Chicago Preseason I.D.: Blast Motion Board
March 21, 2021
On Feb. 28, the PBR Illinois team hosted the third annual Chicago Preseason I.D. at the Pullman Community Center in Chicago, Ill. The event featured nearly 50 players from high school graduates from classes 2022-2025 across the Chicagoland area, including a handful of prospects from across the Indiana state line.
Previously, our staff collaborated to highlight the biggest takeaways and highlights from this showcase, and we published them within our Quick Hits piece. We also shared the event's traditional leaderboards, published inside this Statistical Analysis. Today, with the help of Blast Motion sensors, we're diving a little deeper into the data to see what we can find.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (max) |
1 | Sean Bolin | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2021 | 1B | 27.2 mph |
2 | Grant Raber | IL | Moline | 2023 | 26.7 mph | |
3 | Jairus Harris | IL | Kankakee | 2022 | 3B | 26.3 mph |
4 | MJ Liyeos | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2023 | RHP | 25.9 mph |
5 | Christian Arenibar | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | SS | 25.7 mph |
6 | Preston Lund | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | C | 25.6 mph |
7 | Charlie Dumo | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | OF | 25.5 mph |
8 | Omar Alday Jr | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | SS | 24.8 mph |
^ | Roberto Maldonado II | IL | Ogden International | 2023 | C | 24.8 mph |
9 | Donyae Smith | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks | 2022 | 3B | 24.3 mph |
^ | Ian Burke | IL | Libertyville | 2023 | 3B | 24.3 mph |
10 | Amir Faulkner | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks | 2023 | 1B | 24.2 mph |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Sean Bolin | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2021 | 1B | 26.0 mph |
2 | Charlie Dumo | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | OF | 24.8 mph |
3 | Jairus Harris | IL | Kankakee | 2022 | 3B | 24.8 mph |
4 | MJ Liyeos | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2023 | RHP | 24.7 mph |
5 | Grant Raber | IL | Moline | 2023 | 24.5 mph | |
6 | Christian Arenibar | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | SS | 24.2 mph |
7 | Preston Lund | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | C | 24.1 mph |
8 | Omar Alday Jr | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | SS | 23.5 mph |
9 | Donyae Smith | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks | 2022 | 3B | 23.5 mph |
10 | Roberto Maldonado II | IL | Ogden International | 2023 | C | 23.3 mph |
Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Carter Dow | IL | Lane Tech | 2022 | SS | 73.7 mph |
2 | Alijah Rainey | IL | Homewood Flossmoor | 2023 | 1B | 72.5 mph |
3 | Sean Bolin | IL | Kenwood Academy | 2021 | 1B | 72.4 mph |
4 | Omar Alday Jr | IL | St. Rita | 2023 | SS | 71.9 mph |
5 | Nick Lagges | IL | Lane Tech | 2022 | SS | 71.4 mph |
6 | Charlie Dumo | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | OF | 70.2 mph |
7 | Donyae Smith | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks | 2022 | 3B | 69.6 mph |
8 | MJ Liyeos | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2023 | RHP | 69.1 mph |
9 | Grant Raber | IL | Moline | 2023 | 69.0 mph | |
10 | Ryan Kramer | IL | The Latin School of Chicago | 2022 | 3B | 68.8 mph |
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (max) |
1 | Grant Raber | IL | Moline | 2023 | 30.4 g | |
2 | John Wubben | IL | Galena | 2023 | C | 28.2 g |
3 | Jairus Harris | IL | Kankakee | 2022 | 3B | 27.2 g |
4 | Preston Lund | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | C | 26.2 g |
5 | Collin Williams | IL | Morgan Park | 2022 | 2B | 25.9 g |
6 | Donyae Smith | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks | 2022 | 3B | 25.5 g |
7 | MJ Liyeos | IL | Waubonsie Valley | 2023 | RHP | 24.0 g |
8 | Roberto Maldonado II | IL | Ogden International | 2023 | C | 23.6 g |
9 | Christian Arenibar | IL | St. Laurence | 2024 | SS | 23.1 g |
10 | Cody Barnes | IL | Whitney Young | 2022 | 2B | 21.6 g |
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | John Wubben | IL | Galena | 2023 | C | 25.4 g |
2 | Grant Raber | IL | Moline | 2023 | 25.1 g | |
3 | Jairus Harris | IL | Kankakee | 2022 | 3B | 24.7 g |
4 | Preston Lund | IL | Homewood-Flossmoor | 2023 | C | 22.8 g |
5 | Donyae Smith | IL | Gwendolyn Brooks | 2022 | 3B | 21.9 g |
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
ON-PLANE EFFICIENCY PERCENTAGE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | On Plane Eff (avg) |
1 | Ryan Kramer | IL | The Latin School of Chicago | 2022 | 3B | 92 % |
2 | Damorea Christmas | IN | Munster | 2023 | 2B | 89 % |
3 | Ian Burke | IL | Libertyville | 2023 | 3B | 87 % |
4 | Roberto Maldonado II | IL | Ogden International | 2023 | C | 85 % |
5 | Alexander Cortes | IL | Warren | 2022 | SS | 84 % |
6 | Jeremy Peddle | IL | St. Ignatius | 2022 | OF | 83 % |
7 | David Wodynski | IN | Munster | 2023 | RHP | 83 % |
8 | John Wubben | IL | Galena | 2023 | C | 81 % |
9 | Jairus Harris | IL | Kankakee | 2022 | 3B | 80 % |
10 | Kaleb Chatman | IL | Morgan Park | 2021 | OF | 79 % |
On-Plane Efficiency: This metric measures the percentage of your swing that the sweet spot of the bat is considered to be On Plane. The reference plane is defined at the moment of impact. The percentage of your swing On Plane is determined by the amount of speed generated within that reference plane.
For a complete look at each of the statistics measured at this showcase, CLICK HERE.
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