Condon is a near top-of-the-scale runner who in the past has posted sub-4.00 second bolts from home to first, 80-grade times when he's at his best. Condon is ultra-quick out of the box, someone who takes aggressive turns and looks to turn singles into doubles and doubles into triples. He's at least a 70-grade runner, and someone who could pretty comfortably steal 30-plus bags at the next level.
The bat is where things get more interesting. Most of the criticism in Condon's game has centered on his swing, and while it's unorthodox, he's made it work throughout his amateur career. He sets up from a slightly spread base, loading early onto his back side with a toe tap and pause before firing his hips through the zone. The load and pause can be inconsistent, particularly when a pitcher tries to speed him up, though Condon controls his body well enough to adjust and get the barrel to the baseball. As a whole, his hitches and triggers have calmed themselves down as he's faced better and better pitching, though there will likely always be questions about how the timing mechanisms will work as he climbs his way up the professional ladder.
People can talk about the load and swing all they want, but the hit tool has looked for real so far. You can feel pretty comfortable calling it above-average at this stage, and wouldn't be crazy to slap a 60-grade on it. Condon makes a ton of contact and has impressive adjustability on pitches outside the strike zone. He's a guy who finds the barrel plenty, and has done so against the best arms the country has to offer. This past summer, Condon hit .318 across a healthy 109 plate appearance sample. Even when putting the summer further under a microscope, Condon hit .400 at East Coast Pro, maybe the most competitive event of the circuit, boasting a 10% whiff rate while doing so.
Better still, it's not like Condon's just a bat-to-ball artist, there's some real bat speed too. Even at 5-foot-11, he's flashed above-average raw power in batting practice with exit velocities north of 106 mph. His peak bat speeds with blast motion sit north of 81 mph. Getting to that raw power has been a main struggle for Condon in the past; inflamed ground ball rates on the summer circuit certainly held him back from slugging much. That was something he needed to go out and show improvements on this spring, and Condon has left little to no doubts.
The offensive side of things is exciting, but Condon gets high marks for his defensive work as well, with some thinking he has the makings of a plus defender in center field. His 70-grade wheels help him cover plenty of ground, and he's been up into the mid-90s in workout settings, showcasing at least an above-average arm.
The tools are only one part of the picture. While it's looking more and more like he'll get drafted and paid away from school, Condon is a Tennessee commit who embodies the same attitude and flair that defined some of the best players of the Vitello era. He's one of the most electrifying players to watch in the class, always giving 110% effort with plenty of emotion that shows up on the field. He's a fun player to watch play the game, one who brings energy to whatever field he steps onto. Beyond being a spark plug as a player, Condon is the type of person who can help build a culture, and that's something pro teams are sure to value.
