South Side Sox · Mar 21, 2021
2021 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 29: James Beard
Sean Williams/South Side Sox Center Fielder
5´10´´
170 pounds
Age: 20
SSS rank among all center fielders in the system: 2
2021 SSS Top Prospect Vote: 26
2020 SSHP Top Prospect Ranking: 20
James Beard dominated as an outfielder for Loyd Star High School in Brookhaven, Miss. in 2019. In 27 games, he slashed an impressive .429/.626/.1000 with eight doubles, one triple, 10 homers, 30 RBIs, 46 runs, 31 walks (29.0%) and 10 strikeouts (9.3%) while being perfect in 26 stolen base attempts.