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Chart: McCutchen's five tools

July 12, 2014 at 10:26PM
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen (22) holds Chicago Cubs Ryan Kalish, foreground, at second after catching a line drive by Cubs' Emilio Bonifacio in the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) ORG XMIT: PAKS104
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen (22) holds Chicago Cubs Ryan Kalish, foreground, at second after catching a line drive by Cubs' Emilio Bonifacio in the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) ORG XMIT: PAKS104 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

McCutchen's tools

The 20-80 grading scale is what major league scouts use, with 20 being worst and 80 being best. A score of 50 is considered major league average; a promising prospect should be above average in at least two tools. The following are Andrew McCutchen's ratings from an anonymous MLB scout:

Batting

60

Speed

60

Power

60

Defense

65

Arm

60


Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen (22) bats during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Pittsburgh Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The Orioles won 9-2. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP115
Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen (22) bats during the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Pittsburgh Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The Orioles won 9-2. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP115 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen slides but can't come up with the catch on a eleventh inning double by Arizona Diamondbacks' Xavier Nady during a baseball game in Pittsburgh Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The Pirates won in twelve innings 3-2 with McCutchen hitting a walk-off homer. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP109
Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen slides but can't come up with the catch on a eleventh inning double by Arizona Diamondbacks' Xavier Nady during a baseball game in Pittsburgh Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The Pirates won in twelve innings 3-2 with McCutchen hitting a walk-off homer. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP109 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen (22) hits a solo home run off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Alfredo Simon during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP107
Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen (22) hits a solo home run off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Alfredo Simon during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ORG XMIT: PAGP107 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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