Prep Baseball Report

2024 NY Gothams Scout Day: Stat Release & Leaderboard


Joe Walentin
Scouting Director, NY

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POSITIONAL METRICS

60 (via Swift Technologies) 

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Kerick Tejada NY DE LA SALLE ACADEMY 2026 2B 6.93 s
2 Brady Roth NY Riverdale 2027 OF 7.10 s
3 Luke Ontaneda NY Rye 2027 SS 7.27 s
^ Nicholas Shange NY LEMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL 2028 OF 7.27 s
4 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 7.32 s
^ Jordan Steiger NY Xaverian 2027 SS 7.32 s
5 Jonathan Dorsey NY xavier 2028 OF 7.42 s
6 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 7.43 s
7 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 7.48 s
8 Cash Millsom NY Iona Prep 2027 SS 7.49 s
9 Jasper Hoffman NY Xavier 2028 C 7.55 s
10 Roman Ellis NY International 2028 OF 7.56 s

OF Velocity

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Nikhil Bhavnani NY POLY PREP HIGH SCHOOL 2027 OF 78
2 Brady Roth NY Riverdale 2027 OF 74
3 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 71
4 Roman Ellis NY International 2028 OF 70
5 Nicholas Shange NY LEMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL 2028 OF 68
6 Tanner Gola NY 2028 OF 64
7 Joshua Song NY Bronx HS of Science 2028 OF 60
8 Jonathan Dorsey NY xavier 2028 OF 57
^ Christian Huebert NY TAG 2029 OF 57
^ John Turner NY Epiphany 2029 OF 57
9 Kieran Kapoor NY NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL 2028 LHP 54


INF Velocity
Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 84
2 Denzel Mejia NY FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE) 2027 OF 83
3 Jordan Steiger NY Xaverian 2027 SS 80
4 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 78
^ Jake Rapoport NY BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 78
5 Cash Millsom NY Iona Prep 2027 SS 77
6 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 76
7 Kerick Tejada NY DE LA SALLE ACADEMY 2026 2B 75
8 Luke Ontaneda NY Rye 2027 SS 71
9 Dylan Leitner NY Saint Johns Prep 2028 1B 69
^ Eric Greenlund-Caraballo NY Regis 2028 1B 69
10 Andy Sanchez NY BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING 2028 SS 68
^ Joshua Gutner NY BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 LHP 68


C Velocity
Rank Name State School Class Pos C Velo
1 Aiden Flood NY Xaverian 2027 1B 73
2 Jason Salera NY New Rochelle 2028 C 69
3 Jordan Huang NY XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL 2027 C 68
4 Jasper Hoffman NY Xavier 2028 C 63
5 Asher Sacks NY ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL 2028 C 57
6 Richard Madrid NY HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL 2029 C 56


Exit Velocity (via Trackman)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 90.8 mph
2 Jordan Huang NY XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL 2027 C 88.6 mph
3 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 87.7 mph
4 Brady Roth NY Riverdale 2027 OF 87.4 mph
5 Aiden Flood NY Xaverian 2027 1B 87.3 mph
6 Jake Rapoport NY BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 86.5 mph
7 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 85.4 mph
8 Nikhil Bhavnani NY POLY PREP HIGH SCHOOL 2027 OF 85.3 mph
9 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 85.0 mph
10 Roman Ellis NY International 2028 OF 84.0 mph


Peak Velocity (FB)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Velocity (max)
1 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 86.7 mph
2 Denzel Mejia NY FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE) 2027 OF 80.6 mph
3 Jordan Steiger NY Xaverian 2027 SS 80.3 mph
4 Jake Rapoport NY BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 79.9 mph
5 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 78.4 mph
6 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 77.6 mph
7 Jason Salera NY New Rochelle 2028 C 77.5 mph
8 Nikhil Bhavnani NY POLY PREP HIGH SCHOOL 2027 OF 77.4 mph
9 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 76.3 mph
10 Cash Millsom NY Iona Prep 2027 SS 76.3 mph



ADVANCED HITTING METRICS (VIA TRACKMAN)

Average Exit Velocity
Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 81.7 mph
2 Jordan Huang NY XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL 2027 C 80.5 mph
3 Brady Roth NY Riverdale 2027 OF 80.2 mph
4 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 78.9 mph
5 Aiden Flood NY Xaverian 2027 1B 77.8 mph
6 Luke Ontaneda NY Rye 2027 SS 77.5 mph
7 Cash Millsom NY Iona Prep 2027 SS 76.4 mph
8 Joshua Gutner NY BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 LHP 73.9 mph
9 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 73.0 mph
10 Jake Rapoport NY BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 72.3 mph


