CNY Open Showcase: Complete Analysis From July 15

July 29, 2015

Dan Cevette
Director, New York

Position Players

Brian VanBeveren, OF/MIF, West Genesee HS, NY (2017) Stands at 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, with an athletic body build. Brian ran a 6.88 60-yd dash. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, arm is very strong with lots of carry, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 76 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, long stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with a little uphill tilt, and has high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 78 MPH. Brian is a solid player and hitter who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Andrew Philips, OF, Liberty HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-2, 155 pounds, with a lean athletic body build. Andrew ran a 7.23 60-yd dash. He has nice approach through the ball, with smooth, soft hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 70 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a short back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with a little uphill tilt, and has high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 70 MPH. Andrew is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

John Ceneviva, MIF, Avon HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, with an athletic body build. John ran a 7.42 60-yd dash. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a low 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 70 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a minimal back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with a little uphill tilt, and has high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 79 MPH. John is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Jason Hoffman, 1B, Bishop Ludden HS, NY (2017) Stands at 6-foot-0, 195 pounds, with a lean athletic body build. Jason ran a 7.23 60-yd dash. At first base looked good fielding through the ball and receiving throws from the position players with a low 3/4 arm slot throwing motion. His arm strength was at 63 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, double tab stride, with a back load. His hands are long, over the plate, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball, and has high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 75 MPH. Jason is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Brooks Vertoske, MIF, Horseheads HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-8, 140 pounds, with an athletic body build. Brooks ran a 7.29 60-yd dash. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, arm is very strong across the diamond, plays through the ball nicely, with lots of range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 81 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with a little uphill tilt, and has mid-section to high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 75 MPH. Brooks is a solid player and hitter who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Griffin Wallner, OF, Shenendehowa HS, NY (2018) Stands at 5-foot-8, 155 pounds, with an athletic body build. Griffin ran a 6.97 60-yd dash. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, arm is very strong with lots of carry, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 76 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, short stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging with a little uphill tilt, and has mid-section to high finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 75 MPH. Griffin is a solid young player and hitter who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Bailey LaBarge, MIF, Massena Central HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-6, 140 pounds, with an athletic body build. Bailey ran a 6.96 60-yd dash. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a low 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, with some range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 72 MPH. At the plate his setup is athletic stance, short stride, and leg kick, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, plane is straight to the ball, and has mid-section finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 82 MPH. Bailey is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Dillan Wilkinson, OF, Liverpool HS, NY (2016) Stands at 5-foot-9, 165 pounds, with an athletic body build. Dillan ran a 7.63 60-yd dash. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a clean loose action, arm is very strong with lots of carry, plays through the ball nicely and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was at 83 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, short stride, with a smooth load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball, with an athletic balance throughout the whole swing. His exit velocity was 79 MPH. Dillan is a plus outfielder and powerful hitter who shows a lot of potential to progress to the next level in college.

Brendan Reilly, MIF, Cicero-North HS, NY (2017) Stands at 5-foot-10, 160 pounds, with an athletic body build. Brendan ran a 7.18 60-yd dash. He has a smooth approach through the ball, with smooth, soft, quick hands, throws with a high 3/4 arm action, plays through the ball nicely, with some range, and has accuracy on the target. His arm strength was 73 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and balanced stance, double tab stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, plane is straight to the ball, and has mid-section shoulder finish with nice extension through the ball. His exit velocity was 82 MPH. Brendan is a player who shows potential to progress to the next level in college.

Rylan Baker, OF/C, Oneida HS, NY (2016) Stands at 6-foot-0, 160 pounds, with an athletic body build. Rylan ran a 6.86 60-yd dash. As a catcher he throws with cut off and after the throw recoils. He receives the ball with smooth, soft hands and has a clean transfer. He blocks the ball nicely and keeps everything in front of him. His arm strength was at 71 MPH. At the plate his setup is relaxed and very balanced, no stride, with a back load. His hands are very compact and strong, swinging on a level plane with long/full extension through the ball, with a mid-section finish through the ball. His exit velocity was 79 MPH. Rylan is a plus outfielder and powerful hitter who shows a lot of potential to progress to the next level in college.

Billy Clifford, RHP, Baldwinsville HS, NY (2016) has great physical size from the corner, thick shoulders, strong lower half. He shows an 82 mph arm with smooth clean actions, fields away from his body, throws from a mid-high-3/4 slot. At the plate he shows a shorter stride, strong hands evidenced by his 89 mph exit velo, short path to the ball, slight inclined path, combination of bat-speed and strength, athletic finish. He also ran a 6.88 60-yard dash.

