Organizational Scout Days allow teams from across North Carolina to showcase their players for PBR Scouts and the over 800 college coaches and universities that subscribe.  On Wednesday September 11^th, Dry Pond took over 25 players from their organization through a full pro-style workout for Prep Baseball Report.

Position players went through a full workout, running a 60, working out at their defensive position, and going through a full offensive evaluation with an exit velocity testing station.  Pitchers threw a controlled bullpen, allowing PBR scouts to see the mechanical setup, arm speed, arm action, and stuff.  PBR scouts were able to document analytical statistics while also beginning to put together full player evaluations.  Each player will also have a video from the workout added to their PBR Profile in the coming weeks.

As our scouts are continuing to work through all of the numbers and information, we take a quick look at some of the players that stood out in the workout.  In the coming weeks the full statistical profile for each player will be released with a full player evaluation.

 

CLICK HERE to see the full roster and statistical information from the PBR Scout Day with Dry Pond Baseball.

 

Dry Pond Scout Day - Statistical Leaders

 

THE 60 YARD DASH 

The 60 has been used for a long period of time to gauge speed in baseball players.  A bit antiquated, it does allow scouts to compare players from different time periods and has become a standard testing distance for pro-style workouts.  During the Dry Pond Scout Day, players ran on a natural surface.   Twenty-four players ran the 60 with one time coming in under the 7.00 mark.  The overall median time for this event's 60 yard dash was 7.57.

 

EXIT VELOCITY 

During the offensive portion of the day, players worked through an exit velocity testing station.  At this station, players attacked a ball on a tee with a radar gun reading the exit velocity of the ball off the barrel.  Twenty-five players went through the testing.  Ten players tested at or above 85 mph with another.  The median exit velocity at this scout day came in at 83 mph.

 

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – INFIELDERS 

Infielders were able to workout at Shortstop in the pro-style portion of the PBR Scout Day.  Players were hit a variety of ground balls, moving to secure the ball before transitioning the ball into a throw across the diamond.  Scouts are evaluating multiple areas during this session.  Arm strength, carry, accuracy, and ease of actions can all be marked.  PBR scouts add a radar gun to give a number to the arm strength.  While the radar reading does not tell the entire story, it does give evaluators a feel for pure arm strength.  Below are the leaders from the Dry Pond Scout Day with PBR.

 

POSITIONAL VELOCITY – OUTFIELDERS 

Similar to the infielders, there are several data points that evaluators are looking for as outfielders took batted balls from right field, making throws to home plate.  PBR scouts, again, took radar readings on each throw, giving scouts a chance to gauge arm strength with a solid number.  Six Dry Pond players worked out from the outfield with a median positional velocity of 79 mph.

 

CATCHER POP TIMES & POSITIONAL VELOCITY 

In the pro-style workout, catchers workout from behind home plate, making multiple throws to 2B, simulating a stolen base attempt.  Scouts again are looking for a quick, clean transition to the release as well as carry and accuracy on the throw.  For catchers, evaluators will put a stopwatch on the “pop time” or the time the ball hits their glove to the time the ball hits the MIF’s glove at 2B.  Coaches can also time the transition from when the ball hits the catchers glove to when he is able to release his throw.  PBR scouts add the radar gun to put a number on the arm strength out of the crouched position.  Below is a look at the catchers from the Dry Pond Scout Day.

 

MAX FASTBALL 

Pitchers threw controlled bullpens in the Dry Pond Scout Day.  PBR scouts evaluated total stuff, command, mechanical structure, arm strength, arm speed, and much, much more.  Below are the top fastballs from the event.  Thirteen arms threw with a median max fastball of 77 mph.