Draft Profile - OF - Max Williams - Florida State

 

Joe Doyle    @JoeDoyleMiLB     Sep 06, 2024:

I'm bullish on a Florida State OF Max Williams breakout going into 2025. Whiff% fell 8 percent in 2024; in-zone whiff% fell 14%. Chase% skyrocketed, but bat-to-ball metrics out of zone made considerable strides. Evolving swing. Will flash 70-grade raw power.

 

FSU -

Position: OF

Year: Junior

Height: 6-2

Weight: 207

Hometown: Ormond Beach, Fla.

High School: Clay

Other College: Alabama

PERSONAL:

Played in 18 games with three starts at Alabama in 2023, hitting .320 with three doubles, four runs scored and seven RBI…drew five walks and a was hit by a pitch…was perfect in 10 opportunities in the field…season-high two hits against Samford (3/7)…season-high two RBI against Illinois-Chicago (3/4) and UAB (3/21)…seven-game on-base streak in March…made first career start against Alabama State (3/8) and two against Kentucky (3/25-26)…

Max played summer 2023 with the Mankato Moondogs in the Northwoods League…named an All-Star after hitting .316 with 21 doubles and five home runs over 50 games…had a .414 on-base percentage…No. 21 outfielder nationally and No. 83 overall by Perfect Game out of Clay High School…parents are David and Marci Williams…brother Jake and sister Danielle…both siblings attended FSU…majoring in finance…born on August 18, 2004.

 

PG –

Max Williams is a 2022 OF/LHP/1B with a 6-1 195 lb. frame from Fleming Island, FL who attends Clay. Big and strong athletic build with some projection remaining. 

Left handed hitter, step by step swing mechanics with a leg lift load, torques hard in his swing and creates big raw bat speed, doesn't have consistent flow or timing to his swing yet but the barrel is very loud with top of the scale power when timed and squared, high ceiling hitting potential. 6.98 runner, aggressive to the ball in the outfield, has athletic actions at the ball, showed whip to his arm and good carry on his throws. 

Also plays first base but has classic right field tools in the outfield. Very interesting athlete with a huge tool in his power potential. Good student, verbal commitment to Jacksonville. Named to the PG All-American Underclass Games Top Prospect List.