Colin Houck
SS Parkview HS (GA)
7-9-23 -
CLINK ON - What to know about Mets' new shortstop prospect Colin Houck, team's top draft selection -
Joe Doyle (@JoeDoyleMiLB)
The New York Mets are selecting SS Colin Houck at 32.
Ernest Dove (@ernestdove)
Oh I can't wait to see reactions to this.
Mojo Hill (@mojohill22)
Colin Houck hit .487 with a .589 OBP and 1.446 OPS in his senior year. Was also a quarterback all four years of high school, so he’s got a strong arm.
Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg)
MLB Draft Pick 1.32, Mets Select:
Colin Houck, SS, Parkview HS (GA)
Mets knock this one out of the park. Houck has big upside and an incredible athlete. 3* QB recruit, but has solid tools across the board for baseball.
Brian Sakowski (@B_Sakowski_PG)
32. New York Mets: Colin Houck, SS, GA HS
Physical, athletic former QB1, above avg raw power from the right side w/ more coming, good bat speed, solid athlete for size in MIF, some feel 3B in future, power-driven left side profile
3-3-23 - Keith Law’s MLB Draft 2023 Rankings: -
#21 Colin Houck, SS, Parkview (Ga.) High
Houck is a star quarterback as well as a star shortstop, committed to Mississippi State for baseball, but there’s no way a swing this good should end up in Starkville. Houck has one of the prettiest, most effortless swings in the draft class, and he’s got a decent idea at the plate, vulnerable mostly to fastballs at or above the top of the zone. It’s above-average raw power already and could end up at 70 when he fills out, although he can overrotate and get under the ball even though his natural swing is going to drive pitches out of the park from left all the way to right-center. He’s probably heading to third base but has the arm for it.
2-20-23 - Will Hoefer @whoeferbaseball
SS Colin Houck (Parkview HS (GA), 2023) smokes one into the gap for an RBI standup double. Highly athletic tooled up prep bat, potential first rounder if he gets buy in on the glove at SS. Mississippi State commit. https://t.co/pPMqFGrUHS
2-6-23 - Prospect Live - Top 100 Prospects -
47 SS
Colin Houck
Parkview
A decorated two-sport athlete, Houck has plenty of opportunities to play quarterback at the D1 level should he elect to go that direction. On the diamond, he's a twitchy, athletic shortstop with a strong arm and hittability that evaluators believe could really surge if he gives up the gridiron. Houck is quiet and compact at the plate with average bat speed, though his willingness to spray the ball deep gap-to-gap is what has scouts excited. There's some questions as to whether power will ever be a huge part of his game, but who knows what can happen once he dedicates to his craft. The floor here is a true shortstop with a solid hit tool.
2-3-23 - Top 20 high school hitters in the country entering the 2023 baseball season | Scorebook Live
Colin Houck, sr., SS, Parkview (Georgia)
Houck threw for over 6,000 yards in his career as Parkview's starting quarterback and could have played Division I football in college, but he's turning his attention 100% to baseball and soaring up the rankings as a result. The 6-foot-2 uber-athletic Mississippi State commit hit .412 with 15 homers last year and is primed for an even bigger senior season.
2-1-23 - MaxiPreps - High school baseball: Top 10 MLB Draft prospects entering the 2023 season -
10. Colin Houck, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), IF
The No. 10 spot could easily go to Roch Cholowsky of Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) or Bryce Eldridge of James Madison (Vienna, Va.), but we will go with Houck – one of the top two-way athletes in the nation. As a quarterback, Houck threw for over 2,000 yards in leading Parkview to an 8-4 record. Last year he was among the national leaders in home runs with 15.
