Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on Infielder Anfernee Seymour

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Seymour is listed at 5’11 and 165 pounds. He’s a switch-hitter and throws right-handed.

Hitting

Seymour is certainly legit in his listed build, as he is quite lean. He runs very well out of the box when he is bunting, but he swings as if he is trying to put the ball over the fence, though he has nowhere near the power to consider doing that. He often swings so hard that he tangles up his feet, and I noted more than once when he hit a shot in the infield that his high-end speed could have beat out for an infield single, but he was so caught up in his own feet that he stumbled initially out of the box and was thrown out.

As a switch-hitter, Seymour definitely has a more major league capable swing from the right hand side. That really hurts Seymour, as the majority of pitchers he sees are right-handed, meaning he’s typically taking swings from his worse side. He has a lot of wrist load in his lefty swing, though as hard as he swings, he often has released his hips in his swings before he gets the bat through the zone.

I would wonder about Seymour’s ability to handle hitting just right-handed, but that also takes away one step toward first that he could have from the left-handed box.

Seymour is a very solid bunter, and he could bunt his way on base fairly frequently with minimal work on his directional bunting.

Base Running/Fielding

Seymour is all about speed. He’s a true 80-grade runner, and I’d argue that he very well could be the fastest pure runner in the entire organization. However, as many know, just because you can run fast doesn’t mean you’re adept on the bases. Seymour seems better at stealing bases than when he has to use instincts to take an extra base. That is why you don’t see more extra bases, even with his ridiculous speed.

Seymour seems at home when taking off for a stolen base, and his speed can make up for a bad read, frankly. I noted a number of bad jumps, but his speed overcame the initial jump and he was still safe for a steal.

Seymour’s speed allows him to get to plenty of balls, but his initial instincts at short aren’t all that great. He has smooth hands, but his arm is probably more average than anything. I think he’d probably be best-suited to second base in the infield or moving to center field. I do like his hands in the infield, so I think second might be the best long-term fit for Seymour.

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