The tools are there...can he put them together in-game this season?

The talent was on full display for Jay Allen II during his final season at John Carroll Catholic High School in 2021, and it propelled him to being the 30th player selected in the 2021 MLB Draft. He promptly backed that up by posting a .997 OPS in small-sample Arizona Complex League play, in which time he swiped 14 bags in 19 games.

That paired with plus CF defense pushed him all the way up to #6 in last year’s...

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