Tom was the Prep Baseball Player of the Year in Arizona this season. A two-way player in high school, he was announced as a first baseman. There is big raw power, with exit velocities close to 110 MPH, this past October in a batting practice setting. He showed the ability to hit home runs to the opposite field throughout his high school season, which isn't a common trait for prep bats and is a trait the Brewers place a lot of value in.

Despite his size, he did run a 6.72 60-yard dash this past October, which is better than average in terms of pure speed. There are some Luke Adams similarities here, though Tom's swing looks to be simpler than Adams' was out of high school. Perhaps the Brewers believe he could handle some other positions outside of first base with his sneaky athleticism. Arizona State isn't often an easy school to sign players away from, but the Brewers probably feel like they can get him at a pretty reasonable number at this point in the draft.