San Diego Fall Open: Scouting Reports - Catchers

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - Prep Baseball Report California ended the year on a high note with the San Diego Fall Open. With the sun setting an hour earlier and on a weekend that featured the Breeders’ Cup World Championships a mile away at the Del Mar racetrack, the San Diego Fall Open had its fair share of standouts, longshots and new names to help set the table for 2022. The event featured 400 batting practice pitches, 136 live at-bats, 306 defensive in game slots, 96 pages of TrackMan and Blast data and 7 hours of the best game on Earth. 

With so many talented players on hand it was a great day of showcase baseball. The Quick Hits edition hit leadoff for post-event content followed by our stats story and TrackMan pitching analysis. Profile videos have officially been uploaded, helping clear the way for the four part scouting report rollout. TrackMan and Blast Motion provide necessary data needed to analyze and understand player capabilities but the written eye test remains undefeated and an integral part in scouting. Today we take a look at catchers. 

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SCOUTING REPORTS

Parker Romano, Laguna Beach  (CA), 2022
Positional Profile: C/OF
Body: 5-8, 160-pounds. Medium athletic build. Room to add physical gains.
Hit: RHH. Wide base with a relaxed bat rested on his shoulder. Small and quick leg lift trigger as the barrel and back elbow work up in his load. Bat works on an uphill path through the zone. Tad long at times with some early extension which caused some topspun pull-side LDs. 
Power: 85.00 max exit velocity. Pull-side doubles power. Needed increases in bat speed and rotational acceleration to increase power.
Arm: RH. C - 70.00 mph.  Average arm strength. 3/5 accurate throwdowns. Shorter arm action. Pulls front side early at times which hinders throwing accuracy.
Defense: 2.18-2.30 pop times. Sets up in a low athletic crouch. Decent feet on throwdowns showing quickness while gaining good ground toward 2nd. Average exchange quickness. Present pitch-framing ability. A firm glove that worked low to high. Worked in some knee-down crouches to help manipulate framing.
Run: 7.46 runner in the 60.