Top Prospect Games West: Outfield Analysis
August 17, 2020
Kyle Campbell
Maryland Scouting Director
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Close to 80 players from across the Old Line State, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, participated in this year's PBR Maryland Top Prospect Games West at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium, home of the Delmarva Shorebirds. Players were put through a pro-style workout in front of our PBR Maryland scouting staff with Trackman and Blast also on hand to record data. Below are evaluations on the 15 outfielders from the event.
OUTFIELDERS
(Listed Alphabetically)
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Kaden Bredickas OF / Caravel Academy (DE), DE / 2022
Body: 5’10’’, 170 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. Hit: LHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Smooth back load with some hand separation. Small leg kick with an extended stride. Stays behind the ball well with some lower half involvement. Quick hands through the zone with a strong one handed finish. Middle of the field, gap to gap line drive approach. A more level swing path with good extension through the zone and past contact. Power: 89 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Present pull side pop Arm: RH. OF - 84 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a high three-quarter slot. Defense: Plays through the ball well with quick active feet and a slight crow hop. Consistent clean exchanges with throws on line that showed occasional carry. Run: 7.62 60-yard time.
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Andrew Callaway LHP / OF / Delmar Senior (DE), MD / 2023
Body: 5’11’’, 175 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched and open stance at the plate. Quiet, controlled back load with good hand separation. Attacks the ball with intent, staying behind the ball well with strong lower half involvement. Quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone with a strong one handed finish. A more level swing path with good extension past contact. Gap to gap line drive approach. Power: 91 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Present pull side power with projectable pop to the gaps and alleys. Arm: LH. OF - 83 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three quarter slot. Defense: Plays through the ball quickly with athletic, active feet and a slight crow hop. Consistent clean exchanges with throws on line that showed carry. Run: 7.49 60-yard time.
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Logan Tapman RHP / OF / Stephen Decatur , MD / 2022
Body: 6’2’’, 173 pounds. Tall, athletic body type. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, upright, slightly open stance at the plate. Quiet approach with a smooth back load and good hand separation. Hands drop slightly before contact and get through the zone quickly with fast bat speed. Stays behind the ball well with some lower half involvement. An uphill swing path with a strong one handed finish and good extension through the zone and past contact. Worked mostly pull side during BP. Power: 87 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Pull side pop present Arm: RH. OF - 83 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot. Defense: Plays through the ball well with athletic feet and a slight crow hop. Consistent clean exchanges with throws that showed some carry. Run: 7.69 60-yard time.
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Adam Hicks OF / RHP / Gilman, MD / 2023
Body: 5’9’’, 150 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, sightly crouched, square stance at the plate. Quiet approach with hands pre-set and a smooth back load. Creates some hand separation with a small leg kick and quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Stays behind the ball well with strong lower half involvement. A more level swing path with good extension through contact. Gap-to-gap line drive approach during BP. Power: 85 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Pull side pop projected Arm: RH. OF - 81 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a high three-quarter arm slot. Defense: Plays through the ball with quick, active feet. Fields the ball in the middle of his body with clean exchanges and accurate throws. Run: 7.72 60-yard time.
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Kaleb Jones OF / LHP / Wicomico, MD / 2022
Body: 6’0’’, 155 pounds. Athletic frame. Hit: LHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched stance at the plate. Quiet approach with hands pre-set and a slight toe-tap load. Creates good hand separation with quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Attacks the ball with intent and stays behind the ball well with a more level swing path. Strong lower half involvement with solid extension through the zone and past contact. Worked the middle of the field mostly with a gap-to-gap line drive approach. Power: 90 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Pull side pop present with more projected. Arm: LH. OF - 81 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a mid three-quarter arm slot. Defense: Plays through the ball well with quick, fluid actions. Fields the ball to the side with consistent clean exchanges and accurate throws that showed some carry. Run: 7.57 60-yard time.
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Chase Miller OF / OF / River Hill, MD / 2021
Body: 6’1’’, 155 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, square stance at the plate. Quiet body with slight hand wiggle and hands pre-set. Creates good hand separation with quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Keeps head down through contact with solid extension through the zone. Some lower half involvement with a strong gap-to-gap line drive approach. Power: 90 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Some pull side pop present. Arm: RH. OF - 79 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter arm slot. Defense: Attacks the ball quickly with athletic, smooth footwork. Fields the ball to the side with fluid actions and clean exchanges. Throws showed consistent accuracy and some carry. Run: 6.76 60-yard time.
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Lamon Lyles Jr. OF / SS / Eleanor Roosevelt, MD / 2022
Body: 5’9’’, 159 pounds. Athletic body type. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, square stance at the plate. Smooth back load with some hand separation. Quick hands through the zone with solid extension past contact. Strong lower half involvement with a solid gap-to-gap line drive approach. Worked the middle of the field during BP. Power: 80 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Arm: LH. OF - 79 mph. INF - 71 mph. Throws with longer arm action from an over the top arm slot. Defense: Plays through the ball well, fielding in the middle of the body with a big crow hop. Consistent clean exchanges with strong, accurate throws that showed carry. Run: 7.11 60-yard time.
