SkillShow All-Century Team: Outfielder Edition
November 19, 2025
Some guys just look different in the outfield.
The way they move.
The sound off their bat.
The way crowds stop and stare.
Before they became MVPs, All-Stars, or five-tool pros, these outfielders were high school kids, but the game was already bending around them.
In putting together our All-Century Team, this group might have been the toughest to sort out. The talent pool was loaded, and the highlight reels were endless.
We are naming three outfielders who defined high-level high school dominance since 2000, each with a different style and a different path.
But first, the one star who just missed the cut.
Runner-Up: Corbin Carroll (Lakeside High School, Washington)
Carroll was a menace at the plate and a terror on the bases. With elite speed, sharp bat control, and mature instincts, he became one of the most projectable high school outfielders of the last decade.
He hit over .540 in his senior year and was a Perfect Game All-American. He is proof that precision, discipline, and explosiveness can be just as dangerous as raw power.
Andrew McCutchen (Fort Meade High School, Florida)
Before the dreads, the swagger, and the MVP trophy, McCutchen was already a national name.
Scouts were watching him as early as ninth grade. At Fort Meade, he showed:
- Plus-plus arm strength
- Explosive bat speed
- True centerfield instincts
- Easy five-tool projection
Perfect Game compared him to Lastings Milledge, but with a better motor and cleaner makeup. McCutchen became an AFLAC All-American, went 11th overall in 2005, and lived up to every bit of the hype.
Why He Is Here:
A true five-tool high school force who delivered exactly what scouts hoped he would become.
Kyle Schwarber (Middletown High School, Ohio)
Schwarber might be the most feared high school hitter on this entire list.
Long before he became a postseason legend and one of the most powerful bats in baseball, he was destroying pitching in Ohio. At Middletown High, he combined raw strength, an advanced approach, and a level of intimidation rarely seen from a teenager.
He hit over .400 in multiple seasons and launched tape-measure home runs on a regular basis. Pitchers often avoided him entirely. Scouts knew exactly what he was.
Drafted fourth overall in 2014, Schwarber became what everyone expected: a big-stage crusher who changes games with a single swing.
Why He Is Here:
The most intimidating pure power threat in high school baseball this century.
Mike Trout (Millville High School, New Jersey)
What else can you say.
Trout did not just dominate. He made people wonder how a kid from New Jersey could possibly look that athletic.
In his senior season, Trout hit .531, blasted 18 home runs, drove in 45 runs, scored 49 runs, and stole 18 bases. He broke the New Jersey single-season home run record and turned every workout into a showcase of elite tools.
Drafted 25th overall in 2009, Trout became the gold standard of his generation.
Why He Is Here:
A once-in-a-generation phenom who was already mythical in high school.
The Three That Made It
- Andrew McCutchen, the five-tool firestarter
- Kyle Schwarber, the country-strong power hitter
- Mike Trout, the once-in-a-generation phenom
Three different games.
Three undeniable high school forces.
Who Would You Take?
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