Colorado Underclass Invitational: Top Overall Prospects
February 9, 2015
By John Cackowski
State Director
The Prep Baseball Report’s first Showcase for the 2015 season took place on Sunday January 25th at the Slammers South Facility in Englewood, CO. 50 prospects from the 2017 and 2018 classes strutted their stuff in a pro-style workout.
Click Here to view the article on top statistical performers from the event.
We also broke down the Top Tools of the event. Click Here to view the Top Tools based on various commonly used scouting criteria for analyzing prospects.
Over the past week we broke down the rankings from the event by position, and today we will look at the Top Ten Overall Prospects. Walking away from the event, the impression left on the Prep Baseball Report scouting staff was the overall depth of pitching talent at the event. Thus, our first six players are all pitchers, several of whom made significant velocity jumps since the summer/fall.
Let’s take a look at the Top Overall Prospects from this January’s Unsigned Senior Showcase.
Top Overall Prospects
1. Caleb Sloan, RHP/1B, Regis Jesuit, No. 1 Ranked 2017
Athletic frame, strong limbs, 6-foot-3, 185-pound right-handed pitcher, has a highly projectable frame. Square delivery, athletic rhythm and balance, easy effort, closed landing, repeats well. Arm action is clean, long arm action, high ¾ slot. Can get even more out of lower half which could add a few more mph. Fastball has slight run, controlled the zone well, 88-89 mph, Showed improved velocity from the winter camps we saw him at (86-87 mph). Curveball has 11/5 plane, slurve action, landed for strikes, good control, 73-74 mph. Changeup has sink, good control and feel for the pitch, 75-76 mph. Weiss showed excellent three pitch feel, high ceiling projects well at the next level, can pound the zone with multiple pitches and change speeds. As a hitter Sloan has legitmate raw gap to gap power backed up with an 88 mph exit velo off the tee. Sloan is a little tight in his load, but swing is level through the zone with good extension through ball. A little bit off balance at times in lower half, and like pitching has more untapped potential with legs. Projects as a solid clean-up or 3-hole hitter as he continues to polish himself up. Also was the fastest runner at the event with a 4.19 home to first time from the right side.