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Rayan Nair OF / SS / Washington Waldorf, MD / 2022
Body: 5’10’’, 140 pounds. Athletic body type. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, upright, open stance at the plate. Smooth back load with hands pre-set and some separation. Quick hands through the zone with solid extension past contact. Strong lower half involvement with a strong middle of the field approach. Worked mostly pull side during BP, consistently peppering the left center field gap. Power: 83 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Some pull side pop with more projected. Arm: RH. OF - 79 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter arm slot. Defense: Plays through the ball well, fielding it to the side with momentum towards the plate. Consistent clean exchanges with strong throws that showed some carry. Run: 6.92 60-yard time.
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Luke Parks C / OF / Nandua, VA / 2021
Body: 5’10’’, 155 pounds. Athletic frame. Hit: LHH. Hits from a balanced, upright, open stance at the plate. Hands are pre-set at the top of the zone with a smooth back load and small leg kick. Creates good hand separation with quick bat speed through the zone. Solid extension through the zone and past contact with some lower half involvement. Worked mostly pull side during BP with a line drive, gap-to-gap approach. Power: 87 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Present pull side power Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. OF - 79 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter arm slot. Defense: Pop times ranged 2.05 - 2.14. Works through the ball with quick, active feet. Consistent clean exchanges with throws that showed some carry. Run: 7.24 60-yard time.
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Tyler Day OF / LHP / La Plata , MD / 2021
Body: 5’11’’, 190 pounds. Solid body type. Hit: LHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, square stance at the plate. Hands are pre-set with a smooth back load and quick twitch. Creates some hand separation with quick hands through the zone. Solid extension through contact with some lower half involvement. Strong gap-to-gap line drive approach. Power: 86 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Some pull side pop present Arm: LH. OF - 79 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter arm slot. Defense: Works through the ball well with quick, active feet. Fields the ball to the side with a slight crow hop and clean exchanges. Run: 7.46 60-yard time.
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George Libby RHP / OF / Patuxent, MD / 2023
Body: 5’10’’, 130 pounds. Athletic body type. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, crouched, square stance at the plate. Smooth back load with good hand separation. Quick hands through the zone with solid extension past contact. Some lower half involvement, finishing strong with one hand. Slight uphill swing path, working the middle of the field consistently. Gap-to-gap, line drive approach. Power: 80 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Arm: RH. OF - 78 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter arm slot. Defense: Works through the ball quickly, fielding the ball to the side with momentum towards the plate. Consistent clean exchanges with throws that showed some carry. Run: 7.81 60-yard time.
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Aden Hill OF / SS / Chopticon, MD / 2022
Body: 5’10’’, 190 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame. Hit: LHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, slightly open stance at the plate. Smooth back load with solid hand separation and strong lower half involvement. Short stride and stays behind the ball well with a short, compact swing. Lightning quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone with a slight uphill swing path and a strong two-handed finish. Ball consistently jumps off the bat with a middle of the field gap-to-gap line drive approach with solid extension through the zone and past contact. Power: 93 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Present gap-to-gap pop with more projected. Arm: RH. OF - 78 mph, INF - 77 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot. Defense: Plays through the ball well with quick, active feet. Quick, clean exchange into a slight crow hop and solid momentum towards the target. Throws were on line and showed carry. Run: 6.94 60-yard time.
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Body: 6’1’’, 170 pounds. Strong, athletic body frame. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Hands start at the top of the zone and drop slightly before contact. Smooth back load with some hand separation with rhythm. Short stride with a smaller leg kick and stays behind the ball well. Keeps hands inside the ball well with quick hands and some bat speed through the zone. Middle to pull side gap-to-gap approach with a more level swing path. Gets good extension past contact with a strong two-handed finish. Power: 88 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Pull side pop present with more projected. Arm: RH. OF - 76 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high-three quarter arm slot. Defense: Plays quickly through the ball with active, athletic feet. Quick, clean exchanges with momentum towards the plate. Throws were on line and showed some carry. Run: 7.44 60-yard time.
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Chris Baumann LHP / 1B / Snow Hill, MD / 2021
Body: 5’11’’, 175 pounds. Strong, athletic frame. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly open, upright stance at the plate. Stays behind the ball well with hands pre-set at the top of the hitting zone. Smooth back load with some hand separation and whippy barrel action. Short stride with some lower half involvement and quick hands through the zone. Middle of the field, line drive approach with some pull side pop present. Swings with a more level swing path with a strong two-handed finish. Power: 90 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. gap-to-gap pop present Arm: LH. OF - 76 mph. Throws with longer arm action from an over the top slot. Defense: Plays through the ball well with a controlled approach. Fields the ball to the outside of the foot with momentum towards the plate. Consistent clean exchanges with active footwork. Throws were on line and showed some carry. Run: 7.64 60-yard time.
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Trenton Player OF / RHP / Annapolis , MD / 2023
Body: 5’11’’, 160 pounds. Athletic, lanky frame. Hit: RHH. Hits from a tall, balanced, inward turn at the plate. Hands are pre-set with a rhythmic type back load and some hand separation with an extended stride. Stays behind the ball well with some lower half involvement and quick hands through the zone. Some bat speed present with strong extension past contact. Gap-to-gap line drive approach with a more level swing path. Power: 86 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Some pull side pop present. Arm: RH. OF - 68 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot. Defense: Plays quickly through the zone with momentum towards the target. Shows soft hands with athletic footwork and consistent clean exchanges. Throws showed some accuracy and carry to the plate. Run: 7.61 60-yard time.
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