Uncommitted Spotlight: Dalton Short
December 11, 2020
Our uncommitted senior spotlights continue and today we’ll shine some light on left-handed hitting C/3B Dalton Short, a strong 6-foot-1, 215-pound prospect ranked No. 72 overall in the state’s 2021 class.
We just saw Short at our PBR SLABA Showcase Day in September, where he took a quality round of batting practice, flashing gap-to-gap pop and a natural feel to lift the baseball through contact.
You can find his full profile, with video and stats, down below:
Scouting Report
Short is a 6-foot-1 215-pound left-handed hitting catcher, right-handed pitcher and infielder in Missouri's 2021 class. He ran a 7.82 60 and posted an exit velocity of 94 mph. During batting practice, Short starts slightly opened, simple load, quiet with hands, in line stride, some lift to swing, quick bat, shows barrel control. Behind the plate, quick feet, clean arm action, clean transfers, high-three quarter release, positional velo of 71 mph, pop times between 2.15 and 2.22 seconds. On the infield, fluid footwork, clean transfers, momentum towards target, high three-quarter release, positional velo of 79 mph, accurate throws. On the mound, Short comes from a high three quarters arm slot, throws with some effort at release, accelerates during stride, fastball at 83-85 mph, throws down hill, curveball has 11-to-5 shape, sharp and late, has depth, 64-68 mph, throws change up at 68-72 mph, knucleball, down in zone, near fastball arm speed.