Peak Distance
Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 323 ft
2 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 319 ft
3 Jordan Huang NY XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL 2027 C 317 ft
4 Brady Roth NY Riverdale 2027 OF 311 ft
5 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 300 ft
6 Aiden Flood NY Xaverian 2027 1B 300 ft
7 Jake Rapoport NY BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 299 ft
8 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 298 ft
9 Nicholas Shange NY LEMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL 2028 OF 290 ft
10 Denzel Mejia NY FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE) 2027 OF 289 ft


Hard Hit Percentage
Rank Name State School Class Pos Hard Hit %
1 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 9 %


ADVANCED HITTING METRICS (BLAST)

Hand Speed
Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (max)
1 Luke Ontaneda NY Rye 2027 SS 27.9 mph
2 Logan Lin NY Poly 2028 LHP 27.0 mph
3 Jake Rapoport NY BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 23.6 mph
4 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 23.5 mph
5 Nicholas Shange NY LEMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL 2028 OF 23.4 mph
6 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 22.3 mph
7 Nikhil Bhavnani NY POLY PREP HIGH SCHOOL 2027 OF 21.9 mph
8 Aiden Flood NY Xaverian 2027 1B 21.7 mph
9 Brady Roth NY Riverdale 2027 OF 21.3 mph
10 James Shoukry NY Saint Johns Prep 2028 3B 21.2 mph


Bat Speed
Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (max)
1 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 85.3 mph
2 Luke Ontaneda NY Rye 2027 SS 78.3 mph
3 Brady Roth NY Riverdale 2027 OF 69.0 mph
^ Richard Madrid NY HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL 2029 C 69.0 mph
4 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 68.9 mph
5 Aiden Flood NY Xaverian 2027 1B 68.4 mph
6 Jordan Huang NY XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL 2027 C 67.7 mph
7 Denzel Mejia NY FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE) 2027 OF 67.5 mph
8 Jake Rapoport NY BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 67.1 mph
9 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 66.9 mph
10 Logan Lin NY Poly 2028 LHP 66.3 mph


Rotational Acceleration
Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (max)
1 Brady Roth NY Riverdale 2027 OF 30.8 g
2 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 22.1 g
^ Jake Rapoport NY BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 22.1 g
3 Logan Lin NY Poly 2028 LHP 20.9 g
4 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 20.7 g
^ Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 20.7 g
5 James Shoukry NY Saint Johns Prep 2028 3B 19.5 g
6 Tanner Gola NY 2028 OF 19.0 g
7 Joshua Gutner NY BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 LHP 17.8 g
8 Nikhil Bhavnani NY POLY PREP HIGH SCHOOL 2027 OF 17.6 g
9 Nicholas Shange NY LEMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL 2028 OF 15.5 g
10 Jordan Steiger NY Xaverian 2027 SS 15.3 g


On-Plane Efficiency 
Rank Name State School Class Pos Zone %
1 Eric Greenlund-Caraballo NY Regis 2028 1B 50 %
^ Leland Daniels-Weeks NY BERKELEY CARROLL SCHOOL 2029 RHP 50 %
^ Joshua Song NY Bronx HS of Science 2028 OF 50 %
^ Joshua Gutner NY BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 LHP 50 %
^ Jordan Steiger NY Xaverian 2027 SS 50 %
2 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 44 %
3 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 42 %
^ Jake Rapoport NY BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2026 RHP 42 %
4 John Turner NY Epiphany 2029 OF 37 %
^ Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 37 %
5 Noah Gibbons NY THE SCHOOL AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2029 RHP 30 %
^ Alvaro Capellan NY SAUNDERS TRADES & TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL 2027 RHP 30 %


Peak Spin Rate (FB)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 2289 rpm
2 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 2275 rpm
3 Jordan Steiger NY Xaverian 2027 SS 2222 rpm
4 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 2160 rpm
5 Nikhil Bhavnani NY POLY PREP HIGH SCHOOL 2027 OF 2127 rpm


Spin Score (Spin rate divided by velocity)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Score (max)
1 Joshua Song NY Bronx HS of Science 2028 OF 30
2 John Turner NY Epiphany 2029 OF 29
3 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 29
4 Joshua Gutner NY BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 LHP 28
5 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 28


Peak Spin Rate (CB)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Aidan Cinardi NY Xaverian 2026 LHP 2194 rpm
2 Jordan Steiger NY Xaverian 2027 SS 2158 rpm
3 Darwin Ovalle NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 2028 SS 2123 rpm
4 Minjoon Kim NY PS 276 2028 1B 2117 rpm
5 Dylan Leitner NY Saint Johns Prep 2028 1B 2019 rpm


Peak Spin Rate (SL)
Rank Name State School Class Pos Spin Rate (max)
1 Joshua Gutner NY BARUCH COLLEGE CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL 2026 LHP 2208 rpm
2 Denzel Mejia NY FACING HISTORY SCHOOL (THE) 2027 OF 1923 rpm
3 Derek Soroa NY Fordham Prep 2027 3B 1904 rpm