PBR Scout Day: The Performance Academy - Infielder Analysis

Average frame with an athletic build at 6-foot-1, 170 pounds.  Ran a 7.00 sixty. Right handed hitter is balanced, using a toe tap to set his weight.  Short stride, setting for some uphill leverage with average bat speed and an exit velocity of 82 mph off the barrel.  Pull oriented in BP. Barrel awareness may improve as he learns where the bat head loads to on the toe tap as the lagged position could differ pitch to pitch.  Soft hands and fluid, rhythmic feet as he worked to play through balls. Clean exchange with a loose, high-¾ release. Works to stay low through plays and has the ability to throw from various slots and angles.  Shows accuracy and average carry on throws peaking at 72 mph across the diamond.

Average 5-foot-1, 175 pound frame with some strength present.  Right handed hitter is balanced and athletic in his setup. Loads down with the hands.  Leg kick and aggressive stride. Vertical bat creates above average bat speed, working for extension.  Level with occasional uphill leverage, staying gap-to-gap with a slight pull emphasis. Exit velocity peaked at 78 mph off the barrel.  Good rhythm between the feet and hands on the infield. Hands present late, but catch the ball with some softness, funneling to the midsection.  Easy, clean transfer to a medium arm swing and high-¾ release. Shows easy carry, pacing his arm at 70 mph across the diamond with some feel for accuracy.  Ran a 7.49 sixty.

Lanky, high waisted 6-foot-3, 165 pounds.  Plenty of room to add strength as he continues to mature.  Quickness exists in the body, running a 7.07 sixty. Right handed hitter is tall and open in his setup, using a long stride.  Level, slightly uphill at times, working to get extension and hooking balls at times. Average bat speed and barrel ability with occasional length in the swing.  Defensively, plays high through the hips, working to find rhythm in the feet and hands. Some stiffness working to the exchange. Long feet and short arm stroke to a high-¾ slot.  Shows accuracy with some carry at 68 mph out of the hand.

Thin, 6-foot, 154 pound frame.  Plenty of room for projection and strength.  Athleticism and quickness exist, running a 6.84 sixty.  On the infield, plays with an ease in his hands and feet.  Soft catch and exchange as the feet are constantly in the right spot, working to gain ground as the loose arm arc gets to a ¾ release.  Has the ability to change the slot based on his movement, preserving accuracy. Carry exists with the positional velocity peaking at 65 across the diamond as he never just cut it loose.  Switch hitter with better barrel speed and awareness from the right side. On the right side, loose with a small stride and vertical bat. Direct bat path, working the gaps. Bat drags, sweeping the zone from the left side with more pull emphasis.  Exit velocity peaked at 78 mph from the right side.

Thin frame with some length in a 6-foot-1, 145 pound build.  Quickness exists, already running a 7.01 sixty. Lots of maturation ahead.  Right handed hitter is loose and balanced. Uses a toe tap to load, working to a small stride.  Vertical bat and high hands. Works level through the zone, some length, with average to above barrel awareness.  Fluid throughout and an exit velocity of 80 mph. Fluid, working to play through balls on the infield. Long arm action and high-¾ release showing accuracy on balls measured at 77 mph across the diamond.  Potential to have a high ceiling as he continues to mature.