The Boston Herald’s Michael Silverman recently caught up with some major league scouts to gather their opinions on Betts and Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Silverman found that while scouts really like both players, they absolutely love Betts, whose physical ability is off the charts.
“When you’re talking Mookie Betts, you’re talking a Deion Sanders-type of athlete,” one scout told Silverman. “Xander’s an athlete, too, but it’s tough to compare him to Mookie because Mookie’s so good.
“Xander’s that normal, loose athletic-bodied kid, but Mookie, I would say Mookie’s going to reach the All-Star stage before Xander does.