| 212 | Jon Gaston | OF | Jr. | L-R | 6-0 | 206 |
| Arizona | Boise, Idaho | Giants ’05 (20) | 10/13/1986 |
SCOUTING REPORT (3/1):
Gaston, an Idaho high school product, could be a significant draft selection in June but may be almost an afterthought on his own team as Arizona has a deep, talented roster. He has all the tools scouts look for in a corner outfielder with speed, arm strength and the ability to hit with wood from the left side—both for power and average. As a sophomore, he hit .319-6-33. He’s played regularly in right field for the Wildcats the last two years but wouldn’t feel out of place in center. The knock on Gaston is his size. He’s listed at 6-feet, but may actually be closer to 5-11. He overcomes his lack of size with a strong, powerful frame. He showed a lot of power with wood in the fall, though his power didn’t evolve last summer in the Cape Cod League before he was sent home for disciplinary reasons. Scouts say if Gaston can produce big power and stolen base numbers this spring, he could be a third-to fifth-rounder; otherwise, he probably falls in the sixth- to 10th-round range.
Gaston是愛德華高中的畢業生，他可能是在選秀會上受到注目的一個新秀，雖然他在亞利桑那那群充滿天份的隊友中並不是非常亮眼． 他滿足所有球探隊左右外野手的要求條件，速度，臂力，和木棒的左打能力(不論是power或是維持高打擊率)． 大二他留下了.319 6HR 33RBI的成績． 他過去兩年都擔任隊上的右外野手，不過偶而客串一下中外野． 他最大的劣勢在他的身高，資料上是寫6呎不過事實上可能只有5呎11吋． 不過他強壯的體格克服了他身高的劣勢． 雖然在夏天CCL的時候在他因為紀律問題被送回家之前沒留下好成績，但他在秋天的時候展現出驚人的木棒打擊力量． 球探表示如果他今年春天可以展現出他的power和盜壘能力，有機會在第三到五輪被選上，否則他會掉到5-10輪．
—ALLAN SIMPSON
UPDATE (5/15):
Gaston did little to improve his draft position this season until a late-season surge at the plate lifted his average to .307 (through mid-May). He also had 11 homers and 12 stolen bases, but his 42 strikeouts and general inability to make frequent contact remain an obstacle in his overall development as a hitter. Gaston is not as graceful or athletic as Arizona center fielder T.J. Steele, but he runs and throws average, and his lefthanded bat has the potential to be an effective weapon.—AS
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