By Rob Allison
Prep Baseball Report Minnesota

Prep Baseball Report's MN Future Games Trials event took place July 6, 2016. The event was held at Vet's Field at Minnetonka HS in Minnetonka, MN. The event featured prospects from the 2018 class from Minnesota who showcased their talents in front of our scouting staff. Thank you to the players, parents, my staff; and Coach Paul Twenge and Minnetonka HS for such a great event.

There were a number of great individual performances this year at the MN Future Games Trials; as we drill down into the statistics:

+ 16 players ran sub-7.25 60's.
+ 20 players recorded 80+ mph exit velocities
+ 12 players recorded 76+ mph infield throws
+ 9 players recorded 76+ mph outfield throws
+ 12 catchers recorded 70+ mph throws to second base
+ 6 catchers recorded sub-2.1 pop times
+ 18 pitchers were 78+ mph on the mound

CLICK HERE to view Complete Statistics in PDF Format.

top prospects (Listed alphabetically)

Andrew Andresen, SS/OF/RHP, Minnetonka, 2018
5-foot-9, 142-pound right-handed hitting player. 7.25 runner. Slight load, leans back at contact, solid bat path, gap to gap hitter with avg. pop in bat. 78 mph exit velocity. At shortstop shows good actions, feet are avg. presently, but has quickness and range. Able to throw from multiple angles, has solid exchanges, and quick release. 77 mph arm strength with accuracy across diamond. Aggressive routes with good direction and footwork in outfield. Quick release on throws with above avg. carry and accuracy to target. 85 mph arm strength from outfield. Has rhythm and tempo to delivery, drop and drive, lands slightly across body, long clean arm action from ¾ slot. Fastball was consistently down in zone for strikes at 77-79 mph. Sweeping break on 10/4 curveball at 66-68 mph. Has command of changeup with flat action at 68-71 mph.

Shane Brown, SS, Mahtomedi, 2018
5-foot-11, 150-pound right-handed hitting shortstop