PBR Scout Day: Area IV American Legion - Player Analysis

Prep Baseball Report held workouts with Area IV American Legion players on June 10th and 11th.  These workouts were designed to give players in the American Legion system a way to connect with college coaches and professional scouts through a pro-style workout.  As PBR continues to grow, similar opportunities are available for club teams and American Legion organizations across North Carolina.

As part of the workout, position players ran a laser timed 60, worked out at their defensive position, and hit several rounds of live BP. Pitchers were able to throw controlled bullpens. PBR's scouts collected statistical information from the workout, while producing full evaluations on select players. Below are those evaluations, including 11 players with their graduating years ranging 2017 - 2020.

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Quick Hitters
+ 14 players took part in the workout

+ 4 players recorded exit velocities of 85 mph or better, with the top being 90 mph
+ 3 players ran sub- 7.05 sixties, with 6.82 being the best recorded time
+ 2 outfielders recorded positional velocities of 85 mph
+ 1 catcher with pop times between 1.90-2.04

Player Evaluations

Ty Cobb RHP / East Lincoln, NC / 2020   6 feet, 157-pound lanky build with room to add weight and strength. The right hander uses a standard delivery with a slower, smooth tempo and stays in line to the plate. He has a clean, long arm action working to an overhand slot.  His fastball has downhill angle at 74-77 mph. Works in the zone with his fastball and shows the ability to get it to both sides of the plate. Throws a slurve at 64-66 mph with 11/5 tilt. Change-up has fade at 64-65 mph. Also, flashes a slower CB at 59-61 mph with gradual break. Has feel for both his CH and slurve and shows the ability to throw them for strikes. Should add velocity with added strength and maturation.

Brantley Durham C / 1B / Newton-Conover, NC / 2019   6 feet, 195-pound build. Offensively, works from the right side with a balanced setup and goes back smooth in his load with a short stride. Maintains a quiet barrel during his load working short to the ball, showing the ability to keep his barrel in the zone. Works gap to gap with a line drive approach and maintains balance throughout swing. Exit velocity recorded at 90 mph and should improve as he uses his lower half more throughout his swing. Behind the plate he shows average hands with a clean transfer and a short arm action working to a high ¾ slot. Shows some accuracy with pop times recorded at 2.19-2.28. At first base he shows average hands with quick, clean exchanges, short arm action and accuracy to his throws with positional velocity peaking at 71 mph. Also, recorded a 7.59 in the 60-yard dash.

Noah Eaker RHP / 1B / Cherryville, NC / 2017 Rankings  StateRank: 145 / POS: 48   6 feet 4, 205-pound projectable build.  4 years of eligibility remaining and open to transferring in the fall.  The right hander uses a simple delivery with a slower tempo and longer arm action working to an over the top slot. Gets downhill angle on his FB working at 79-81 mph, topping at 82 mph and in the zone. Shows a slurve at 70 mph with 11/5 action and later break. Also, shows a slower CB at 62-63 mph with more gradual break. Straight CH at 70-71 mph. Shows feel for off speed pitches and the ability to throw them for strikes. Offensively he works from the right side with a slightly open, balanced setup. Uses a short stride in his load, gets his lower half through the ball and maintains balance throughout his swing. Uses a line drive approach working gap to gap with his barrel working short to the ball, level through the zone and getting extension out front. Exit velocity recorded at 89 mph and should improve with added looseness to his swing. At first base he shows average hands with fluid feet and shorter arm action working to an over the top slot. Stands up during his transfer leading to a slower release. Positional velocity recorded at 76 mph. Also, recorded at 7.21 in the 60-yard dash.

Jared Emory 3B / RHP / Cherryville, NC / 2019 Rankings  StateRank: 193 / POS: 17   5 feet 10, 165-pound build. Hits from the right side using a tall, slightly open, balanced setup. Small leg kick in his load getting is lower half through the ball and maintains balance during his swing. Loose hands with his barrel working level through the zone, getting extension, but does get long at times. Exit velocity recorded at 87 mph. On the infield he shows soft hands with fluid feet. Funnels to the center of his body after catch with clean exchanges and short arm action working to a high ¾ slot. Accurate arm with carry to his throws topping at 75 mph across the diamond. On the mound he throws slightly across his body using a long arm action leading to an over the top slot. FB sits a 76-78 mph, topping at 79 mph. Does a good job of location his FB to his arm side. CB works at 59-61 mph with 12/6 break. Throws a slurve at 65-67 mph with 11/5 action and gradual break. Good feel for both breaking balls and throws them for strikes. Also, recorded a 7.57 in the 60-yard dash.

