PBR IA Uncommitted Spotlight: '20 Brandon Chapman, C, Des Moines Lincoln
April 8, 2020
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Scouting Report
6-foot, 200-pound right-handed hitting catcher. #98 ranked player in IA 2020 class. 8.07 runner. Taller square stance, slight crouch into hitting position, line drive swing plane, solid consistent contact, gap to gap approach, 86 mph exit velocity. Active and vocal behind plate, directs traffic well and works with pitchers, solid footwork, longer release on throws, accurate to bag, shows ability to receive and block, 73 mph arm strength with 2.06-2.08 pop times.
6-foot, 205-pound right-handed hitting catcher. 8.26 runner. Open stance, rolls to square, top hand dominant in swing, mostly ground ball contact, gap to gap approach, 87 mph exit velocity. Square setup with quiet pre-pitch movement, can be inconsistent on low pitch but overall sound receiver, clean exchange, longer release, solid accuracy around bag, 72 mph arm strength with 2.14-2.21 pop times.
8.11.18- Nebraska Underclass
6-foot, 180 pound catcher ran a 8.35 60 yard sprint. Open stance, leg kick trigger, wiggle in hands, slightly uphill barrel path, pull side approach. Drive through the ball. Line drive contact to pull side. Posted an 84 mph exit velocity off a tee. Threw to 2nd in the 2.21-2.34 range, works through the ball, stays in line to 2nd base, clean release, sporadic around the bag.
3/11/18- 6-foot, 180-pound right-handed hitting catcher. 8.25 runner. Square stance, front heel turn trigger, choppy hand load, line drive swing plane, some stiffness with swing with 2 hands through extension, hard contact to pull side, tends to yank baseball, 87 mph exit velocity. Works through plate, level shoulders, clean exchange and release, solid receiver, blocks well behind plate with mobility, 73 mph arm strength with 2.03-2.09 pop times.
10/29/17- 6-foot, 170-pound right-handed hitting catcher. 8.14 runner. Slight body and hand load, front heel turn trigger, short to contact, line drive swing plane, pull approach with fly ball contact, 84 mph exit velocity. Square stance, sticks pitches in zone, shows strength in hands, has momentum and direction through plate, clean exchanges, online throws, occasionally short to bag, 72 mph arm strength with 2.19-2.28 pop times.