Sam
Alender

1/20/14 – Alender is a good target at 1B at 6-foot-4 182-pounds.  He throws from a ¾ arm slot and makes accurate throws.  Alender has a quick, clean exchange with good footwork that allows him to have good range.  He has a positional velo of 75 MPH.  Offensively, Alender has a gap-to-gap approach.  He has a level bat path that produces consistent line drives with power potential.  He has good balance and rhythm throughout his swing.  Alender has an exit velo of 70 and runs a 7.69 60.

1/20/14 – Alender, a lanky 6-foot-4 182-pounder showed his ability as a two-way player with good skill in the field and on the mound.  He has a loose, easy arm action with a ¾ delivery.  He had good balance and rhythm getting down the mound.  His fastball had good run at 77-79 MPH and was consistently down in the strike zone.  He shows an 11/5 breaking ball with late break at 69-71 MPH.  He throws his change-up with near fastball arm speed at 71-75 with good sink.  The movement that Alender gets on is change-up and fastball will produce batters to swing and miss.  As he continues to develop, he has the ability to increase velocity.