Waco Preseason ID: Data Dive
January 17, 2024
TEXAS - On January 13th, we continued our 2024 Preseason with the Waco Preseason ID at McLennan CC. The day started off by the players running a 60, then taking batting practice and throwing from defensive positions. Following defense, Pitchers threw bullpens, where TrackMan data was recorded. Today, we take a closer look at the metrics recorded with the help of our tech partners.
Position Players
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yard |
1 | Patrick Ellison Jr | TX | Mansfield Lake Ridge | 2026 | OF | 6.65 |
2 | Ryan Steele | TX | VICTORIA EAST H S | 2026 | OF | 6.71 |
3 | Ethan Minjarez | TX | Pflugerville | 2025 | OF | 6.85 |
4 | Jackson Ritz | TX | CLIFTON H S | 2027 | 3B | 6.86 |
5 | Jaeden Wilson | TX | Allen | 2026 | OF | 6.89 |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Patrick Ellison Jr | TX | Mansfield Lake Ridge | 2026 | OF | 1.61 s |
2 | Ryan Steele | TX | VICTORIA EAST H S | 2026 | OF | 1.64 s |
3 | Hayden O | TX | Frisco Centennial | 2026 | RHP | 1.69 s |
^ | Jackson Ritz | TX | CLIFTON H S | 2027 | 3B | 1.69 s |
4 | Robert Hernandez | TX | Cedar Ridge | 2024 | 2B | 1.70 s |
5 | Grayson Chancellor | TX | Saginaw | 2025 | LHP | 1.74 s |
^ | Aiden Felker | TX | Cedar Ridge | 2025 | OF | 1.74 s |
^ | Jaeden Wilson | TX | Allen | 2026 | OF | 1.74 s |
TRACKMAN
EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Tanner Carson | TX | Southlake Carroll High School | 2025 | 3B | 106.1 mph |
2 | Patrick Ellison Jr | TX | Mansfield Lake Ridge | 2026 | OF | 101.6 mph |
3 | Drew Wells | TX | Vista Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 95.2 mph |
4 | Ethan Minjarez | TX | Pflugerville | 2025 | OF | 95.0 mph |
5 | Rylan Alaniz | TX | Euless Trinity | 2026 | SS | 94.9 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Tanner Carson | TX | Southlake Carroll High School | 2025 | 3B | 97.7 mph |
2 | Patrick Ellison Jr | TX | Mansfield Lake Ridge | 2026 | OF | 91.0 mph |
3 | Grayson Chancellor | TX | Saginaw | 2025 | LHP | 88.5 mph |
4 | Rylan Alaniz | TX | Euless Trinity | 2026 | SS | 87.4 mph |
5 | Maximus Broderick | TX | James Bowie | 2025 | OF | 86.1 mph |
Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.
BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Patrick Ellison Jr | TX | Mansfield Lake Ridge | 2026 | OF | 399 ft |
2 | Tanner Carson | TX | Southlake Carroll High School | 2025 | 3B | 397 ft |
3 | Grayson Chancellor | TX | Saginaw | 2025 | LHP | 355 ft |
4 | Hayden O | TX | Frisco Centennial | 2026 | RHP | 339 ft |
5 | Rylan Alaniz | TX | Euless Trinity | 2026 | SS | 338 ft |
SWEET SPOT%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Grayson Chancellor | TX | Saginaw | 2025 | LHP | 75 % |
2 | Brandon Klanika | TX | Axtell | 2025 | 3B | 66 % |
^ | Luke Sandefur | TX | Aledo High School | 2026 | RHP | 66 % |
^ | Jaeden Wilson | TX | Allen | 2026 | OF | 66 % |
3 | Tanner Carson | TX | Southlake Carroll High School | 2025 | 3B | 64 % |
Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.
