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South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 81: Tate Blackman

Tate Blackman
6´0´´
200 pounds
Bats: Right
Age: 24
SSS rank among all second basemen in the system: 5

Taken out of Ole Miss in the 13th round of the 2017 draft, second baseman Tate Blackman was signed for a $100,000 bonus and reported to Great Falls, where he adjusted to professional baseball quickly and produced a respectable .245 batting average and .359 on-base percentage, with five HR in 49 games.

During the offseason after being drafted, Blackman he made some significant swing changes with his personal guru Brandon Brewer, who serves as a volunteer assistant with the Stetson University baseball program.