In education training, teachers are cautioned strongly against defining students by their deficits; the same is not true for prospect evaluation. In a crowded field, it’s easier to separate players by their weaknesses rather than lauding them for their strengths, especially when those strengths are quieter skills. There are some profiles that will always attract: razor-sharp defense at a premium position, a face-melting fastball, and power, always power.
Kyle Seager didn’t have big power at North Carolina and it seems to have trickled into his overall assessment as a player; the word “average” appears more often than you would expect for a player who never hit below .