PBR Future Games Spotlight: SS/RHP Joey Butler
July 29, 2014
Name: Joey Butler
High School: Minooka HS, IL
Class: 2016
Position: SS/RHP
Height: 6-2
Weight: 170
Butler has legitimate two-way potential. He has an impressive frame, standing at 6-foot-2, 170 pounds with plenty of projection. He stands on the first base side of the rubber and throws slightly across his body, but it doesn’t affect his command. He pounds the zone from a slow, deliberate delivery with a pause at his balance point. His arm is free and easy from a high three-quarter slot and he can sit 81-83 mph. His curveball shows 12-to-6 action, sitting at 70-71. His changeup sits 74-75 with arm-side sink. He hits from a balanced set-up with low hands, but quietly raises them in his load and keeps them inside the ball.
The Prep Baseball Report Future Games is a one-of-a-kind event featuring the top 2016 prospects from across our 10 state coverage area. This year taking place at Grand Park in Westfield, IN from July 31-August 2, hundreds of scouts from across the country will fill the stands to watch some of the top uncommitted 2016 prospects across our coverage area.
Current Team Select Roster
Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
Joey Butler | IL | Minooka | 2016 | SS | |
Chandler Cannon | OH | Oregon Clay | 2016 | RHP | |
Hank Christie | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2016 | RHP | |
Isaac Collins | MN | Maple Grove | 2016 | SS | |
Cal Elvers | IL | Sacred Heart Griffin | 2016 | C | |
Josh Garner | IL | Plainfield North | 2016 | RHP | |
Bryce Gray | IL | Homewood Floosmoor | 2016 | C | |
Austin Hatfield | OH | Lakota East | 2016 | 1B | |
Jordan Mason | TN | Gallatin | 2017 | OF | |
Tyler McAlister | IL | Waterloo | 2016 | RHP | |
Mark Meyer | OH | Tuslaw | 2016 | RHP | |
Danny Oriente | IL | Downers Grove South | 2016 | OF | |
Duncan Pence | TN | Farragut | 2016 | SS | Tennessee |
Colin Reid | VA | Woodgrove | 2016 | OF | |
Tyler Smith | CO | Grandview | 2016 | SS | |
Gavin Sullivan | KY | Eastern | 2017 | LHP | |
Tyler Thompson | TN | Hardin Valley Academy | 2016 | RHP | |
R.J. Wagner | IN | Zionsville | 2016 | RHP |