He’s only 21 years old, but 2025 feels like a maker or break year for Elijah Green, his former fifth overall pick. Despite his draft pedigree, Green is no longer a top 20 prospect in the Nationals system. This fall from grace is due to his inability to contact him.
Elijah Green is at the top of the list of national outlooks I support. He is a charismatic kid and he seems to be working very hard. His dad is too Great follow On social media, if Green makes a big league, he becomes a viral star.
It’s easy to see why Green was the top five pick in the 2022 draft. He has almost all the tools. The Green was fiery highway, and last year it stole 39 bases at low A. He has the power of a light tower and produces the highest exit speeds in the minor leagues. Green hit a home run 116 mph Last year I’ve been away from the bat. Big Center Fielders also provide excellent defense. He also has a cannon for the arm to register 15 outfield assists The last two seasons.
However, there is one major problem that could completely derail greening. That he can’t come into contact with. He hit 40% of the time Each of his last two seasons is low A. This is just unacceptable and if this doesn’t change, he won’t create a big league. Green has so many talents and is such a free-athlete, but his contacts need to be improved.
Green doesn’t have to be a Daniel Murphy type contact savant to succeed. All he has to do is put the strikeout under some control. He was able to find an effective way to get ahead of time by over 30% at the major league level. But even achieving that is very questionable.
If he succeeds based on his first two pro seasons, Green must be an outlier. He really has a 20th grade hit tool now. But if Joey Gallo finds a way to become a productive pro for years, Green still has hope. He is still very young and very talented. He seems like a great kid and knows where he needs to improve, so he feels it’s mean to pile up his lack of contact. But this is a green story.
If contact doesn’t improve, he may be one of the former professional players who try their hands in soccer. He was such an athlete, and his father was a tight end in the Pro Bowl. But we are not at that point yet. There’s still a way for Green to become a Michael A-Taylor type player. He is an incredible, powerful athlete who is frustrated at the plate.
Despite his struggle at Low A, Nats will probably give him a shot at High-A and give him a change of scenery. It’s like a green sink or swimming season. For him, almost everything is athleticism, strength, personality, and he just needs to come into contact with him.
