Looking at the 2015 Draft: 22nd Best Prospect

Continuing our look at the 2015 MLB First Year Players Draft we take a look at the #22 ranked prospect expected to enter the draft. As always we will include the mini scouting report from MLB.com as we introduce the #22 prospect, Chris Betts. Betts is a catching prospects from Wilson High School in California. 

Here is the write up from MLB.com:

Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 60 | Run: 20 | Arm: 55 | Field: 45 | Overall: 50

Wilson High in Long Beach, Calif., has a richer history than most prep programs, boasting a Hall of Famer (Bob Lemon), another player deserving of Cooperstown consideration (Bobby Grich), a No. 1 overall pick and MVP (Jeff Burroughs), 14 big leaguers and four first-round picks (most recently, Aaron Hicks). As a potential catcher with power and arm strength, Betts could become Wilson's fifth first-rounder.

Regardless of what position he plays, Betts has one of the more interesting high school bats in the 2015 class. He makes hard contact from the left side of the plate and has above-average power potential. The Tennessee recruit repeatedly delivered extra-base hits and some of the hardest-hit balls at the top events on the showcase circuit during the summer.

Betts' pure arm strength also grades as a plus, though a long release and a lack of quickness mean he doesn't always get the most out of it. He'll always be a below-average runner, but he impressed scouts by showing up in better shape for the World Wood Bat Association World Championship in October. That should help in his efforts to improve his receiving and mobility behind the plate.

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22. Chris Betts
23. James Kaprielian
24. Jake Lemoine
25. Beau Burrows
26. Richie Martin
27. Kyle Tucker
28. D.J. Stewart