Marek Houston - Prospect Profile

Tyler Jennings - Just Baseball - March 24th: "His plate discipline is pristine and features little warts. He has some of the best contact rates in the class and he stays inside the zone, slapping the ball to the all fields. He’ll utilize his fantastic speed on the basepaths, as well, as he’s recorded times to first base around 4.15 seconds."

Prep Baseball Draft HQ - March 19th: "Moreover, the K rate’s gone down even more (9.3%) while the walk rate’s risen (15.7%), but it’s really the enhanced batted-ball profile that’s boosted his draft stock considerably, now feeling like a much more impactful offensive asset at the pro level."

Carlos Collazo - Baseball America - March 10th: "I was curious how early Houston would come off the board. We wrote about his increased power a few weeks ago, and if you think he’s going to get to average game power with wood, it’s a fairly well-rounded profile and a near lock to stick at shortstop. Hard to argue with that."

Keith Law - The Athletic - March 4th: "Houston is one of the best defensive shortstops in the class, and if he shows more with the stick this year he could jump into the top 10-15 of the first round. He rarely swings and misses, especially at strikes, but doesn’t hit the ball hard at all, with a 90th percentile EV last year just over 99 mph."

Kiley McDaniel - ESPN - February 21st: "The 6-foot-3 shortstop, who is a plus runner and defender, looks to have turned the corner offensively with an OPS over 1.700 and three home runs in his first five games. He might be in the first tier in another month, with one scout comparing him to Dansby Swanson."

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