Quick Hitters: East Coast Dodgers Position Players
January 18, 2023
On Saturday January 14th PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Next Level Training Center in Greenville, NC for a Scout Day with the East Coast Dodgers Organization. The scout day featured players from all over the country in the 2024-2028 grad classes.
The day began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation followed by pitchers throwing a controlled bullpen with Trackman collecting advanced analytics. Once bullpens were complete, position players ran a laser timed 10 yd and 30 yd sprint. Position players then took BP with Trackman collecting ball flight data. The open atmosphere of Next Level allowed players, coaches and scouts to see ball flight off the bat. The night concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance.
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Quick Hitters - Position Players
Washington State commit. 5-foot-9, 161-pound frame. Left hand hitter. Athletic and fluid in the box. Lined balls to both sides of the field. Hands are quick with a short, compact stroke. Peak exit velocity at 92.5 mph, average EV at 86.8 mph. Posted the top 30 time of the event at 3.86 on the lasers.
6-foot-2, 165-pound frame. Worked through the middle of the field during his BP rounds. Top exit velocity at 86.1 mph, average EV at 79.4 mph. Swing has looseness, mostly flat barrel path with quickness to his hands.
5-foot-11, 160-pound build. Worked mostly through the middle and to the opposite field during BP. Hit several balls off the barre with his top exit velocity at 87 mph, average EV at 80 mph. Barrel is short to the ball working flat through the zone and getting extension out front. Fluid actions on the infield. Arm reached 83 mph to first base.
6-foot, 175-pound build. Hands have quickness with feel for the barrel working short to the ball. Line drive approach working through the middle of the field. Peak exit velocity recorded at 83 mph, average EV at 78.6 mph.
Quickness present in a 5-foot-11, 161-pound frame that continues to add strength. Lined balls to center and left center during his BP rounds. Posted at top exit velocity of 88 mph, average EV at 86 mph. Hands have strength and quickness. Ran a 3.90 laser timed 30.
5-foot-10, 155-pound frame with room to add strength. Top exit velocity recorded at 90.1 mph, average EV at 84.2 mph. Simple, balanced swing with a direct path to the ball using a gap to gap approach. Posted the top 30 time of the event at 3.86.
Sturdy build at 5-foot-10, 180-pounds. Left hand hitter. Balanced swing taking a short path and keeping his barrel through the zone. Hands have quickness, peak exit velocity at 84.7 mph, average EV at 77.7 mph. Arm topped at 71 mph from behind the plate.
Louisian-Lafayette commit. 5-foot-11, 160-pound frame with room to fill out. Hands are loose keeping his barrel inside and through the ball. Worked through the middle of the field posting a top exit velocity of 89.9 mph, average EV at 82.6 mph. Athletic defender on the infield.
Strong, athletic build at 5-foot-11, 175-pounds. Left hand hitter. Compact stroke keeping his barrel inside and through the ball. Hands are strong, lining balls to both gaps. Peak exit velocity at 87.8 mph, average EV at 82.6 mph. Ran a 3.94 laser timed 30.
Air Force commit. 6-foot-1, 184-pound frame with strength present. The left hand hitter impressed during his BP rounds driving balls through the middle of the field. Posted the top average exit velocity at 90 mph, peak EV at 94.1 mph. Loose, fluid swing with strength in his hands, barrel gets length through the middle of the field.
5-foot-5, 115-pound frame with room for maturation ahead. Lined balls to the left center gap during his BP rounds. Flat barrel path with his barrel staying through the zone. Peak exit velocity at 75.6 mph, average EV at 70.8 mph.
5-foot-5, 120-pound frame with room for growth in the coming years. Left hand hitter with a simple, balanced swing. Flat barrel path lining balls to both sides of the field. Top exit velocity recorded at 74.1 mph, average EV at 70.8 mph.
5-foot-7, 140-pound build. Switch hitter. Controlled and balanced with feel for the barrel from both sides of the plate. Consistently hit balls off the barrel posting a top exit velocity of 81.7 mph, average EV at 73.4 mph. Fluid actions on the infield with trust in his hands, arm reached 79 mph to first base.
Strength present in a 5-foot-9, 185-pound frame. Posted the top pop time of the event at 1.97 with his throws to second peaking at 77 mph. Worked mostly through the middle and to the opposite field during BP. Hands have strength and quickness. Top exit at 86.7 mph, average EV at 76.6 mph.
Athletic frame at 6-foot-2, 175-pounds. Left hand hitter with quick hands. Stays balanced with some lift to the swing path. Worked gap to gap with his top exit velocity recorded at 91.3 mph, average EV at 77.5 mph. Ran a 4.01 laser timed 30.
5-foot-10, 145-pound frame. Lined balls through the middle during his BP rounds. Hands have quickness with his barrel working down through the ball. Top exit velocity at 81.9 mph, average EV at 73.8 mph. Solid actions on the infield.
Thin frame at 6-foot-2, 160-pounds. Left hand hitter. Hands are quick with a mostly flat barrel path through the zone. Hit several balls off the barrel to the right center gap. Peak exit velocity at 89 mph, average EV at 84.5 mph. Arm reached 90 mph from the outfield.
6-foot, 170-pound frame. Lined several balls through the middle of the field during BP. Peak exit velocity at 89.4 mph, average EV at 87.3 mph. Hands are quick with a short path to the ball. Solid actions on the infield.
Allegheny commit. 6-foot, 200-pound frame with strength present. Hit several balls hard to his pull side during BP. Top exit velocity at 94.1 mph, average EV at 87.6 mph. Hands are strong with some lift to the swing path. Arm reached 90 mph from the outfield and 73 mph from behind the plate.
5-foot-11, 180-pound build. Lined several balls to his pull side during BP. Peak exit velocity recorded at 92.3 mph, average EV at 88.7 mph. Hands have quickness and strength with some feel for the barrel.
6-foot-2, 201-pound frame. Worked gap to gap during BP posting a peak exit velocity at 90.2 mph, average EV at 84 mph. Balanced swing with a mostly flat barrel path through the zone.
6-foot-1, 205-pound build. Posted a top exit velocity of 90.4 mph, average EV at 84.6 mph. Hands have strength working mostly to his pull side. Arm peaked at 80 mph from the infield and outfield.