Dominic
Velazquez

MD Underclass Prospect Games 6/21/17

Athletic solid frame at 5-foot-10, 156-pounds. Controlled, compact delivery building up momentum. High leg kick as he works downhill to a slight cross body finish. Could get lower half more involved in delivery as well as backside drive, which could be a quick velo jump. Long loose arm action throwing from an almost over the top angle. Repeats delivery well and nice command of the zone. Fastball gets some sink and occasional cut to the pitch up to 84. Breaking ball has 11/5 shape on the pitch with depth and nice shape at 65 mph. Change has sink to the pitch at 74 mph.

2.19.17 - Solid frame at 5-foot-10, 156-pounds. 10 yard split of 1.79 with a 40 yard time of 5.41. Hits from a square set up. Smooth, shorter load with slight arm bar to hitting position and knee turn in leg kick. Direct swing path to the ball with quick hands. Exit velocity of 78 mph. Solid foortowk from behind the dish, clean exchange on throws with short arm action. Quiet receiver, nice hip control. Throws from behind the plate up to 74 mph with a pop time ranged from 2.07 – 2.15. Solid young prospect from the 2020 class and one to keep an eye on....On the mound has a compact controlled delivery. Bigger leg kick with weight back as he loads hip. kicks leg out and lands slightly closed off. Gets out over front side through release to compensate for closing off. Longer loose arm action throwing from ahigh three-quarter slot. creates nice deception and fills up the strikezone. Fastball has slight run on the pitch up to 81 mph. Breaking ball had 11/5 shape at 63 mph. Change up shows fade with near fastball arm speed at 71 mph.

11.5.16 - Athletic frame at 5-foot-10, 160-pounds. Ran a 7.95 60-yard dash. 1.84 10-yard split. Hits from a taller slightly closed set up. Short load with nice rhythm. Shorter swing path with quick hands in and out of the zone. Get some lower half involvement and could get more. Nice rhythm throughout and shows potential as he get stronger. Quick feet behind dish. Lower exchange at times with a short arm action and clean throughout. Pop time ranged from 2.13 - 2.18. One to keep an eye on in the 2020 class...Quiet, controlled delivery. Shorter sound arm action throwing from almost over the top. Gets cross-body in delivery and cuts off lower half. Once gets lower half involved, could make jump in velo. Quiet finish and quick arm speed. Pitches with regular effort. Fastball up to 81 mph with slight sink on the pitch. Breaking ball was 61-65 mph with 12/6 action and tighter rotation and later break. Change was 70-71 mph with fade on the pitch and near fastball arm speed. More in tank as he matures.

7.26.16 - Solid frame at 5-foot-9, 160-pounds. Controlled delivery with nice tempo. Longer free arm action throwing from a high ¾ slot. Lands square to the plate in athletic position. Not much lower half so should get more velo as gets better involvement. Fastball is straight up to 83 mph and has sink at times. Breaking ball has 12/6 action on the pitch with some depth and gets later action when out in front on the pitch. Changeup has slight sink on the pitch at 74 mph.