Jack
Carlson

3/20/16- 5-foot-11, 180-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. High leg kick, tuck and turn, coils over rubber keeping hips, direction to plate, short upright finish. Fastball was 82-83 mph with life for strikes. Curveball has 11/5 shape, lands for strikes, and flashes depth. Firm changeup, cut action, developing feel for zone. 7.66 runner. Taller stance, leg kick trigger, spray contact, short finish, 82 mph exit velocity. Above avg. arm with 87 mph arm strength. Long release on throws, avg. feet and hands, makes routine plays.

10/25/15- 5-foot-11, 165-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 7.5 runner. High leg kick delivery. Backwards collapse at balance point. Maintains balance with good direction to plate. Fastball shows cut action at 78-80 mph. Slider was 69-70 mph with varying shape. Curveball flashed sharp break with 12/6 shape. Changeup was usable in bottom of zone. Leg kick trigger. Quiet head through contact. Consistent line drives to gaps with hard contact. Short finish through contact. 78 mph exit velocity off tee. Tall fielding position on ground balls. Fields across body occasionally. Usable glove. Arm works with strength and accuracy across diamond. 85 mph arm strength.

9/1/15- High leg kick delivery. Fastball was 78-80 mph with 65-67 curveball.

MN UNDERCLASS PROSPECT GAMES: 7/1/15
5-foot-11, 165-pound right-handed pitcher. Clean arm action from high ¾ slot. Good direction to plate. Lands closed locking hips and loses power. Fastball has cut action with life at 78-80 mph. Curveball has 12/6 shape with average break at 67-70. Mixes in slider at 69-70 mph with similar action and 11/5 shape. Changeup was consistently thrown for strikes at 72-73 mph with solid arm speed.

5-foot-11, 165-pound 2-way player. Projectable body. Ran a 7.62 60. Early load. Good launch position. Swings against stiff lower half. Lacks weight transfer through swing. Shows some pop to pull side of field. 78 mph exit velocity off tee. Plays flat-footed defensively. Glove is usable. Some lower half stiffness. Arm is quick with plus accuracy across with top velo of 85 mph. On the mound, slight crouch at balance, rushes out of balance point at times. Shoulder tilt in front. Quality direction to plate. Keeps weight back and uses lower half well in delivery. Short arm action from over-the-top slot. Has arm speed. 76-79 mph. Curveball is quality pitch with tight rotation and thrown for strikes. Has feel for changeup in zone at 70-73 mph. Average effort in delivery and arm strength should continue to develop on mound.