Ohio Insider: Top Uncommitted 2016 Speedy Prospects
November 2, 2015
By JD Heilmann and Dylan Hefflinger
Ohio Scouting Director and Editor in Chief/NW Scout
With the Summer season coming to an end and the 2015-2016 high school sports season as well as fall ball getting underway, we would like to take a look at some of the top uncommitted prospects at each position.
Today we are gonna take a look at the top uncommitted 2016 speedy prospects in the Buckeye State. We will look to create a few top uncommitted lists each week, as you can see by our 2016 Rankings, 2017 Rankings and 2018 Rankings there are numerous talented prospects available.
Uncommitted list rundown:
+ 2016 RHP's
+ Underclass RHP's
+ 2016 LHP's
+ Underclass LHP's
+ 2016 MIF's
+ Underclass MIF's
+ 2016 CIF's
+ Underclass CIF's
+ 2016 OF's
+ Underclass OF's
+ 2016 Catchers
+ Underclass Catchers
+ 2016 Sleepers
+ Underclass Sleepers
+ 2016 Two-way Prospects
+ Underclass Two-way Prospects
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Top Uncommitted 2016 Speedy Prospects
Kyle Butz, OF/INF, Moeller
Ranked: 63rd in Ohio’s 2016 class
Scouting Report: 5-foot-9, 165-pound thinner, athletic body frame with room still left to fill out with. From the infield he uses good, athletic footwork and moves well laterally covering good ground. He fields the ball out front with his hands cradling the ball into his body. He throws using a clean, short arm action from a ¾ slot reaching a top velocity of 73 mph across the infield. In the outfield he shows good footwork approaching ground balls, while fielding the ball out front near his left foot. He could incorporate more of a crow hop into his throws to increase his velocity from the position. He throws with a clean arm action coming through a ¾ slot while reaching a top velocity of 81 mph. Right-handed hitter starts from an open stance and uses a leg kick for added power, getting himself squared up to being back to even before he swings. He could get his landing foot down just a little bit sooner in the box. He uses a fluid hands back to shoulder load and showed good bat speed. His swing is short, with his hands moving right to the baseball, producing line drives in his round of batting practice while finishing his swing with a two-handed follow through. He reached a top exit velocity of 89 mph and ran a blazing showcase best 6.50 60-yard dash.
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