New England Insider: On the Recruiting Trail - Derek Duffy, SS
September 9, 2015
By Dennis Healy and Trevor Brown
Co-Director of Scouting
With the Summer season coming to an end and the 2015-2016 high school sports season as well as fall ball getting underway, we would like to take a look at some of the top uncommitted prospects at each position.
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New England Insider: On the Recruiting Trail - Derek Duffy, SS
Name: Derek Duffy
Position: SS
Grade: 2016
Height/Weight: 6-foot, 155 pounds
High School: Farmington HS
Ranking: 59th in New England
Evaluation: 6-foot, 155-pound MIF who has a lean athletic body with room to fill out. Right-handed hitter shows a balanced approach, simple load, path is good, looks to go with pitches and makes solid contact. Strength and bat speed need to and will get better as he gets stronger, with his athleticism this will happen at some point. Defensively his hands and transfer to throw are his best tool, arm strength is average to a tick above. I’ve seen him three times this spring and haven't seen a ball pop out yet. Always need a defender up the middle who makes all routine plays.
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