Hudson Potts   Third Base - Second Base

       
 
Born: October 28, 1998
Birthplace: Southlake, TX
Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 1st round, 2016 by SD
How Acquired: Acquired from San Diego with Jeisson Rosario for Mitch Moreland (Aug. 2020)
College: (Texas A&M commit)
High School: Carroll (TX)
   

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Pronunciation: -
First Pro Contract: June 26, 2016 (SD)
Signing Scout: Matt Schaffner
Signing Bonus: $1,000,000
   
Pro Debut: June 20, 2016 (AZL Padres)
MLB Debut: -
   
Twitter: -
Instagram: @huddypotts

Signed with Atlanta (December 2022)
 
 
 
 
 
     
  Scouting Report & Links      
         
  Physical Description: Large, sturdy frame. Looks the part, well proportioned. Minimal remaining projection. Below-average athlete, on the stiff side.

Hit: Starts slightly open with his hands by his shoulders. Utilizes a leg lift timing device. Swing is on the stiff side. Below-average bat speed and length in swing cause him to have a lot of trouble catching up with high fastballs. Pitch recognition is below-average. Struggles especially with quality breaking balls. Will take a walk on occasion, but approach needs refinement. Lot of swing-and-miss in his game, especially on pitches within the zone. Will be tested by more advanced pitching and has to show he can hit velocity. When he makes contact, hits the ball very hard. Potential well below-average hit tool.

Power: Plus raw power. Power is primarily to the pull side, but will flash all-fields power on occasion. Hits the ball hard, but could stand to add more loft to his swing. Has the potential for solid-average in-game power, capable of hitting 25 home runs a year in his peak. How his power actualizes will depend on how his hit tool develops.

Run: Well below-average runner. Not a part of his game.

Field: Soft hands, but lacks fluidity in the field. Can make the routine plays at third base, but struggles to move laterally and has below average range. Does not seem to read the ball off the bat well and has slow reactions. Looks better suited for first base or left field and saw more time at first base than third in 2022, shifting almost full-time to first in the second half. Potential below-average defender at third base and fringy at first base.
  Arm: Above-average arm, plenty for third base.

Career
Notes: Known as Hudson Sanchez until 2016, when he took his stepfather's last name. Signed for more than $1 million under slot with San Diego in 2016. Was advanced aggressively through the minors by the Padres, reaching Double-A at age 19 in his second full season. Traded along with Jeisson Rosario for Mitch Moreland at the 2020 trade deadline and reported to the Alternate Training Site. Was on the roster at the 2020 Fall Instructional League but did not participate in games. Was added to the 40-man roster in November 2020 to protect him from selection in the Rule 5 Draft after 40-man logjam in San Diego was part of what made him available. Missed the first month of the 2021 season with an oblique injury suffered in Major League Spring Training. Was designated for assignment during spring training in 2022 and cleared waivers. Missed two-and-a-half weeks of July 2022 with an undisclosed injury.

Summation: Potential power-first minor league depth bat. Ceiling of an organizational bat first player. Biggest question mark is whether he can hit enough to tap into his power potential. Has to refine his hit tool and cut some of the swing-and-miss out of his game. Took a step back after being aggressively promoted to Double-A. Although initially extremely young for the league, has continued to struggle with high-minors pitching.

Links
Video from Pawtucket (9.7.2020)
Scouting Report Update (3.8.2021)
Scouting Report Update (3.13.2022)
 
   
     
    Hitting Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so sb cs avg obp slg ops
2016 AZL Padres Ariz Rk SD 17 43 183 35 54 12 2 1 21 73 9 34 8 4 0.295 0.333 0.399 0.732
  2016 Tri-City Dust Devils Nwst A- SD 17 16 60 7 14 0 1 0 6 16 9 13 2 1 0.233 0.352 0.267 0.619
  2017 Fort Wayne TinCaps Midw A SD 18 125 491 67 124 23 4 20 69 215 23 140 0 1 0.253 0.293 0.438 0.731
  2018 Lake Elsinore Storm Calif A+ SD 19 106 406 66 114 35 1 17 58 202 37 112 3 1 0.281 0.350 0.498 0.848
  2018 San Antonio Missions Tex AA SD 19 22 78 5 12 0 0 2 5 18 10 33 1 0 0.154 0.258 0.231 0.489
  2019 AZL Padres Ariz Rk SD 20 4 12 3 8 1 0 1 6 12 0 3 0 0 0.667 0.692 1.000 1.692
  2019 Amarillo Sod Poodles Tex AA SD 20 107 409 56 93 23 1 16 59 166 32 128 3 1 0.227 0.290 0.406 0.696
  2020 Season Cancelled --- --- Bos 21 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2021 Portland Sea Dogs DNE AA Bos 22 78 281 33 61 18 0 11 47 112 16 100 0 0 0.217 0.264 0.399 0.662
2022 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 23 75 269 36 63 17 0 14 44 122 24 92 1 0 0.234 0.299 0.454 0.753
2022 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 23 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0.200 0.333 0.400 0.733
  2023 Augusta GreenJackets Car A Atl 24 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
  2023 Mississippi Sou AA Atl 24 72 238 21 38 12 0 8 27 74 30 116 0 0 0.160 0.258 0.311 0.569
   
     
  Advanced Stats & Splits
   
     
  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  Midwest League All-Star (2017)
Midwest League Player of the Week (August 14-20, 2017)
California League Seaon-End All-Star (2018)
  2021 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star  
   

   
     
 
 
 
     
 
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