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Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 55 | Run: 60 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40 

Pinckney has gradually gotten better during four years at Alabama, going from redshirting in 2020 to earning second-team all-Southeastern Conference recognition in 2023. He has some of the best all-around tools in college baseball's top league and could sneak into the top five rounds after going undrafted a year ago. He helped his cause by going 3-for-3 with a home run in an April matchup against Louisiana State's Paul Skenes, the top pitcher in the Draft. 

The key to Pinckney's improvement has been adopting a more disciplined approach, though he still struggles to make consistent contact against non-fastballs. He has a quick right-handed swing along with plenty of strength and leverage in his 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame. He does a good job of using the entire field and his solid power plays from gap to gap. 

Pinckney has plus speed and can get from home to first base in less than four seconds on a drag bunt. Including summer ball, he has stolen 43 bases in 49 attempts during the last three years. He saw more time in right field than center with the Crimson Tide, but he has the solid range and instincts to play up the middle as well as a strong arm. 

Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 50 | Run: 60 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

Pinckney showed steady improvement over his four years with Alabama and saw his big breakout come as a redshirt junior last year, earning Second-team All-SEC honors with his .339/.442/.648 line and 18 homers in 64 games. Ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 216 Draft prospect, the Nationals liked him enough to select him in the fourth round in July and signed him for below slot at $500,000. He kept up his momentum by being one of the best post-Draft performers in his class, slashing .321/.415/.457 with four homers and 11 steals in 41 games across four levels, topping out at Double-A.

Although Pinckney has grown more patient and cut down on his chase rate from 2022 to '23, he gave some evaluators pre-Draft concerns about his ability to hit non-fastballs with a 43 percent miss rate on swings against breakers and offspeed pitches. He did manage to keep the strikeouts slightly more in check on the pro side, but a lot of the wood bat contact came on the ground (63.2 percent). He still has the strength to be a 15-homer threat in the pros.

The 6-foot-3 outfielder has the plus speed to impact the running game and man center field. The issue is that he was drafted into the same organization as Dylan Crews and James Wood -- each of whom has superstar potential in the middle of the grass. To prepare for this, the Nats got Pinckney more time in right field, where his arm can certainly play. Whether his issues with soft stuff return or are things of the past will determine if he can carve out an everyday role in that corner.

Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 55 | Run: 60 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40 

Pinckney gradually got better during four years at Alabama, going from redshirting in 2020 to earning second-team all-Southeastern Conference recognition in 2023. He had some of the best all-around tools in college baseball's top league and worked his way into becoming the Nationals’ fourth-round pick in July. He helped his cause by going 3-for-3 with a home run in an April matchup against Louisiana State's Paul Skenes, the top pitcher in the Draft. 

The key to Pinckney's improvement was adopting a more disciplined approach, though he still struggles to make consistent contact against non-fastballs. He has a quick right-handed swing along with plenty of strength and leverage in his 6-foot-3, 215-pound frame. He does a good job of using the entire field, and his solid power plays from gap to gap. 

Pinckney has plus speed and can get from home to first base in less than four seconds on a drag bunt. Including summer ball, he stole 43 bases in 49 attempts during his last three years of collegiate play. He saw more time in right field than center with the Crimson Tide, but he has the solid range and instincts to play up the middle as well as a strong arm.

Awards

EAS Player of the Week

Week	Team
05/19/2024

CAR Player of the Week

Week	Team
08/06/2023

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/27/2024	OF Andrew Pinckney assigned to Rochester Red Wings from Harrisburg Senators.
	03/07/2024	Washington Nationals Prospects activated OF Andrew Pinckney.
	02/25/2024	OF Andrew Pinckney roster status changed by Washington Nationals.
	02/25/2024	OF Andrew Pinckney assigned to Washington Nationals.
	09/12/2023	OF Andrew Pinckney assigned to Harrisburg Senators from Wilmington Blue Rocks.
	09/12/2023	Harrisburg Senators activated OF Andrew Pinckney.
	08/22/2023	OF Andrew Pinckney assigned to Wilmington Blue Rocks from Fredericksburg Nationals.
	08/22/2023	Wilmington Blue Rocks activated OF Andrew Pinckney.
	08/01/2023	OF Andrew Pinckney assigned to Fredericksburg Nationals from FCL Nationals.
	07/29/2023	OF Andrew Pinckney assigned to FCL Nationals.
	07/17/2023	Washington Nationals signed OF Andrew Pinckney.
	06/21/2023	College Workout activated OF Andrew Pinckney.
	06/21/2023	OF Andrew Pinckney assigned to College Workout.