With the fall season coming to a close, our staff will take some time to highlight several uncommitted prospects over the next few weeks as we prepare to enter the baseball off-season and throughout. These players have all impressed our staff recently, whether it be at events, tournaments, or other up-close looks via our boots-on-the-ground coverage.

Today we'll shine some light on C Carson McCaleb (Timberland, 2023), a switch-hitting backstop that consistently caught our attention throughout this year. After slashing .333/.429/.500 for Timberland this past spring, McCaleb attended the St. Louis Top Prospect Games this summer and was one of the top incoming seniors in attendance. A brief nugget on him from that day:

"...was also a winner from this event. Built at 5-foot-9, 190-pounds with compact strength, McCaleb repeated a short, level swing from both sides of the plate in BP, averaging 85.3 mph off the barrel throughout. He brought a ‘hitterish’ look to the box, staying direct to the baseball without much added movement. Defensively, McCaleb popped 1.88-to-2.01 to the bag and topped at 75 mph from the crouch."

Most recently, McCaleb represented Team Missouri at the Battle for The Arch as arguably their top position prospect. He carried momentum over from the summer to this event and our scouts had this to say about him on September 27th:

"...had one of the more impressive showings on the day for Team Missouri. A strong 5-foot-9, 195-pound switch hitter, McCaleb generated easy juice from both sides of the plate, barreling up multiple balls at 95+ mph while peaking at 98.6 mph. His ability to repeat his swing from both sides of the plate is evident and so is his knack for the barrel, nearly leading the event in hard-hit percentage (56%). McCaleb is a quality receiver behind the plate as well, working down-to-up with his glove and utilizing his strong wrists to stick the baseball. He recorded the event’s quickest pop time (1.94) and was accurate on the bag throughout his defensive workout. McCaleb is one of the top uncommitted prospects in Missouri’s senior class."

Learn more about McCaleb below.

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