![]() A scout mentioned worrying about how dead and still Veen’s hands are before they start to fire, another trait he shares with Brown. Veen’s tactile feel to hit is fine - it’s not a red flag, but it also isn’t exceptional. The latter group, at least in Eric’s looks, were able to keep Veen’s contact quality in check by working in on his hands. He came to instructs and faced a combination of curated young pitching and recently-drafted college arms. 300/.400/.500 season in a post-Cal League hitting environment. The Rockies drafted Veen ninth overall and he had an incredible debut season at Low-A Fresno, tallying 46 extra-base hits in 106 games, finishing a dying quail away from a. He didn’t have the same obviously great bat-to-ball skills as Tyler Soderstrom or Robert Hassell III but, you could have argued for Veen to be atop that group at the time based on upside. ![]() Veen already rotates with rare ferocity and his broad-shouldered, 6-foot-4 frame ( Jason Heyward, Jayson Werth, and Domonic Brown are all pretty tidy comps) leaves room for immense strength as he matures. ![]() As a draft prospect, Veen’s combination of present pop and long-term power projection put his ceiling in the exosphere, among the top players in the 2020 class. ![]()
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