Oak Grove High School outfielder Eric "EJ" Booth Jr. has a chance to be special. An elite athlete with the polish at the plate to supplement his tools, Booth can do things on the diamond few can match. A Vanderbilt commit, it's unlikely professional organizations will let him sniff Nashville, Tennessee.
Before looking under the hood, let's first examine the baseball card. Across 34 games in the biggest and brightest showcases the country can offer, Booth has logged 106 plate appearances slashing .250/.406/.369 with two homers. While the slash line isn't jaw-dropping, the underlying metrics suggest he's been the victim of some bad luck.
Booth has hit the ball hard this summer, however line drives and fly balls he's hit have resulted in a batting average barely north of .300. His 18 fly balls have resulted in just four hits, two of which left the yard. The average BABIP for …