Carson
Herring

Herring hasn’t been pitching long but was impressive on the mound as he showed a FB up to 86 mph and was consistently 84-85 mph. The powerful Herring (6’2 215 lbs.) does a nice job of using his strong lower half in his delivery. Did a nice job of creating creating downhill on the FB with spin rates in the high 2000’s- low 2100’s and showed an “over the top” breaking ball that showed late depth and true feel for the changeup, creating serious deception from the same FB arm action. Considering he has only been pitching of late, he is an interesting arm to follow. He has some juice at the plate from a slightly open stance. He showed a very short, compact approach but did a nice job keeping the hands and barrel inside the ball. The ball came off the bat very well and showed gap to gap juice from a tilted swing plane. In the OF he showed nice arm strength at 89 mph from the OF and can also play 3B. Could be a nice pickup for someone in the ‘20 class.

Offensively, the hands are set fairly low and the feet start slightly open. Does a nice job getting his foot down to trigger his swing. Solidly built, he does a nice job of using his lower half in the swing. Showed some tilt in the swing path which created some pull side juice off of his barrel. The actions in the OF were smooth and the feet showed athleticism. The arm action is clean and the ball stays on line with no tail at 85 mph. Also athletic enough to play 3B as well. Hard single to the left side during game play.

1.20.19- an athletic physical 2020 that showed nice skills during OF and IF drills. Nice footwork before the throw with a nice arm slot from the OF and carry at 84 mph. On the IF he showed a nice fundamental approach playing low to the ground and solid glove actions. Has plenty of arm strength to make throws across the infield. At the plate, he started with a slightly open stance and showed nice plane with the barrel through the zone. Showed a a quiet, smooth approach with nice pop.