OF/1B Henry Ford (@UVABaseball) is one of the premier Sophomore-eligible bats in this year's Draft. Made a sizable impact as a Freshman to the tune of a .336/.409/.597 slash line with 13 2B, 17 HRs and 69 RBIs across 61 games. Was a First Team Freshman All-American and earned an invitation to Team USA's Collegiate National Team. Ford has an impressive build at 6'5" and 220-lbs. Certainly looks the part, big league body. Somewhat unique setup in the box, in which he has a bit of a wide stance. Ford sits pretty deep in his base and has a medium-high handset with the bat almost completely horizontal above his back shoulder. Minimal load, but a high leg lift leads into a small stride. For someone of his stature, Ford does a nice job of staying connected in his swing and taking a relatively direct path to contact. Average bat speed, Ford rotates well and really finishes his swing. Plenty of forearm strength. Above-average bat-to-ball skills, and last year had an overall IZ contact rate of 87% (including 91% against FB). Some trouble at times picking up spin out of the hand, which has led to some IZ miss on the outer-1/2 and some chase away and down. Also gets a little trigger happy with elevated FB. Ford can drive the ball from gap-to-gap, but he has a pull-oriented approach. Shoring up his pitch recognition skills and swing decisions will help maximize his hit tool. 50 hit. As mentioned, Ford has shown he can drive the baseball into either gap with authority. Regularly generates quality contact, the best of which comes to the pull side. Max EV last year was 112.4, including a 90th-percentile EV of 106.2. Most of his HR power has come to the PS, but he has muscled a few out to the opposite field. Power is a 55 for me. After spending all of last year at 1B, Ford this spring will man RF. His move to the OF has been a point of focus this fall and I'll be curious to see how he looks out there. Ford has an above-average arm, but I'm most interested in the instincts and route running. Regardless of where he ends up positionally (showing he can play a pro RF would certainly help), you're buying Ford's bat. Day 1 profile this July. (📽️: @UVABaseball)