Alec
Melone

2/18/13 - 6-foot-2, 220-pound catcher/first baseman. Defensively recorded 2.29-2.44 pop times, 70 mph arm from the crouch, sets up tall, lacks foot quickness. 5.15 runner home to first. Hands shows potential around the bag at first base. Offensively, hits from a balanced stance, short stride, slight bat wrap load. Lower half lacks involvement, shows the ability to make hard contact, hits off front foot some, 82 mph exit velocity from the tee.

1/22/12 Melone is a 6-foot, 185-pound multi-positional player who flashed some power at the plate.  He has a level bat path and line drive swing in which he consistently made hard contact.  Defensively, Melone had a pop time range of 2.40-2.45 and had a velocity of 65 mph from the crouch.