BLAST MOTION
HAND SPEED (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Brandon Klanika | TX | Axtell | 2025 | 3B | 23.4 mph |
2 | Robert Hernandez | TX | Cedar Ridge | 2024 | 2B | 23.1 mph |
3 | Patrick Ellison Jr | TX | Mansfield Lake Ridge | 2026 | OF | 23.0 mph |
4 | Drew Wells | TX | Vista Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 22.8 mph |
5 | Tanner Carson | TX | Southlake Carroll High School | 2025 | 3B | 22.8 mph |
Hand Speed: The observed 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 (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Tanner Carson | TX | Southlake Carroll High School | 2025 | 3B | 80.8 mph |
2 | Patrick Ellison Jr | TX | Mansfield Lake Ridge | 2026 | OF | 79.0 mph |
3 | Drew Wells | TX | Vista Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 75.1 mph |
4 | Brandon Klanika | TX | Axtell | 2025 | 3B | 73.7 mph |
5 | Donovan Arroyo | TX | Jersey Village | 2025 | SS | 72.2 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 (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Jaeden Wilson | TX | Allen | 2026 | OF | 21.3 g |
2 | Carson Pruett | TX | Leander | 2025 | C | 20.5 g |
3 | Rylan Alaniz | TX | Euless Trinity | 2026 | SS | 19.6 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
TOP EDGE SCORES
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Edge Score |
1 | Brant Usherwood | NM | Artesia | 2026 | C | 80.50 |
2 | Luke Sandefur | TX | Aledo High School | 2026 | RHP | 79.73 |
3 | Aiden Felker | TX | Cedar Ridge | 2025 | OF | 79.16 |
4 | Ethan Minjarez | TX | Pflugerville | 2025 | OF | 78.37 |
5 | Ryan Steele | TX | VICTORIA EAST H S | 2026 | OF | 78.22 |
6 | Jackson Ritz | TX | CLIFTON H S | 2027 | 3B | 77.75 |
7 | Rylan Alaniz | TX | Euless Trinity | 2026 | SS | 77.09 |
8 | Grayson Chancellor | TX | Saginaw | 2025 | LHP | 76.11 |
9 | Robert Hernandez | TX | Cedar Ridge | 2024 | 2B | 75.65 |
10 | Jaeden Wilson | TX | Allen | 2026 | OF | 73.72 |
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.
Pitchers
FASTBALL
MAX VELOCITY (MPH)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Velocity (max) |
1 | Cade Julius | TX | Mansfield | 2025 | RHP | 89.8 mph |
2 | Hayden O | TX | Frisco Centennial | 2026 | RHP | 87.5 mph |
3 | Caden Stambolis | TX | Taylor | 2026 | RHP | 86.7 mph |
4 | Luke Sandefur | TX | Aledo High School | 2026 | RHP | 85.9 mph |
5 | Grayson Chancellor | TX | Saginaw | 2025 | LHP | 82.4 mph |
Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Rylan Alaniz | TX | Euless Trinity | 2026 | SS | 17.3 in |
2 | Cade Julius | TX | Mansfield | 2025 | RHP | 16.5 in |
3 | Caden Stambolis | TX | Taylor | 2026 | RHP | 16.0 in |
Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Luke Sandefur | TX | Aledo High School | 2026 | RHP | 14.4 |
2 | Cade Julius | TX | Mansfield | 2025 | RHP | 13.6 |
3 | Grayson Chancellor | TX | Saginaw | 2025 | LHP | -13.3 |
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.”
CURVEBALL
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Luke Sandefur | TX | Aledo High School | 2026 | RHP | 2652 rpm |
2 | Caden Stambolis | TX | Taylor | 2026 | RHP | 2263 rpm |
3 | Hayden O | TX | Frisco Centennial | 2026 | RHP | 2177 rpm |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Luke Sandefur | TX | Aledo High School | 2026 | RHP | -17.5 in |
2 | Cameron Parsons | TX | Crawford | 2027 | RHP | -7.9 in |
3 | Caden Stambolis | TX | Taylor | 2026 | RHP | -6.0 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Luke Sandefur | TX | Aledo High School | 2026 | RHP | -16.3 |
2 | Cameron Parsons | TX | Crawford | 2027 | RHP | -12.5 |
3 | Hunter Fryman | TX | TROY H S | 2027 | C | -11.5 |
SLIDER
SPIN RATE (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Spin Rate (avg) |
1 | Hunter Fryman | TX | TROY H S | 2027 | C | 2057 |
2 | Cade Julius | TX | Mansfield | 2025 | RHP | 2010 |
3 | Rylan Alaniz | TX | Euless Trinity | 2026 | SS | 1961 |
INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | IVB (avg) |
1 | Drew Wells | TX | Vista Ridge | 2027 | 1B | 5.2 in |
2 | Hunter Fryman | TX | TROY H S | 2027 | C | 3.3 in |
3 | Cade Julius | TX | Mansfield | 2025 | RHP | 3.2 in |
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Cade Julius | TX | Mansfield | 2025 | RHP | -17.8 |
2 | Hunter Fryman | TX | TROY H S | 2027 | C | -13.1 |
3 | Rylan Alaniz | TX | Euless Trinity | 2026 | SS | -5.2 |
CHANGEUP
HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | HM (avg) |
1 | Cade Julius | TX | Mansfield | 2025 | RHP | 20.3 |
2 | Luke Sandefur | TX | Aledo High School | 2026 | RHP | 19.3 |
3 | Rylan Alaniz | TX | Euless Trinity | 2026 | SS | 17.4 |
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