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Banks

Athletic look at 5-foot-7-inches, 170-pounds. Aggressive instincts as a fielder, smooth hands and glove work is clean, shows great ability to move side to side and has solid range. Arm slot is versatile and can be released at multiple points, plays through his throw well to ensure good accuracy to his target. At the plate he has an open and relaxed stance, he has a short stride to the ball with hips opening slightly early which he makes up for with a long bat path through the zone and some uphill tilt in his bat plane. Shows projection as a solid hitter.

Western NY Position Player Combine (Jan. 3, 2015)

Banks stands 5-foot-7, 160-pounds and well put together. At middle infield he showed great actions defensively and stood near the top of the list of infielders at the "Winter Combine".  He stays down through the ball and always follows his throw.  He shows +release and +arm strength for a sophomore. At the plate Banks starts with an open stance and gets back to even at landing.  This causes a little front side uphill action on his swing at contact but it certainly didn't hold back his power.  He #1 overall on the day for exit speed at 87mph.  He uses his whole body on every swing and does not get cheated.  Though he may need to limit some of the excess movement and front-side shift in his swing, he showed next level pop in his bat.  With his smooth glove and power potential at the plate, this sophomore put himself on the map January 3rd at the "Winter Combine" in Orchard Park.