Future Games: 16U Blast Leaders & Analysis

Brady Stewart SS / 2B / St. Thomas Aquinas, KS / 2026

There’s a lot to like in Brady Stewart. The acceleration profile is elite, elite… elite stuff. Averaging 32.3g of rotational acceleration is no joke, at any level. His ability to accelerate and quickly climb into his bat speed will be an advantageous trait for years to come. What really stands out is that there really isn’t a lot of self-manufactured load to create this acceleration. The hands are pretty still in the load and then just explode forward like a drag-car. It’s showing up in the performance too. Brady was spraying the ball all over the park in Georgia, something that’s not abnormal to what he’s been doing at Aquinas HS in Kansas. St. Thomas Aquinas once wrote: “... the intellect moves the will," and I think if Aquinas saw Brady hit today he would have been inspired to write: “The acceleration profile will move the ball all over the field.”

Eric Booth Jr. OF / Oak Grove, MS / 2026

There’s not a lot I can say about Eric Booth Jr., the metrics speak for themselves – and loudly. He averaged 84 mph of bat speed in BP. Yes, that is correct. He absolutely let it rip in BP and caught everything out in front while doing so. The contact points are really nice which show his ability to be on time. He also averaged 23.9g of rotational acceleration. The bat is fast and quick – combine that with Booth’s strength and projectable frame and you got a really interesting bat at the plate.

Kellen Ford OF / Hopkins, MI / 2026

Q: Did he average above 72 mph of bat speed? 
A: Yes, it averaged 74 mph, actually.
Q: Did he average above 20g of rotational acceleration? 
A: Yes, he averaged an insane 31.7g. 
Q: Did he average more than 70 percent in on-plane efficiency?
A: Yes, he averaged 93 percent.
Q: How are the points-of-contact? 
A: Outstanding. Looks like they’re consistently six inches in front of plate. 

Conclusion: Kellen Ford checks all the boxes. The bat is fast, quick, and consistently on-plane with the incoming pitch. He won’t be uncommitted much longer.