Allden Horne 3B / 2B / East Lincoln , NC / 2019   6 feet 2, 180-pound build with room to add strength. In the outfield he shows average hands, playing through balls with clean exchanges, and a short arm action leading to a high ¾ slot. Accurate arm with positional velocity peaking at 78 mph. On the infield, average hands, playing through the ball and transferring to the center of his body after catch. Accurate arm across the diamond topping at 75 mph. Hits from the right side using a balanced setup and small leg kick for his load. Stiff hands with his barrel working short to the ball and level through the zone. Works mostly middle to pull side during BP with his exit velocity peaking at 89 mph. Also, recorded a 7.04 in the 60-yard dash.

Jacob Landis LHP / OF / South Point, NC / 2019   6 feet 1, 175-pound build. The left hander uses a slower tempo in his delivery working in line to the plate with a long arm action working to a high ¾ slot. Fastball has run to his arm side at 75-77 mph. Gets his fastball to both sides of the plate. Maintains good arm speed on his change-up working at 68-69 mph with fade. Curveball has 1/7 action with gradual break at 69 mph. Throws both his curveball and change for strikes. Also, recorded a 7.18 in the 60-yard dash.

Bain Sipe RHP / 1B / Maiden , NC / 2020   5 feet 10, 165-pound build. The right hander uses a simple delivery with a slow tempo, staying in line to the plate with a long arm action leading to an over the top slot. Fastball sits at 77-80 mph, topping at 81 mph. Near fastball arm speed on his change-up, sitting 66-68 mph with sink and fade. Throws a knuckle ball at 68-72 mph. Knuckle ball has movement with a split/tumble action. Good feel for both is change and Knuckle ball. Also, recorded a 7.15 in the 60-yard dash.

Cy Spencer 2B / RHP / Bandys , NC / 2019   5 feet 10, 170-pound build. Works from the right side offensively using a tall, slightly open, balanced setup. Get his weight going back in his load with a short stride. Has feel for his barrel working level through the zone. Uses a line drive approach working mostly middle to his pull side with ball off the bat topping at 79 mph. On the infield he shows soft hands with fluid feet, playing through the ball, with clean, quick exchanges, and short arm action leading to a high ¾ slot. Accurate arm across the diamond peaking at 70 mph. On the mound he shows a clean arm action throwing from a high ¾ slot. Works to both sides of the plate with his fastball at 74-76 mph and topping at 77 mph. curveball has 11/5 tilt with depth at 64-67 mph. Shows good command of both is fastball and curveball. Ran 7.80 in the 60-yard dash.

Sam Rosario C / 2B / South Caldwell, NC / 2020   5 feet 8, 150-pound build. Hits from the right side using a balanced setup and short stride in his load getting his lower half through the ball. Simple swing with his barrel working short to the ball and staying level through the zone, getting extension out front. Looks to stay gap to gap with ball off his bat peaking at 79 mph. Shows athleticism behind the plate with soft hands, quick feet, and clean, quick exchanges. Uses a short arm action, throwing from a high ¾ slot with an accurate arm topping at 72 mph to second base and pop times at 2.13-2.25. Also, recorded a 7.47 in the 60-yard dash.

William Stewart 2B / RHP / Hickory , NC / 2019   5 feet 10, 160-pound build. Hits from the right side with a balanced setup, using a leg kick for his load getting his lower half through the ball. Looks to drive the ball in the gaps with his barrel working level through the zone and getting extension out front. Exit velocity recorded at 82 mph. On the infield, has fluid, quick feet, playing through the ball with average hands. Uses a short arm action with accuracy to his throws and arm peaking at 85 mph across the diamond. In the outfield he plays through the ball with fluid feet and clean transfers with his arm peaking at 84 mph with accuracy to his throws. On the mound he worked only from the stretch with a clean arm action and throwing from a high ¾ slot. Strike thrower with his fastball sitting at 78-81 mph and topping at 82 mph, with some arm side run. Curveball has 11/5 action with gradual break at 69-70 mph. Showed some quickness in running a 7.14 in the 60-yard dash.

Bryce Stober C / 2B / Hickory, NC / 2019 Rankings  StateRank: 189 / POS: 23   5 feet 8, 160-pound athletic build. Behind the plate he shows athleticism with quick feet, and clean, quick transfers with pop times recorded at 1.90-2.04. Uses a short arm action throwing from an over the top slot with accuracy to throws and arm topping at 81 mph to second base. On the infield, works with fluid feet, and average hands funneling to the center of his body after catch using a short arm action with carry to his throws.  Accurate arm that peaked at 81 mph across the diamond. In the outfield he athletically plays through balls with fluid feet and clean exchanges. Accurate arm from the outfield with carry to his throws topping at 85 mph. Hits from the right side using a balanced setup and short stride in his load. Barrel works short to the ball, staying in the zone and getting extension out front. Uses a gap to gap approach looking to line balls out. Exit velocity recorded at 82 mph and should improve as his lower half becomes more involved in his swing. Quickness and athleticism exist and showed while running a 6.82 in the 60-yard dash.