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Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 OF Peyton Richards

March 14, 2024
Steven Hardesty
Central Coast/North LA Area Scout

  

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The Uncommitted Spotlight Series continues as we have started the '24 CIF High School baseball season Prep Baseball California is now highlighting some of the top uncommitted class of '25 athletes. The players featured are pulled directly from our '25 Class Rankings. These JR year players are ones that college coaches and fans should be keeping their eyes on over the coming months.

We invite you to get to know them through the eyes of our Prep Baseball California staff of scouts and the 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 a NorCal '25 OF Peyton Richards from Granada High School. Standing at 6'3 190 lbs with some present strength to his frame and good athleticism Richards is an intriguing overall athlete in the '25 class. Runnig a 6.85 60 with good burst off the line at 1.66 seconds in the 10 yard burst while reaching a 20 MPH max run speed there is potential for Richards to play CF, but with the arm strength to handle a move to RF (86 MPH OF arm velocity). The LH hitting has  balanced compact swing with a direct hand path showing leverage through the zone. His approach is geared to the middle/pull side of the field with a good feel for finding the barrel of the bat consistently (100% sweet spot rate). Presently his swing path and approach play more to doubles power with exit velocity peaking at 88 MPH with an avg exit velocity at 80 MPH, but there is potential for impact as he matures and his feel to hit is intriguing from the LH side. His collection of solid tools, physicality with room to develop, athleticism and LH hitting profile should make Richards a good follow in the '25 class for college programs.

College coaches and fans be sure to click on Richard's profile to see full video and statistics.

Scouting Report

6/06/23

Event: Future Games Tryout: NorCal
Positional Profile: OF
Physical: 6-3, 185-pounds; Compact, athletic frame; 6.79 60-yard, 3.78 30-yard, 1.65 10-yard
Offensively: LH. EV max – 88.0 mph, hand speed max – 20.5 mph, bat speed max – 69.8 mph; Slightly open stance with hands held right behind the ear. Small toe tap timing mechanism triggers a smooth, inside out swing with a two handed finish.
Defensively: OF- 86 mph; Got rid of the ball with calculated urgency and efficiency. Very clean actions and angles.

2/05/23

Positional Profile: OF/1B

Body: 6-3/190. High waisted, tall/athletic build. RSi- 2.44, 10yd- 1.66, 60yd- 6.85, VERT - 29.6

Arm: OF- 82mph. Medium arm swing out of a ¾ slot. Good carry on throws.

Defense: Prep step, active/choppy feet, fields ball out front, transfers out front, fluid release and follow. Good athleticism in the outfield with confidence in glove. 

Hit: LHH. Upright stance, feet slightly past shoulder width, medium hands. Simple bat wiggle, small leg kick and stride, quick hands, gets the bat head out with a more level swing, good barrel control, consistent/controlled bat path that will pull the ball.

 

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