Uncommitted Spotlight: Brady Kaplan
December 16, 2020
Today, we continue our rollout of uncommitted spotlights highlighting the 2021 class.
Brady Kaplan attended Advanced Baseball Academy Scout Day Oct. 24. Kaplan showed hard line drive contact to the middle and pull side of the field, simple load with rhythm to his hands. Defensively, behind the plate, Kaplan showed quick actions, fluid footwork. Ranked #63 overall and #9 as a catcher.
Check out his profile below.
Brady Kaplan
Class of 2021 / C
Rankings
StateRank: 64 / POS: 8
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2021
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Primary Position: CSecondary Position: 3B
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High School: Blue Valley NorthwestState: KS
- Summer Team: ABA High School Select
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Height: 5-10Weight: 175lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
Position
7.82
60-yard
(10/24/20)
1.94 - 1.98
Pop Time
(10/24/20)
69
C Velo
(10/20/18)
84
Exit Velo
(10/24/20)
4.70
H-1st
(10/20/18)
Videos
(10/24/20)
Player News
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Scouting Report
10/20/18 - Kaplan is a 5-foot-9, 195-pound right-handed hitting catching prospect in Kansas’ 2021 class. At the event he ran a 8.15 second 60 yard dash, 4.70 home-to-first and posted an exit velocity of 82 mph. During hitting evaluations, Kaplan showed hard line drive contact to the middle and pull side of the field, simple load with rhythm to his hands, showed extension through the baseball, minimal stride, level bat path, repeatable swing. Defensively, behind the plate, Kaplan showed quick actions, fluid footwork, clean transfers, over the top arm slot, pop times between 2.07 and 2.26 seconds, positional velocity of 69 mph, mostly accurate throws.
12/17/17 - Kaplan is a 5-foot-8 175-pound right-handed hitting catcher in Kansas’ 2021 class. He ran a 5.01 home to first and has a 71 mph exit velocity. At the plate, starts with wide stance, weight shift to load in back side, minimal stride and hand movement, level path, gap to gap approach. Behind the plate, over the top release, 63 mph positional velocity, fluid footwork with fluid transfer, staggered set up to receive.