Scouting notes from the IMG Summer Wood Bat League Showcase

June 29, 2015

By Rob Sidwell
Florida Scouting Director

Bradenton, Fl. --- As the players competed for the top draft spot for this summers' IMG Academy summer wood bat league draft, we take a look at some of the top performances by some position players at the workout.

SS/RHP Juan Pablo Leone – Loose lean athletic projectable body. Good infield actions with good hands and enough arm strength. Has good first step quickness with a quick release and very accurate throws. Occasionally fields ball back in stance. Erect stance at the plate with a loose quick swing. Good load and separation. Good hand eye and has feel for the barrel. Lacks strength now but will improve with physical maturity. 7.37 60. 70 mph exit bat speed velocity. 74 mph infield velocity.

2B/SS Will Baker – Lean athletic live projectable body with good actions in the infield and outfield. Showed some softness in his hands. Stays down and through ball when fielding and works out front. Has good first step quickness with enough arm. Had a short quick line drive stroke with a good bat path. Uses whole field. Bat will improve with strength. Hustles. Can play anywhere on the field. Is a baseball player. Ran a 6.88 60. Had 82 mph infield velocity. &1 mph outfield velocity and a 79 mph exit bat speed velocity.

C/2B Noah Cosgrove – Stocky strong athletic body. The switch hitting catcher showed a quick release behind the plate with plenty of arm strength. Fires out of stance and occasionally leaves arm behind. Is smooth when he stays under control. At the plate he appears a little further along from the right side. Is more aggressive with a stronger base (lower half). Has quickness in hands with a good path and slight lift to swing. From the left side, he’s more upright and gets to front foot, letting go of the top hand and feels for ball. Still has quickness with a good bat path but less power. Catchers velocity is 71 mph. Ran a 7.9 60. Exit bat speed velocity was 78 mph from the right side and 75 mph from the left side.

2B/SS Aaron Deutsch – Lean loose athletic projectable body. Has a loose swing with some quickness. Stays inside ball and uses whole field. Tends to feel for ball to center on barrel. Has some length to swing with a good bat path. Has good actions in the field with sound mechanics. Can get a little choppy in his approach to ball. Has good first step quickness with solid range. Ran a 7.26 60. 71 mph exit bat speed velocity. 71 mph infield velocity.

SS/2B Nikko Liguori – Thick stocky strong body with good infield actions and sound fielding mechanics. Is light on his feet and has a quick release. Has a short quick stroke with a good bat path. Ball jumps off his bat a bit. Had a hard line drive double to left field in the game. 63 mph infield velocity. 76 mph exit bat speed velocity.

SS/OF Garrett Melby – Loose athletic projectable body on a good frame. Has a quick line drive stroke with a good bat path. Showed a good load and separation. Uses whole field. Aggressive, sound approach at the plate. Had a hard hit single in the game. Has good actions in the outfield. Takes aggressive routes to ball. Fields through ball with a quick release. Showed good infield actions as well with plenty of arm. 78 mph outfield velocity. 72 mph infield velocity. Ran a 7.2 60. 88 mph exit bat speed velocity.

1B/3B Gweshaughn Richards - Tall thick strong mature body with good physical strength. Showed very good bat speed with plenty of bat strength. Showed average ML raw power. Ball jumps off his bat. Had an exit bat speed velocity of 94 mph. The best in the workout. Had good load and separation with a good bat path. The barrel stays in the zone. Uses his lower half well. Fields ball with a flat glove. Neds to open pocket sooner. Slows down to field and sits back on balls. Has some crudeness to his game but is a big strong physical kid. Infield velocity 84 mph. Ran a 7.32 60. 94 mph exit bat speed velocity.

Scouting notes from the IMG Summer Wood Bat League Showcase

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