Payton Henry is a pretty exciting young catching prospect. He was drafted in the 6th round (171st overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2016 out of high school in Utah. He is a power bat and showed that tool off in Low-A when he hit .327/.380/.707 with 10 HR. What’s really exciting is that he is also a solid catcher who has the potential to develop his defense into a plus tool.
The strikeouts are a concern. In 337 at-bats he struck out 124 times to only 38 walks. But the fact that he is young and a power hitter should buy him plenty of time to sort that part of his game out.
He is not a Top 30 prospect yet. But he has an intriguing collection of tools that, if they develop, could make him one of the better catching prospects in the game.
| Year | Age | AgeDif | Tm | Lg | Lev | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19 | -0.8 | Brewers | ARIZ | Rk | 24 | 93 | 82 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 19 | .256 | .333 | .341 | .675 |
| 2017 | 20 | -0.8 | Helena | PION | Rk | 55 | 241 | 207 | 38 | 50 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 69 | .242 | .344 | .435 | .779 |
| 2018 | 21 | -0.3 | Wisconsin | MIDW | A | 98 | 389 | 337 | 44 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 124 | .234 | .327 | .380 | .707 |
| All | All | All | All | 177 | 723 | 626 | 97 | 150 | 39 | 3 | 17 | 91 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 212 | .240 | .334 | .393 | .727 |