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2018 Midwest Prospect Showcase
Tom Rutter is a 2019 3B/UT with a 5-9 175 lb. frame from Downers Grove, IL who attends Downers Grove South. Medium frame with an athletic build. Ran a 7.10 sixty-yard dash. Primary third baseman with deliberate footwork while ranging for and surrounding the baseball. Plays below the baseball while funneling and worked through exchange quickly. Created on line carry across the infield topping at 81 miles per hour. Right handed hitter with a slightly crouched, slightly open stance and simple front side trigger. Works to contact with rotational lower half actions. Clean hand path to baseball and worked through extension on a slightly lifted plane. Looked to throw barrel head to baseball and connect out front. Primarily worked to the middle of the field and pull side gap. Flashed some strength to the pull side gap when on time and squared. Very good student as well.