:A sneak peak at Tim Beckham
The Hardball Times — ... with the plate crowding, the bat wiggle, and his quick hands (though Weeks didn't have the wiggle when I saw him in the minors). For a far better breakdown of his swing check out our very own Alex Eisenberg's article for Baseball Digest Daily and the ...

The Hardball Times:Breaking down the draft: Picks 44-49
The Hardball Times — ... did not sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 49. Johnny Giavotella | 2B | Kansas City Royals Giavotella is a nice little (literally and figuratively) under-the-radar selection by the Royals. The 5-foot-8 second baseman has a quick bat to go along with a very short swing, lets the ball travel deep into his hitting zone, and sprays line drives to all fields. Before going further, let me make the distinction about a swing with quickness and a swing with speed. A while back, I wrote an article about Tim Beckham that highlighted the adjustments he would need to make to his swing ...