Schwarber has been a power and on-base machine since his days at Middletown. Scouts liked his bat and his approach and noted his arm strength, but he was also a 6-foot, 215-pounder with questions about whether he could receive well enough to stay behind the plate.
That scouting report rings true today, but an all-bat high schooler with a less-than-sculpted body is going to have to prove himself in college before he gets paid. Recruited regionally but not nationally, Schwarber opted to attend Indiana.
He started from day one with the Hoosiers, hitting .300/.390/.513 with eight homers in 2012.