 Danny Worth (Christian Petersen/Getty)
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Biographical Data | |
| Player Name: | Danny Worth |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| School: | Pepperdine University |
| School Type: | College |
| Academic Class: | Junior |
| Birthdate: | 09/30/85 |
| Height: | 6'1" |
| Weight: | 165 lbs. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Report Date(s): | 04/17/07 |
| Game(s): | UCLA |
Focus Area |
Comments |
| Hitting Ability: | While Worth is not known for his offensive ability, he has made a lot of improvement with the bat this year, doing a better job of using the whole field. He's a tough out who hits line droves gap-to-gap. |
| Power: | He has no real power outside of the ability to spray line-drive doubles. |
| Running Speed: | Worth is an average runner, at best. |
| Arm Strength: | His arm strength is average, but he has an extremely quick exchange to make up for it. |
| Arm Accuracy: | He has a very accurate arm. |
| Fielding: | Worth is as sure-handed as they come. Any ball he gets to is an out. |
| Range: | Worth doesn't have outstanding range, particularly in the hole, but he has tremendous instincts and cheats to that side to make up for it. |
| Physical Description: | Worth fits the mold of a slender defensive-minded shortstop. |
| Medical Update: | Healthy. |
| Strengths: | His glove. Worth is a vacuum at short and might be the most sure-handed shortstop in the draft. |
| Weaknesses: | While he's iimproved with the bat, it's definitely behind the glove. He'll never be more than a glove-first spray hitter. |
| Summary: | College shortstops who can catch the ball are usually in high demand and often in short supply, so Worth should get plenthy of attention. He's very sure-handed and has tremendous defensive instincts. He's become a better hitter this year, with good plate discipline and a shorter swing that's allowed him to spray the ball to all fields. But it's his glove that will carry him. |