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Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 50 | Run: 60 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45

Scouts coming to Cal’s campus for some baseball in 2024, they can get a 2-for-1 deal. Catcher Caleb Lomavita might be the star attraction as a potential first-rounder, but evaluators also get the bonus of seeing Green’s considerable tools in action as well, many of which were on display in a sophomore season that saw him hit 14 homers and swipe 29 bags before playing for Team USA over the summer. It’s been more of the same as a junior, complete with concerns about his hit tool.

Green possesses an exciting power-speed combination, but enthusiasm is dampened by his propensity to swing-and-miss. There’s a ton of raw pop for him to tap into, and while he started turning on pitches and hitting balls out to his pull side as a sophomore, the left-handed hitter might be at his best when he lets the ball travel and he drives it the opposite way, something he was doing more of this fall. There was hope that was a sign of an improved hit tool, but his strikeout rate has continued to hover over 31 percent as it did during his first two years of college. His unorthodox mechanics at the plate -- he doesn’t use his lower half – have continued to hamper him.

Green is an easily plus runner, the kind of long strider who is even better underway. That helps him cover a lot of ground and could give him a chance to play center field, though some scouts think he might be better suited to left, and he’s worked hard to build his arm strength from well below average in high school to average now. There’s still a lot of ceiling here, but many teams will be scared off about his lack of consistent contact.

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

Scouts coming to Cal’s campus for some baseball in 2024 got a 2-for-1 deal. Catcher Caleb Lomavita was the start attraction, taken No. 39 overall by the Nationals. But evaluators also got the bonus of seeing Green’s considerable tools in action as well. He followed up a sophomore season that saw him hit 14 homers and swipe 29 bags before playing for Team USA over the summer with another double digits homer/steals showing, albeit with hit tool concerns. The raw tools were enough for the A’s to take him and sign him for an over-slot $1 million in the fourth round.

Green possesses an exciting power-speed combination, but enthusiasm is dampened by his propensity to swing-and-miss. There’s a ton of raw pop for him to tap into, and while he started turning on pitches and hitting balls out to his pull side as a sophomore, the left-handed hitter might be at his best when he lets the ball travel and he drives it the opposite way, something he did last fall. There was hope that was a sign of an improved hit tool, but his strikeout rate hovered around 28 percent in 2024. His unorthodox mechanics at the plate -- he doesn’t use his lower half – have continued to hamper him.

Green is an easily plus runner, the kind of long strider who is even better underway. That helps him cover a lot of ground and could give him a chance to play center field, though some scouts think he might be better suited to left, and he’s worked hard to build his arm strength from well below average in high school to average now. There’s still a lot of ceiling here, but the lack of consistent contact will be a hurdle to overcome.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/09/2024	OF Rodney Green assigned to Stockton Ports from ACL Athletics.
	08/05/2024	OF Rodney Green assigned to ACL Athletics.
	07/25/2024	Oakland Athletics signed OF Rodney Green.
	06/16/2024	College Workout activated OF Rodney Green.
	06/03/2024	OF Rodney Green assigned to College Workout.
	02/06/2024	OF Rodney Green Jr. assigned to California Golden Bears.
	06/26/2023	OF Rodney Green Jr. assigned to USAB Stars Team.
	06/26/2023	OF Rodney Green roster status changed by USAB Stars Team.
	06/08/2023	OF Rodney Green Jr. assigned to College Workout.
	04/19/2022	OF Rodney Green Jr. assigned to Pulaski River Turtles.
	04/19/2022	Pulaski River Turtles activated OF Rodney Green Jr..
	02/09/2022	California Golden Bears activated OF Rodney Green Jr..
	02/09/2022	OF Rodney Green Jr. and assigned to California Golden Bears.
	07/02/2021	OF RJ Green assigned to College Workout.
	07/02/2021	OF Rodney Green Jr. and assigned to College Workout.