Scouting grades 20–80
45Hit
50Power
65Run
50Field
55Arm
Dugan has had quite the mixed results throughout his high school career as a whole. As a Junior at Lipscomb Academy, Dugan hit .447 with 9 homeruns and 22 stolen bases en route to a state title. It looked like Dugan was due for a breakout summer, but what followed where some struggles. He ended the 2025 summer circuit hitting just .086 across 58 plate appearences, with little to no slug present on his baseball card. The summer may be discouraging, but Dugan's raw traits make him one of the more polarizing prospects in the class.
At the plate, Dugan features a smooth, compact left handed swing. He has ultra-strong hands at impact, and can make tight turns on pitches thrown towards the inner half. That being said, his swing can get stiff at times, limiting his adjustability, and he can get lungy with his front side. These issues led to poor bat-to-ball metrics as a whole across the summer circuit, aswell as a high strikeout rate. Dugan has some things to iron out with the hit tool, that's for sure, but as we mentioned the raw athletic traits here are undeniable. Dugan posseses 70 grade bat speed from the left side of plate that lands towards the top part of the 2026 class as a whole. That's pretty scary considering there's still room for good muscle to be added onto the 6 foot 2 inch frame. Dugan's force plate testing - elite, not to mention he's also bordering on 70 grade run times aswell. It's freakish raw tools, to where hit tool strides in the right direction could send him soaring up draft boards.
Dugan is an average defender with footwork that projects better for third or second base as he continues to fill out. He's got above average arm strength that should play anywhere in the field. Dugan has a lot of lingering questions in his profile, but you'd be hard pressed to find this type of clay at the prep level. It's a high risk/high reward pick that could pay off really well for a team with a strong development sytem.
