Michael
Diehr

Michael Diehr, MIF/RHP, Elmira HS, NY (2016)
2/16 - Diehr stands 5-foot-9, 170-pounds with a smaller, but strong build. On the mound he uses a relaxed setup, hands start near belt. He shows a smooth tempo, drops hard on his back leg as he powers home. Arm action is back and down, uses a short stride, shoulders stay even. Throws from a mid-3/4 slot, fastball sat 74 mph, curveball has an early hump out of the hand, sat 63 mph. Changeup was 68 with down action.

Hitting-SS
At the plate his approach is athletic, hands high, shifts weight back on contact. Hands drop to the ball, shorter path, slightly uphill path, long extension out in front, high finish. Exit velocity was 77 mph. From SS he ran a 7.28 60 yard dash. Fielding he keeps ball out in front of his body, open glove face, good technique. Clean transfer, arm action is straight back, throws from a lower-3/4 slot at 72 mph across the diamond.

8-16-14
Pitching - Diehr stands 5-foot-9 160-pounds with a frame to build on. On the mound he uses a crouched approach, and good shoulder alignment. His fastball was 71-73 mph from an over the top slot. He showed the makings of a solid changeup using good fastball hand speed and arm side fade. He finishes balanced over his front knee with extension.

Fielding/Hitting - In the infield he moves controlled to the ball, fields out in front of his body, uses a clean ball to hand transfer and throws from a mid/high ¾ slot. His biggest area for improvement is his arm strength, which was 72 mph across the diamond. At the plate his approach is balanced, he uses a back load with a knee lift and stride on the pitch for timing. He keeps his hands inside the pitch, bat path is inclined through contact with a level shoulder height finish. His bat exit velocity was 76 mph off a tee.