Uncommitted Spotlight: '24 OF Gregory Rangel
December 19, 2023
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The Uncommitted Spotlight Series continues as we wind down the '23 calendar and look towards the start of the '24 CIF High School baseball season by taking a look at some of the top uncommitted class of '24 athletes. This group of players is pulled directly from our '24 Rankings. They remain as the top players left on the board going into the start of their senior seasons.
We invite you to get to know them through their data-backed numbers collected at our events with our partnered companies. TrackMan, Blast Motion, Swift Performance, and Visual Edge provide comparable data to project and evaluate players. All of these systems come together to give a clear picture at what colleges will get when a players steps onto their campus.
Today, we put the spotlight on '24 OF/1B Gregory Rangel out of Chamindae Prep High School in Los Angeles. Rangel is a LH hitter working out of a quiet setup and load with quick hands at 25 MPH with whip through the zone to generate 92.6 MPH (max) exit velos and an (avg) exit velo of 84.8 MP. He shows a consistent for the barrel with an 86% sweet spot metric. The approach is geared to hit first, but there is enough impact at contact to flash pull side power. Rangel's bat is his carrying tool as a prospect, but he flashes potential as a corner OF or 1B at the next level defensively.
College coaches be sure to click on Rangel's profile to see full statistics.
UPCOMING EVENTS
| Showcase | State | Date | Location |
| Orange County Preseason ID | CA | 01/04 | JSerra High School - San Juan Capistrano |
| SoCal Preseason All-State: Underclass (Invite-Only) | CA | 01/06 | Temescal Canyon HS - Lake Elsinore, CA |
| SoCal Preseason All-State: Upperclass (Invite-Only) | CA | 01/07 | Temescal Canyon HS- Lake Elsinore, CA |
| Fresno Preseason ID | CA | 01/14 | Fresno Pacific University - Fresno, CA |
| Bay Area Preseason ID | CA | 01/21 | College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA |
| Inland Empire Preseason ID | CA | 01/21 | Santiago High School - Corona, CA |
| NorCal Preseason All-State (Invite-Only) | CA | 01/27 | Mission College - Santa Clara, CA |
| Sacramento Preseason ID | CA | 01/28 | William Jessup University - Rocklin, CA |
| East Bay Preseason ID | CA | 02/04 | Chabot College - Hayward, CA |
Scouting Report
Body: 5-11, 160-pounds. Smaller frame. Lean build with some strength. Average swift athletic tester. 10yd- 1.75, 30yd - 4.11, 60yd - 7.49 , RSI - 2.62 , VERT - 24.8
Hit: Smooth/pretty LH stroke. Taller upright stance that holds a tight flat bat. Minimal negative move. Syncs forward move with his rhythmic hand load. Back elbow slots the bat early in the zone and on a flat path with good extension through. Above avg. bat/hand speed and pairs it with solid rotational acceleration (via blast). Present barrel accuracy. More LDs than FBs/GBs during BP round. 2 LD barrels during gameplay.
Arm: RH. OF - 80 mph. Average arm strength for level. Shorter AA. Slight stab in the back. Higher arcing throws. 4/5 accurate throws.
Defense: Fundamental actions. Around and through while working low to the ground and creating momentum through the ball into crowhop. Corner OF projection.
Event: California State Games
Positional Profile: OF
Physical: 5-11, 160-pounds; 7.48 60-yard, 4.14 30-yard split, 1.79 10-yard split, 24.2” vertical jump. Some visible muscularity in lower half, lean strength on average size frame.
Offensively: LHH. EV max – 92.6 mph, max estimated distance – 344 ft, hand speed max – 24 mph (22.8 avg), bat speed max – 73 (68.1 avg); feet just outside shoulders with early weight shift to backside, slight sit into back leg, barrel tilt over shoulder with hands shoulder height, small lift out to longer stride, aggressive stroke with barrel control and feel for hitting, consistently hard contact in BP with that also translating to game play, has some power presently on the pull side, short two hand finish.
Defensively: OF mph – 77; calm to ball, reads ball cleanly, rolls into release with smooth footwork, playmaker within his range.