Baseball recruit question- Jordin Griffin

Baseball America has him as the 66th best HS player in the 2027 draft class. That would make him a top 4-5 rounder on just rankings probably. So he's still considered a big time talent.

Him being ranked 5th in the state by one of the recruiting sites (PBR or PG) speaks more to the talent level in the state for 2027 than any flaws the kid may have. He's getting low level football offers now, which speaks to the type of athleticism that will keep his draft ranking elevated even if his tools are a little slower to come around.

And as you mentioned, if he hits a growth spurt, all bets are off. That would change his football recruiting profile and also boost his draft stock for baseball.

He may be a better football prospect now

Half joking

He’s small, ++speed, hit-first

How are we feeling on him, draft risk wise?

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I randomly came across a class of 2027 Louisiana HS baseball recruiting ranking and saw Griffin was ranked 5th in the state.

Obviously that’s still very high level, but has he not developed into one of the best players in the country? I see he’s still quite small, which isn’t a dealbreaker of course, but maybe he didn’t hit a growth spurt?

It’s interesting because he has a ton of endorsement deals but maybe has fallen off a little as a prospect? Just curious about feedback on him.

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so unfortunately....overall rankings in PBR and PG actually has a lot to do with how much you play their tournaments. Example is jordin is top 10 nationally in PG, only #4 in state on PBR, yet top 100 in baseball america

lawton littleton is not even ranked in PG, yet is #1 in the state for PBR.

now i do think pbr and baseball america do a better job overall with rankings usually than PG but its pretty close.

with Jordin specifically, he has all the tools, not huge but has ++ bat speed, speed on the bases and a pretty good arm. strong AF too. so it a little bit of a ding on him because of height. thats why you see him ranked like that

littleton....needs to add 25-35 lbs to reach full potential. he is ranked like he is because of the potential that is there.

PBR also ways HS baseball more heavily than PG. Jordin has done great against better competition like he will see in college but has struggled last year at times at Barbe. He is in a great place mentally though and has matured a ton...I expect him to have a monster year. Thing with both of them, but especially Jordin....is he is the hardest working kid that we will sign. Up every morning at 5am to get his lift in. 2 hours of hitting after football practice. hitting 5 days a week during football season etc.

dude has crazy crazy workethic

2027 Louisiana class is elite

Yes, they're twins.

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All the talent in the world, attitude needs work.

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no it doesnt, you have zero clue. have you ever spoken to him ever? one of the best kids personally you will ever meet. He doesnt get in trouble, makes great grades, leader on the team but mainly just quite kid who works his arse off every day

you will never ever here of him getting in trouble

but let me guess, you didnt like how he walked back to the dugout after a strikeout or how he had his head down after a walk.

clueless

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but let me guess, you didnt like how he walked back to the dugout after a strikeout or how he had his head down after a walk.

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It’s prob the pigment of his skin

He reminds me of Xavier Paul. But prob not quite as toolsy due to the power. Xavier was a 4th rd pick. Griffin is just so small for a top prospect. Not sure how high he could go out of HS.

With a great college career like say Enrique bradfield, he could get paid more after showing what he can do on a bigger stage.