Tim Tebow worked out in front of 42 MLB scouts, and the results were very mixed
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Former Heisman Trophy winner and aspiring professional baseball player Tim Tebow worked out in front of 42 MLB scouts on Tuesday in California, where he took batting practice, shagged fly balls, and more.
The results were fairly average.
Tebow, who played for four NFL teams between 2010 and 2015 and struggled with throwing the football, announced earlier this month that he was transitioning from football to baseball. The 29-year-old hasn't played organized baseball since high school.
Here are the highlights from his workout:
His speed was average:
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/770684985036591104
for what it's worth, 6.7-6.9 in 60-yard dash is around Major League average, three scouts had Tim Tebow at exactly 6.76
His throws were decent:
He could catch fly balls:
He hit for power during batting practice:
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/770699589120724992
Tebow has hit some major bombs. Here's one of at least four into, or over, the trees in right. pic.twitter.com/vmxYgoA817
But against an MLB pitcher throwing a range of pitches, he didn't do as well:
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/770703660917469184
Tim Tebow faced former Major League, Chad Smith, for live pitching; 1-for-5, single, walk, three groundout, one shallow fly to LF
Some scouts were impressed, ranking him on scouts' 20-80 scale:
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/770710582731255808
NL scout on gave serious praise to Tim Tebow, "That raw power is irreplaceable," asked him to grade his power, "80"
Others, less so:
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/770713701968072705
AL scout was impressed by Tim Tebow's raw power too, but didn't have as high-grade when asked, "Wrote him down 65 raw, probably 55 in-game."
In all, it sounds like Tebow did fine. Whether his workout translates to an actual MLB offer remains to be seen.
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