Watch: Tebow's 1st pro baseball workout
Finally, the moment we've been waiting for.
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow went through his first baseball workout in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and he got more than just a little crowd.
In all, 42 scouts were in attendance representing 27 teams, including Los Angeles Dodgers scouting director Billy Gasparino.
Without further delay, here's a breakdown of Tebow's workout:
60-yard dash
Tim Tebow running 6.76 in 60-yard dash pic.twitter.com/urIzp4da8W
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) August 30, 2016
First up was the 60-yard dash, the standard benchmark for gauging a baseball player's speed.
The 6-foot-3, 255-pound Tebow ran his 60s in 6.71, 6.72, and 6.75 seconds, though some scouts had him in the 6.6 range, which graded out to be plus speed. Most scouts use a 20-80 scale, and those times register around a 60.
While he moves well for a big man at first glance, he still looks more like a football player than a baseball player.
Right-field throws
Tim Tebow throwing from right field pic.twitter.com/2AYsWIhyTW
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) August 30, 2016
Next is throws from right field to third base, which gauge a player's arm, as it's the longest throw a player can make on a routine play.
The arm is a little fringy, he has minimal carry on the ball, and it's clear he has slow feet. Also, getting the ball to third isn't enough - Tebow needs to get it there fast, and on a line.
Center-field fly balls
Tim Tebow taking reps in center field, not getting good reads, routes are a little sporadic pic.twitter.com/To34YCyG9d
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) August 30, 2016
While fly balls seem like a routine aspect of baseball, they're one of the hardest things to do.
Tebow didn't look comfortable tracking a routine fly ball in his vicinity, so it's tough to imagine what he'd do if he needed to get under a true fly ball that forced him to run in any direction.
Batting practice
Tim Tebow's first three hacks of batting practice pic.twitter.com/jKCQQVptjt
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) August 30, 2016
Without a doubt, Tebow has power and bat speed; but at his size, he better.
This was expected to be the best part of Tebow's showcase, and with batting practice fastballs floating into the hitting zone, he crushed approximately nine home runs.
Either way, his swing looks raw, but there might be a team out there that thinks he has the foundation of a pro hitter.
Live hitting
Tim Tebow struggling against David Aarsdma's changeup, swung-and-missed at three of four pic.twitter.com/Wa5er3YMx5
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) August 30, 2016
The fact of the matter is every major leaguer has bat speed, but whether they can hit in-game is a different story.
All things said, Tebow had six plate appearances against Chad Smith, in which he went 1-for-5 with a single, a walk, three groundouts, and a shallow fly ball to left field.
Against David Aardsma, he went 2-for-6, and appeared to adjust well to the curveball, hitting one off the left-center field wall. The changeup appeared to be his demise, though, as he whiffed on most of them.
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