Beavers landed in a great organization to help him improve as a hitter. Keith Law in The Athletic has noted: "He makes a sharp move down and slightly back when he begins his swing, and whether you want to call it a hitch or not, it’s not helping him with timing, leading to trouble with breaking stuff and a lot of groundballs because his hands are moving upwards and he gets on top of the ball....if he can work around this swing issue, or some team can smooth it out, he has above-average regular upside thanks to his speed and pitch recognition." Since taking over as Oriole GM in 2018, Mike Elias has overhauled the Orioles' player development systems, including how the team tries to help its prospects improve their swings. Beavers already has a great eye at the plate, which is what the Birds were looking for in all of their position players. A great example is 2019 Oriole draft pick Gunnar Henderson, who has taken in roughly the same spot as Beavers, but has benefitted from working with the team's hitting coaches, and has now risen to AAA and may likely be in the majors by next year. I'm excited to see if Dylan can have the same thing happen to him.
Beavers landed in a great organization to help him improve as a hitter. Keith Law in The Athletic has noted: "He makes a sharp move down and slightly back when he begins his swing, and whether you want to call it a hitch or not, it’s not helping him with timing, leading to trouble with breaking stuff and a lot of groundballs because his hands are moving upwards and he gets on top of the ball....if he can work around this swing issue, or some team can smooth it out, he has above-average regular upside thanks to his speed and pitch recognition." Since taking over as Oriole GM in 2018, Mike Elias has overhauled the Orioles' player development systems, including how the team tries to help its prospects improve their swings. Beavers already has a great eye at the plate, which is what the Birds were looking for in all of their position players. A great example is 2019 Oriole draft pick Gunnar Henderson, who has taken in roughly the same spot as Beavers, but has benefitted from working with the team's hitting coaches, and has now risen to AAA and may likely be in the majors by next year. I'm excited to see if Dylan can have the same thing happen to him.