Pitchers

Dillan Wilktinson, LHP, Liverpool HS, NY (2016)
Wilkinson, a 2016 grad, sat 75-76 (top 77 MPH) with his fastball which featured some late life. The broad shouldered LHP featured a balanced delivery with a square finish to the plate over his front side. Wilkinson featured an easy arm action from a high 3/4 arm slot. Curveball featured some 1-7 shape and was able to use it to both sides of the plate at 60-62 MPH. Change up checked in at 63-67 but will need to develop a better feel going forward.

Billy Clifford, RHP, Baldwinsville HS, NY (2016)
Clifford, an athletically built RHP with a loose and long arm action comes at you with a high 3/4 slot. Fastball sat 79-81, touching 82 MPH with some late cut action. Curveball clocked in at 68-69 MPH with some 2-to-8 shape and tight rotation. Change up held a 8-10 MPH differential at 71 MPH and featured some late arm side fade.

Jacob Schettine, LHP, Cazenovia HS, NY (2017)
Schettine, a 2017 LHP from Cazenovia HS features a tall and lanky, yet athletic build with a balance delivery that could benefit from a bit more momentum. Fastball sat 72-74 MPH, touching 75 MPH. Short arm path on the upswing of his arm action, possibly inhibiting some velocity but at the same time producing some arm side run. Breaking ball had more lateral action then depth, sweeping 10-to-4. Change up held it's location before some late arm side fade in the 65-66 MPH range.

Caleb Philips, RHP, Liberty HS, NY (2016)
Philips, a tall and lanky RHP from Liberty HS featured a balanced delivery with long and loose arm action with a slight wrap. Finishes balanced and over front side. Delivery is fairly clean and would benefit from additional tempo. Fastball sat 72-74 MPH with a lot more in the tank. Breaking ball and change up lacked feel today with the CB showing some 1-7 action but with loose rotation and at 60-62 MPH. Change looked choked at times in the 67-69 MPH range, not getting the ideal resistance through the release. As evidence during his Individual Player Evaluation (IPE) in June of 2015, he definitely showed better command and tighter action to his breaking ball and better feel for change. Additional physical gains will go nicely with his frame.

Kobie Punchard, RHP, Thomas Edison HS, NY (2016)
Punchard, a 2016 grad, features a tall and lanky build with long but wrapping arm action that produces a slinger's release from a low 3/4 arm slot. The RHP maintains a balanced delivery throughout. Fastball sat 75-78, flashing 80 MPH one time with some sink. Breaking ball was of the slider family, with tight spin and late tilt, falling in the 2-to-8 shape. At times Punchard would get underneath and the breaking action would present early. Slows arm slightly on change up but was deceptive with some splitter like action late. More in the tank here.

Alec Teska, RHP, Cato-Meridian HS, NY (2017)
Teska, with an athletic and wiry build showed a balanced delivery finishing slightly off to his glove side. Showed pitchability as he worked his fastball in and out to both sides of the plate. Did show some arm side run at 77-78, touching 81 MPH. Plenty of room for physical gains to which the velocity will follow. Features a mid 3/4 arm slot but drops a bit lower for breaking ball that sat in the 60-63 range. Action was in the 2:30-to-8:30 range when on top and backed up on him when underneath, loosing the tighter rotation and falling into the 59-60 MPH range. Change up showed positive differential at 68-70 but lacked feel as it often was spiked or cut. Knows how to setup hitters and get outs.

Cameron Morrissey, LHP, Baldwinsville HS, NY (2017)
Morrissey, a slightly built 2017 grad will project into that LHP that everyone hates to face. A balanced delivery throughout, Morissey comes at you from a low 3/4 arm slot with a fastball that possesses some zig-zag action. Maintains a long and loose arm action. Velocity sits below average at 70-71 MPH but plus movement tricks hitters into thinking they have something on the barrel. Stayed at the knees throughout his outing. When on top of breaking ball it featured 10-to-4 action with late bite around 60MPH. When underneath, not much lateral action and in the 57-58 MPH range. Change up sat in the -10 differential department and features some deception with late arm side fade. Some additional velocity gains will help but Morrissey also demonstrated that he can pitch to contact, change speeds and move the ball effectively. Could be a sleeper pick by the time he's a senior.