Top 10 Player Profiles of 2018- #2 Aaron Downs
December 29, 2018
Over the next 10 days we we will be counting down the 2018 calendar year with a look at the Top Ten Viewed Profiles of 2018. After combing through our google analytics, we have compiled a list of the ten most visited profiles, by you, the readers, in 2018.
Scouting Report
9/1/18- Verbal commit to U. of Louisville.
2018 PBR Future Games- 2018 PBR Future Games MVP. Was 3/5 with a double, 2 triples, 5 RBI’s, 6 walks, 1 HBP, and 7 stolen bases.
3/11/18- 5-foot-11, 180-pound right-handed hitting short-stop. #54 player nationally in PBR Overall Rankings. Athletic frame with proportional strength. 6.7 runner. Open stance, rolling body and hand load, looks to elevate baseball, occasional top spin contact, flashes loud contact, aggressive swinger with easy effort, 95 mph exit velocity. Above avg. footwork, fields low to ground and out front, above avg. hands, athletic in field, arms plays well with carry and accuracy to bag, 87 mph arm strength across infield.
7/31/17- 5-foot-11, 170-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. One of top performers at event. Athletic build with room to grow. Shows above avg. wiry strength for age. 4.21 home-to-first time. Consistent loud contact during BP; one hopping both walls in the gaps, above avg. bat speed, had multiple hits during game action, 94 mph exit velocity. Fields low to ground with soft hands and above avg. footwork, funnels underneath occasionally, well above avg. actions, short arm action with carry to bag, 75 mph arm strength across infield. Athletic with body control, drop and drive to plate, quick arm, OT slot. Strike thrower producing 81-83 mph fastballs with slight life. Tends to over-throw 12/6 breaking ball. Well above avg. fade, sink, and feel for changeup. One of top 2021 grads in the state of Iowa.