12-28-22 - 2023 MLB Draft – Top 50 High School Prospects
https://www.prospects1500.com/general/2023-mlb-draft-top-50-high-school-prospects/
14. Colin Houck, SS, Parkview HS (GA) – Houck might be one of the tougher signings come next July as he is committed to Mississippi State to play baseball and quarterback on their football team, but he has plenty of upside on the diamond. The swing is incredibly quiet and balanced, but he has good bat speed and the ball really jumps off his bat. The quiet swing allows him to make plenty of contact which gives him a plus hit tool, and I am confident the power manifests as above average power when all is said and done given how well it does jump currently. There are little doubts he sticks at short, so he is a true shortstop with a plus hit tool and potential for power, not many teams will frown on that.
https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/news/PBR/2023-National-Rankings-Updated-2768549031?s=03
COLIN HOUCK SS / 3B / PARKVIEW, GA / 2023
Rankings STATERANK: 1 / POS: 1 OVERALLRANK: 13 / POS: 4
Houck, a Mississippi State recruit, has long been a favorite in this class, and culminates a steady rise in being ranked at the top of Georgia's 2023 class. The QB1 prospect is still throwing up big numbers on the gridiron, but it is the powerful outputs on the diamond that have the scouting community buzzing. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder produces effortless power, and combined with obvious athleticism, is easy to dream with regards to the upside that the bat still holds.
11-4-22 - Perfect Game 2023 MLB Mock Draft 1.0 -
https://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=21422&src=hmrep&s=03
23. Seattle Mariners | Colin Houck, SS, Parkview HS (Ga.)
The Mariners tend to lean college when it comes to their first round pick, but they’ve gone back-to-back preps with Harry Ford in 2021 and Cole Young in 2022. Houck would fit the mold of a high schooler the Mariners like with excellent athleticism and big summer performance. Houck also plays quarterback for his high school team, but his finish the last couple months on the circuit puts him firmly in the first round range. -VC
10-19-22 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022/1/15/2023-mlb-draft-prospects-fx4td?s=03 -
44 SS
Colin Houck
Parkview
A decorated two-sport athlete, Houck has plenty of opportunities to play quarterback at the D1 level should he elect to go that direction. On the diamond, he's a twitchy, athletic shortstop with a strong arm and hittability that evaluators believe could really surge if he gives up the gridiron. Houck is quiet and compact at the plate with average bat speed, though his willingness to spray the ball deep gap-to-gap is what has scouts excited. There's some questions as to whether power will ever be a huge part of his game, but who knows what can happen once he dedicates to his craft. The floor here is a true shortstop with a solid hit tool.
9-9-22 - 2023 OVERALL RANKINGS UPDATE
https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/news/PBR/2023-Overall-Rankings-Update-7531924608?s=03
COLIN HOUCK SS / 3B / PARKVIEW, GA / 2023
Rankings STATERANK: 2 / POS: 2 OVERALLRANK: 14 / POS: 4
Houck’s status as a 3-star quarterback made him a high profile dual-sport target for many schools, but his stellar showing this summer might ultimately steer him towards focussing all of his attention on the diamond in the future. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound shortstop checks plenty of boxes on the diamond thanks to his elite athleticism (6.6-runner, 90 mph across). His ability to impact the baseball from the right side with effortless power is what is sure to excite MLB scouts along with a poised demeanor and innate ability to slow the game down while playing fast. Houck committed to Mississippi State at the end of the summer.
9-12-22 - Prep Baseball Report @prepbaseball
SS/3B Colin Houck has elite athleticism and the ability to impact the baseball with effortless power.
@colin_houck
7-26-22 - 2023 MLB DRAFT - TOP 100 HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS -
https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022/1/15/2023-mlb-draft-prospects-38awn
46 SS
Colin Houck
Parkview, Lilburn, GA
A decorated two-sport athlete, Houck has plenty of opportunities to play quarterback at the D1 level should he elect to go that direction. On the diamond, he's a twitchy, athletic shortstop with a strong arm and hittability that evaluators believe could really surge if he gives up the gridiron. Houck is quiet and compact at the plate with average bat speed, though his willingness to spray the ball deep gap-to-gap is what has scouts excited. There's some questions as to whether power will ever be a huge part of his game, but who knows what can happen once he dedicates to his craft. The floor here is a true shortstop with a solid hit tool.
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