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Burdian

Uncommitted - Six-foot-1, 165-pounds. Large, athletic, strong frame with significant strength in the lower half and down from the shoulders to the waist. Physical athlete. Burdian flashed his speed (7.02 60 yard dash) throughout the day whether on the bases or in the outfield where he narrowly missed making a diving catch after sprinting 30 yards from the other side of center field. Big time arm strength (89 mph) from the outfield where he gets excellent reads off the bat and takes direct paths to the ball without wasted movements. At the plate his athleticism stands out in his fast hands/bat speed that helps him create backspin on the ball from a simple setup and approach. Favors the pull side but shows the ability to go up the middle as well.

Is listed at 6-foot-1, 160-pounds with a frame that can withstand the addition of weight and mass on his squared shoulders and down into his longer legs. Athletic and twitchy, Burdain had a fantastic second inning. In the top he made a very rangy play starting on the third base side of second he sprinted a good 20 yards to make a catch on the first base side of second. It was a very instinctive play that could’ve only been made with the excellent read off the barrel he got. In the bottom half he lead off with a hard hit ball to left (video below), before stealing second a two pitches later. He then got a great read on a ball in dirt to advance to third, before doing the same and scoring two pitches later. He put together a few quality at-bats in the game showing some discipline on pitches just outside the zone along with the ability to square balls up in his zone. Doesn’t possess elite speed but isn’t slow either clocking a 4.32 home-to-first time.