Unsigned Senior Spotlight: OF Grant Baker
January 8, 2019
On Jan. 13, at The MAX sports facility in McCook, Ill., PBR will be hosting the winter's Unsigned Senior Showcase. You can find registration information within the previous hyperlink, but we’ll use this post today, as well as the posts following this one leading up to this week’s event, to shine the light on a few of the attending prospects who merit specific mentioning.
South Elgin's Grant Baker made it out to a couple events in August and October of last year, the Chicagoland Open and the fall's Unsigned Senior Showcase. The left-handed hitting outfielder has loose hands, hits with rhythm and has bat strength (91 mph exit velocity from a tee). Defensively, Baker has a strong arm that carries from the outfield and has topped at 86 mph in the past.
There's more news, notes, and analysis on Baker below.
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10/7/18 - 5-foot-11, 175-pound left-handed hitting outfielder, solid build. Hits from an open stance, short leg lift stride. Showed loose hands, path is short at times, pull side tendencies. 91 mph exit velocity from the tee. Outfield actions get behind the baseball and work through. Deliberate exchange, arm played long and over the top at 83 mph. 7.45 runner in the 60.
8.26.18 - 5-foot-11, 175-pound, left-handed hitting outfielder with present strength. Offensively, balanced, open setup, pre-pitch load, gets hands back and leg-kick timing trigger. Aggressive swing, long, uphill bat path and gap-to-gap approach. 74 mph exit velocity. Defensively, strong arm from the outfield. Long arm action, high ¾ slot, accurate throws with carry, topped at 86 mph. Steady hands, clean transfer and plays through the baseball at times. 7.50 runner in the 60.