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Philies 2019 draft preview: Josh Jung, 3B

Jung is a 6’2” 215 lbs right handed hitter who is in his 3rd year playing 3rd base for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He was named Big 12 Freshman of the year in 2017 after slashing .306/.395/.453. His Sophmore year was even better as he cut his K rate (which was already reasonably good for a Freshman) boosted his power and showed impressive plate discipline.

We’ll cover the bad tool first: he’s slow. Not clog the bases slow, but pretty solidly below average. His range at Third does somewhat reflect that and while he has an easy plus arm and gets to everything he should he doesn’t look terribly athletic doing any of it.