Braden
Frederick

6/7/16
A two-way prospect with a 5-foot-10, 150-pound athletic frame.  Starting in an open setup he uses a leg kick to load his lower half before an aggressive stride forward. An ambush type hitter that relies on weight shift for timing and pop. When he is on time the ball gets off his bat well. Gets the barrel through the zone with some quickness. More pop to his pull side at this stage. Registered an exit velocity of 85 mph and ran a 7.24 60-yard dash. Has above average feet and hands in the outfield. Plays through the ball nicely, maintaining momentum into his throws. Throws to home showed carry with 83 mph arm strength. Profiles as a corner guy at the next level. Smooth rhythm in his delivery that requires regular effort. Good direction to the plate, landing on line at foot strike. Long back arm action into a high ¾ slot. Lands square to the plate in his follow through. Fastball sat 77-80 mph while topping at 81 mph. Curveball sat 69-74 mph with gradual break on a 11/5 plane. Changeup sat 70-71 mph.

6/30/15
5-foot-10, 150-pound thin, athletic body frame, with projection. From the outfield he uses good footwork to approach ground balls, fielding the ball out front nicely glove side, near his left foot transitioning into a crow hop. He throws with a clean, long arm action coming from an upper ¾ slot using 82 mph velocity. Right-handed hitter starts from an open stance, getting himself squared back up to being even before he swings. Loads with his hands moving back, getting to an arm-bar position and has a tendency to land harder on his front foot. He showed the ability to use both sides of the field during his round of batting practice, while swinging with an exit velocity reaching 79 mph. He ran a 4.38 out of the batter’s box to first base. On the mound he throws using regular effort to his delivery, striding slightly more closed at foot strike. He throws with a long arm action that has a little bit of a wrist wrap in the back, using average arm speed coming from a ¾ slot. He uses a three-pitch mix, with his fastball sitting between 79-82 mph. Comes more over the top with his curveball that showed gradual break with close to 12/6 tilt to it at 70-71 mph. He has a good feel for his changeup that showed good deception and tailing movement to it between 75-75 mph.