South Side Sox · Jun 1, 2019
South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 8: Blake Rutherford
Tiffany Wintz/South Side Sox Blake Rutherford
6´3´´
195 pounds
Bats: Left
Age: 21
2018 SSS Top Prospect ranking: 9
SSS rank among all right fielders in the system: 2
All Rutherford did in his senior season with Chaminade Prep H.S. (Canoga Park, Calif.) was slash .577/.676/.706 with 13 doubles, one triple, and hit four homers in 102 at-bats. At the time of the 2016 MLB draft, scouting reports were glowing: Keith Law said Rutherford had a “unique combination of hit and power and has shown an ability to spray well-hit balls to all fields,” while Baseball America wrote “some scouts see him as a potential power-hitting center fielder in the Jim Edmonds mold.”