Unsigned Senior Showcase: Data Dive
October 6, 2022
This week, we published our Quick Hits post that contained the highlights from the event. Today, we're going to continue breaking down the takeaways from the event by diving deeper into all of the data we collected at the showcase in the form of our Data Dive. Stay tuned for additional analysis coming out of the Unsigned Senior Showcase through the rest of the week.
For now, here’s some of the day’s top performers, broken down by position players and pitchers.
TRACKMAN
We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.
MAX FASTBALL VELOCITY & SPIN RATE
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | William Ho | IL | Hinsdale Central | 2023 | RHP | 91.3 mph |
2 | Jeremy Yanow | IL | Deerfield | 2023 | SS | 87.4 mph |
3 | Spencer Geake | IL | Glenbrook North | 2023 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
4 | Drew Koenig | IL | Oak Park-River Forest | 2023 | RHP | 86.4 mph |
5 | Connor Jendraszak | IL | Lincoln-Way East | 2023 | RHP | 86.1 mph |
6 | Vincent Costantino | IL | Huntley | 2023 | RHP | 83.9 mph |
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (max)
1
Drew Koenig
IL
Oak Park-River Forest
2023
RHP
2427 rpm
2
Joey Vandermeir
IL
Schaumburg Christian
2023
3B
2414 rpm
3
Jeremy Yanow
IL
Deerfield
2023
SS
2398 rpm
4
Jacob McPherson
IL
Reed-Custer
2023
RHP
2328 rpm
5
Connor Jendraszak
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2023
RHP
2322 rpm
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.
AVERAGE FASTBALL HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
James Traficanti
IL
East Leyden
2023
RHP
18.6
2
Brandon Alzamora
IL
Joliet West
2023
LHP
-17.0
3
Joseph Merrick
IN
Hammond Central
2023
3B
16.8
4
Kevin Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
C
16.6
5
Liam Egan
IL
Marist
2023
C
14.9
Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”
AVERAGE CURVEBALL & SLIDER SPIN RATE
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Colin Kornit
IL
Grayslake Central
2023
LHP
2325 rpm
2
Vincent Costantino
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
2306 rpm
3
Carson Kaye
IL
Stevenson
2023
LHP
2301 rpm
4
Jacob McPherson
IL
Reed-Custer
2023
RHP
2279 rpm
5
Spencer Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
RHP
2252 rpm
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Spin Rate (avg)
1
Joey Vandermeir
IL
Schaumburg Christian
2023
3B
2474
2
Brody Stonecipher
IL
Champaign Centennial
2023
RHP
2449
3
Seth Cavett
IL
Lockport
2023
RHP
2377
4
Payton Evans
IL
Bloomington
2023
C
2238
5
Calvin Bredlau
IL
Huntley
2023
RHP
2177
AVERAGE CHANGEUP HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
HM (avg)
1
Colin Kornit
IL
Grayslake Central
2023
LHP
-17.7
2
Kevin Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
C
17.6
3
Payton Evans
IL
Bloomington
2023
C
15.9
4
Spencer Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
RHP
14.5
5
Joey Vandermeir
IL
Schaumburg Christian
2023
3B
14.4
MAX EXIT VELOCITY (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Exit Velocity (max)
1
Spencer Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
RHP
99.0 mph
2
Dillon Putty
IL
Huntley
2023
1B
98.3 mph
3
Korey Mulling
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
2B
97.8 mph
4
Taylor Voorhees
IL
St. Joseph-Ogden
2023
3B
97.6 mph
5
Patrick Hayes
IL
Mount Carmel
2023
OF
96.8 mph
6
Jeremy Yanow
IL
Deerfield
2023
SS
96.6 mph
7
Joe Lukancic
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
96.3 mph
8
Luke Bafia
IL
Benet Academy
2023
SS
96.1 mph
9
Preston Lund
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
C
94.9 mph
10
Roberto Maldonado II
IL
Ogden International
2023
C
94.9 mph
MAX DISTANCE (HITTING)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Distance (max)
1
Brooks Neuhoff
FL
IMG ACADEMY
2024
3B
365 ft
2
Aiden Knipper
IL
Lincoln-Way East
2023
C
360 ft
3
Preston Lund
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
C
360 ft
4
Patrick Hayes
IL
Mount Carmel
2023
OF
347 ft
5
Spencer Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
RHP
345 ft
6
Roberto Maldonado II
IL
Ogden International
2023
C
343 ft
7
Joey Vandermeir
IL
Schaumburg Christian
2023
3B
338 ft
8
Alijah Rainey
IL
Homewood Flossmoor
2023
1B
336 ft
9
Jeremy Yanow
IL
Deerfield
2023
SS
335 ft
10
Dillon Putty
IL
Huntley
2023
1B
332 ft
BLAST MOTION
With the help of our Blast Motion sensors, we're analyzing the swing metrics measured at this open showcase.
