Future Games Spotlight: '27 OF Ira Rootman
October 16, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - From Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28, Prep Baseball hosted the latest edition of its prestigious Future Games and Junior Future Games at LakePoint Sports Complex in Emerson, GA., featuring the country's best uncommitted talent.
And for the first time ever, the Future Games hosted not just its typical set of incoming juniors and freshmen, but also a 17U division of uncommitted Class of 2025 players who participated in the inaugural Senior Future Games.
On the first day of the 2024 Future Games, all players representing the 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028/29 grad classes participated in a pro-style workout in front of a fleet of Division I coaches - over 425 in total - alongside fellow prospects representing nearly every state in the nation.
Today, we continue spotlighting the uncommitted talent who made up Team California at the 2024 Future Games. We put our sights on one of '27 grads who made the roster for this years Future Games with OF Ira Rootman out of Harvard Westlake. An athletic CF potential defender who shows an intriguing feel to hit with emerging power that was on display over the course of his time at LakePoint.
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| Showcase | State | Date | Location |
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Scouting Report
Ira Rootman, HARVARD-WESTLAKE (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: OF 3 position OF defender who shows offensive impact from the RH side.
Body: 6-1, 173-pounds. Wiry athletic frame with wiry strength at present, but the frame to fill out.
Hit: RHH. Wider set up with slightly open stance from a crouch with hip hinge. Low elbow set up with hands forward of rear shoulder just above shoulder height with barrel laid back behind rear ear with a flatter angle. Small weight shift back with a toe tap and small stride forward into the launch position. Lands balanced at launch with hands loaded back to shoulder height and barrel tipped forward. Present quickness to his bat path and hands through the zone with ability to generate torque in the turn. Bat gets into the zone early with quickness while maintaining its path through the zone consistently while being on the barrel for contact. Swing path generates leverage for line drives and fly balls with carry.
Power: Presently shows slightly more hit than power with a middle of the field approach that has leverage and carry to the gaps for doubles, but shows ability to lift and drive the ball to pull side for HR carry.
Arm: RH. OF-87 mph. Smooth easy arm circle with depth out of the glove the in the backswing while showing quickness with extension and use of the body to project RF OF defensive potential.
Defense: Athletic with body control and good actions that moves well around the OF with CF/RF defensive profile.
ATH: Gets off the line with a quick first step staying low early in the run process allowing him to get to speed quickly. More of a short stride runner with quickness to his running process.