Future Milwaukee Brewer Keston Hiura has been named the best second base prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline.
Of the ten prospects on the list, Hiura stands out for having the top hit and power rankings of the bunch. His 70-grade hit tool is tied for Luis Urias, while no one else matches his 60-grade power.
While the Brewers’ top prospect grades out exceptionally for his hit and power tools, he has just a 50-grade for his run and fielding grade, and a 45 for his arm.
Pipeline showers Hiura’s ability with praise, saying that:
Hiura’s swing is a thing of beauty, as he combines explosive bat speed and good physical strength with tremendous bat-to-ball skills and barrel awareness.