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Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 SS/2B Davis Minton

March 20, 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 SS/2B Davis Minton from Serra High School.  Minton is a compact framed middle of the diamond profile defender who has some present strength with solid athletic ability. Defensively, he shows the arm strength potential to handle the left side of the infield, but the rhythm to his feet, actions to the hands and ability profile better on the right side at 2B. For a smaller player he shows strikinly good batted ball data with a max exit velocity up to 93.8 MPH in Prep Baseball California workouts, while averaging 92.1 MPH with a middle to pull side approach which will play towards doubles power through the big part of the field and HR potential to the pull side of the field. He gets there from a quality swing which shows good bat speed with quickness/strength in his hands while showing torque in the lower 1/2 which helps him get the most of out of his frame to generate consistent hard contact. Minton is one to keep eyes on in the '25 class as a potential middle of the diamond defender who will stick on the INF dirt and shows the ability to add depth/impact at the back end of a lineup.

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

Scouting Report

1/22/23

Event: Peninsula Preseason ID
Positional Profile: SS
Physical: 5-9, 165-pounds; 7.26 60-yard, 27.2” max jump height; Compact, streamlined with lean strength on average size frame.
Offensively: RH. EV max – 93.8 mph, hand speed max – 22.9 mph, bat speed max – 72.5 mph; Slightly off plate toward front of box, open stance, bat relaxed over shoulder, highly efficient compact swing, in-line stride with consistent timing, short load straight back, works inside while staying above ball on way to and through contact, outstanding barrel control, stroke to hit for consistently high average due to hard hit rates, does have ability to produce sneaky pop.
Defensively: INF – 85 mph; Short steps in set-up to fielding position, confident in hands, works below and through ball with clean angles, smooth transfer with separation coming off mid-section, ball carries with pace across to 1B with on-line accuracy, arm plays on left side and range will be determining factor for future position as he develops.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Showcase State Date Location
Rising Stars ID: Corona CA 03/30 Corona High School
Rising Stars ID: VTA County CA 04/21 Thousand Oaks High School
SoCal Rising Stars Game CA 05/12 Mater Dei High School
FUTURE GAMES TRYOUT: Orange County CA 06/01 Fullerton College
FUTURE GAMES TRYOUT: Ventura County CA 06/09 Westmont College

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