HAND SPEED (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (max)
1
Preston Lund
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
C
25.9 mph
^
Spencer Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
RHP
25.9 mph
2
Jacob Garcia
IL
Providence Catholic
2023
1B
24.9 mph
^
Kevin Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
C
24.9 mph
3
Luke Bafia
IL
Benet Academy
2023
SS
24.7 mph
4
Liam Egan
IL
Marist
2023
C
24.6 mph
5
Joe Lukancic
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
24.5 mph
6
Dillon Putty
IL
Huntley
2023
1B
23.8 mph
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Hand Speed (avg)
1
Preston Lund
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
C
25.5 mph
2
Spencer Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
RHP
24.0 mph
3
Jacob Garcia
IL
Providence Catholic
2023
1B
23.6 mph
4
Joe Lukancic
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
23.3 mph
5
Kevin Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
C
23.1 mph
Peak Hand Speed: The observed maximum speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.
BAT SPEED (AVERAGE)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Bat Speed (avg)
1
Jeremy Yanow
IL
Deerfield
2023
SS
74.2 mph
2
Spencer Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
RHP
73.6 mph
3
Alijah Rainey
IL
Homewood Flossmoor
2023
1B
73.1 mph
4
Preston Lund
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
C
73.0 mph
5
Joe Lukancic
IL
Joliet West
2023
OF
71.5 mph
6
Kaiden Wesley
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
3B
71.5 mph
7
Kyrent Cole
IL
Leo
2023
SS
71.1 mph
8
Luke Bafia
IL
Benet Academy
2023
SS
70.9 mph
9
Kevin Geake
IL
Glenbrook North
2023
C
70.8 mph
10
Patrick Collins
IL
Kaneland
2023
C
70.7 mph
Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.
ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (PEAK & AVERAGE)
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (max)
1
Brandon Juska
IL
St. Laurence
2023
2B
28.1 g
2
Jacob Garcia
IL
Providence Catholic
2023
1B
27.8 g
3
Preston Lund
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
C
26.6 g
4
Korey Mulling
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
2B
25.5 g
5
Luke Bafia
IL
Benet Academy
2023
SS
24.3 g
6
Mitchell Hall
IL
Leo Catholic
2023
OF
24.1 g
Rank
Name
State
School
Class
Pos
Rot. Acc (avg)
1
Jacob Garcia
IL
Providence Catholic
2023
1B
23.3 g
2
Korey Mulling
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
2B
22.4 g
3
Brandon Juska
IL
St. Laurence
2023
2B
22.1 g
4
Luke Bafia
IL
Benet Academy
2023
SS
21.6 g
5
Preston Lund
IL
Homewood-Flossmoor
2023
C
19.9 g
Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.
VIZUAL EDGE
A look at the top Vizual Edge scores from the event.
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Edge Score |
1 | Brandon Juska | IL | St. Laurence | 2023 | 2B | 87.69 |
2 | Markese Mcclellan | IL | Crete Monee | 2023 | C | 86.12 |
3 | Jake Tyler | IL | Riverside Brookfield | 2025 | C | 81.84 |
4 | James Escamilla | IL | Reavis | 2023 | 2B | 80.49 |
5 | Luke Bafia | IL | Benet Academy | 2023 | SS | 80.24 |
6 | Patrick Collins | IL | Kaneland | 2023 | C | 80.22 |
7 | Brandon Boersma | IL | St. Ignatius | 2023 | OF | 80.18 |
8 | Kendall Crawford | IL | Champaign Central | 2023 | RHP | 79.71 |
9 | Christian Seminaro | IL | Mundelein | 2023 | 2B | 79.28 |
10 | Joe Lukancic | IL | Joliet West | 2023 | OF | 78.11 |
The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.
The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.
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