Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on Catcher Joseph Odom
Joseph Odom last 10G .343/.410/.629 2 doubles, 2 HR, triple. 24yo catcher for @CarolinaMudcats from AL pic.twitter.com/HSjVfwud3g
— (Jeff) (@ProspectsBraves) June 20, 2016
Scouting Report
More from Tomahawk Take
- Atlanta Braves 2012 Prospect Review: Joey Terdoslavich
- Braves News: Braves sign Fuentes, Andruw’s HOF candidacy, more
- The Weakest Braves Homers Since 2015
- Atlanta Braves Sign Joshua Fuentes to Minor League Deal
- Braves News: New Year’s Eve comes with several questions about the 2023 Braves
Joseph Odom is listed at 6’2 and 225 pounds. He is a right-handed hitter and thrower.
Hitting
Odom has a cocked stance with his left leg bent in a sort-of pre-loaded manner. He has an opening stride as he approaches the ball and then gets his bat through the zone with good speed. He has some very notable leg strength, and his ability to drive the ball when he connects is obvious, but he also will drift into old habits frequently.
Odom does have a more compact swing than you’d think for a guy of his size, but it’s still not without loop when he goes into his “old” swing, so keeping his focus on that air-it-out swing is key.
Base Running/Fielding
Odom is a plodder on the base paths, so there’s not much there to evaluate. He’s going to be a guy that gets gif’s made of him when he ever gets a major league triple or stolen base, akin to the Chipper reaction on the Brian McCann triple of years ago.
Odom defensively will get dinged as he has below-average “pop” times to second base due to an average arm and average movements moving toward second base. He’s shown to be fairly accurate with his throws, for what that’s worth.
Odom does get high marks defensively in spite of his caught stealing rate, however, as his pitchers love working with him. He sets a very good target due to his size, moves very well laterally, and displays good framing. Odom’s most surprising ability to me is his “speed” in his lateral movement behind the plate, especially to his arm side. For a guy with his lack of speed on the base paths, he shows surprising quickness in movement when he needs to adjust to a pitch needing to be blocked.
Video
Next: Future outlook