Baseball Phillies Prospect Report: Nick Maton by Eli Fishman August 10, 2019 Clearwater, FL- Phillies prospect Nick Maton, their seventh-round pick from 2017, has shot up on prospect lists this season as he has broken out at the plate. The 22 year-old is second on his Clearwater Threshers in batting average (.276), hits (93), and OBP (.358) and is third in steals (11). “Just staying simple (has been the key to my success)…not trying to do too much. That’s basically it.” Maton says. “My mental approach is to see a fastball early and hit a fastball.” Maton was drafted out of Lincoln Land Junior College, where he transferred to following his freshman year at Illinois State. In 2017, Maton led his Lincoln Land offense in every single category, hitting .408 with eight homers. Marty Malloy, Threshers manager and former MLB second baseman, has been Maton’s coach for the last two seasons. Maton credits him with his development at the plate and helping him adapt to professional baseball. Maton could definitely help the Phillies in the future as a utility player off the bench, being that he can play third base, shortstop and second base. In my opinion, his versatility and bat could get him to the big leagues in the next season or so. Post Views: 1,736 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Eli Fishman Eli Fishman is a 16-year old college and minor league baseball writer for Double G Sports. He writes about MLB and MLB Draft prospects. Eli has experience broadcasting college baseball and has his own website and YouTube channel where he interviews professional baseball players. Latest posts by Eli Fishman (see all) Yankees Legends, Somerset Patriots Announce New Double-A Affiliation - November 11, 2020 A Recap of Thursday’s Mets Protest, PR Mess - August 29, 2020 MLBN Adds Buck Showalter as Analyst - August 26, 2020 Mike Trout Rookie Card Sells For Record-Breaking $3.9 Million - August 24, 2020 Related TopicsBaseballNick MatonPhiladelphia PhilliesProspect Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Starting With An Important Series Against Washington, The Mets’ True Push To The Playoffs Begins Tonight Michael Crouse Represents Team Canada at 2019 Pan-Am Games