Cole Foster
SS Auburn
12-6-22 - 2022 Fall Report: Auburn - https://d1baseball.com/fall-report/2022-auburn/ -
The other potential star is junior Cole Foster, who will slide from second base to shortstop, following a similar defensive path as predecessors Brody Moore and Ryan Bliss. An athletic switch-hitter with obvious bat speed, Foster arrived on campus as a blue-chip recruit, and he took a step forward last year (hitting nine home runs with an .883 OPS), but he has the talent to far eclipse those numbers as a junior. And he has looked very good defensively at short, keeping the Tigers strong up the middle.
12-3-22 - RHP Joseph Gonzalez, SS Cole Foster named Top 100 MLB Draft prospects for 2023 - https://www.si.com/college/auburn/baseball/joseph-gonzalez-cole-foster-named-top-100-mlb-draft-prospects-for-2023 -
D1Baseball.com recently unveiled their first list ($) at the conclusion of fall ball, and have RHP Joseph Gonzalez at #28 and SS Cole Foster at #40.
For Foster, the D1Baseball write-up noted the continued development of the 2nd baseman-turned-shortstop and how he's (currently) viewed as greater than the sum of his individual tools.
The 6-foot-1, 190-pound switch-hitter has always been a solid player and professional prospect, but this fall the reality of a consistent, performing SEC infielder finally settled in, and so did Foster near the top of many area scouts’ draft follow lists.
His instincts and ability to simply play the game allow his otherwise modest tools (50/55 defender, 55/60 arm strength, 50/55 range, 50 hit, 40 game power) to play up. College bats, and especially SEC middle infielders with a track record of success (.267/.395/.488 in 2022), tend to rise the closer it gets to draft day and Foster is likely to be no different.
He made 52 starts at 2nd base last season, with a .267/.395/.488 slash line and finishing 3rd in home runs (9) & 2nd in RBIs (47). He became the first Auburn player in history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same inning, with a two-run homer as a right-handed hitter and a grand slam as a left-handed hitter against Southeastern Louisiana in the first inning of Game one of the Auburn Regional on June 3rd.
Foster moves to shortstop from 2nd base, similar to how Brody Moore and Ryan Bliss did before him. Head coach Butch Thompson feels good about the transition to shortstop for the veteran Foster, noting "he's as athletic of a shortstop as we've had. Cole's gotta keep working [...] but I'm optimistic about the change".
12-2-22 - 2023 MLB Draft: Ten Rising Hitters To Watch - https://d1baseball.com/prospects/2023-mlb-draft-ten-rising-hitters-to-watch/ -
Cole Foster, SS, Auburn– The 6-foot-1, 190-pound switch-hitter has always been a solid player and professional prospect, but this fall the reality of a consistent, performing SEC infielder finally settled in, and so did Foster near the top of many area scouts’ draft follow lists.
His instincts and ability to simply play the game allow his otherwise modest tools (50/55 defender, 55/60 arm strength, 50/55 range, 50 hit, 40 game power) to play up. College bats, and especially SEC middle infielders with a track record of success (.267/.395/.488 in 2022), tend to rise the closer it gets to draft day and Foster is likely to be no different.
11-28-22 - 2023 MLB Draft: College Top 100 Prospects - https://d1baseball.com/prospects/2023-mlb-draft-college-top-100-prospects/ -
40 Cole Foster SS Auburn SEC
All the 2023 Draft Prospects in the Mack’s Mets database can be viewed by going to www.macksmets.blogspot.com and clicking on 2023 DRAFT PROSPECT DATABASE found on the top, left of the front page of the site.
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