Scouting grades 20–80
40Hit
60Power
55Run
50Field
60Arm
Veras is one of the more physically imposing high school bats you’ll find in any draft class, point blank period. He’s a man amongst boys, standing at 6 foot 6, 225 pounds, with huge strength spread throughout the entire frame. The physical traits here are matched by few.
That strength translates directly into the batter’s box, where Veras has some of the most potent raw power out of anyone in the class. His bat speed has been measured at slightly north of 87 mph at its peak, considered an elite number. To pair, he’s been clocked with exit velocities north of 110 mph at times with a metal bat in his hands. It’s true slugger traits.
Where Veras currently lacks heavily in his offensive game is with his bat-to-ball skills and approach. He’s been well known as a guy whose strikeout rates can get inflamed, as he can get overly aggressive and generally miss pitches served into the zone at a much higher rate than one would like. His 2025 summer circuit encompassed just that. Veras’s whiff and chase rates as a whole were well below average; he struggled with pitches inside and outside the zone alike. Veras has plenty of raw power, there’s no denying that; the question moving forward will just be: can he hit enough to get to that power?
Veras has some pretty exciting tools on the defensive side of the ball as well. He’s an above-average runner despite the physical frame, who’s bordered on plus run times, and has been clocked up to 98 mph from the outfield. It likely ends up in right field when it’s all said and done.
