Ketan
Bagade

Bay Area Open - Medium frame, high waist with tight firm muscles in squared frame; choppy short stride (7.97 60 yd). Slightly turned crouch with low hips and low target; pulls glove hand to the throwing hand with a clean transfer. Compact arm from his ear keeping the ball at the base with a quicker release; limited arm strength (69 MPH). Glove hand is strong with ability to go grab the ball and move it around the zone; flexibility in his hips to move to one knee and maintain wrist strength. Blocking showed well with firm chest, rolled shoulders and wide base being able to rotate the glove with some lateral agility. Offensively, stands tall with even hands holding high back elbow; high front leg kick raising back elbow with the knee. Short barrel turn slotting back elbow to the body keeping more direct hand path to the baseball; compact barrel with full two-hand finish around shoulder. Worked the middle of the field showing ability to drive liners into the OF with good balance through contact (78 EV).

BAWS 2019 - Medium, compact full frame with some build in his upper legs (7.49 60yd). Tall stance with high front leg lift keeping high back elbow; swing over a stiff front leg. Direct hands with bat having longer barrel turn cutting zone; ground balls and line drives to the pullside with full body turns (80 EV). Picked up multiple hits during the weekend sticking to the oppo side for a 2B and 2 1B. Pulls glove to throwing arm during pops allowing arm to be very compact throwing from ear; flashed some strong footwork during the workouts with arm having run to 2nd base (2.20-2.26 Pop, 71 MPH). Showed good blocking skills during the games with agility and lateral movement.

at Willow Glen - A player I’d seen at our Central Coast Open last summer, Bagade started at SS before moving behind the plate in the 3rd. Showed good defensive skills behind the plate with a strong glove hand that can go out and get pitches bringing them back into the zone. Also showed lateral agility with ability to keep blocks in front of him and soft chest. Fringy arm from behind the plate with consistently quick release in between innings, catching a runner in 6th inning (2.13-2.25).

PBR Central Coast Open Showcase - 5-foot-9, 150-pounds, lean and wiry strong body type, built well for the position. Athletic runner with 7.48 60 yd dash time. Works at the plate with even hands and a high back elbow while utilizing a foot lift to stay behind the ball. Quick hands produce a level barrel with a middle of the field approach while flashing some growing strength and ability to backspin the ball with more loft. Defensively he showed a very strong arm (76 MPH) that was quick and compact and put the ball on the bag with life (2.19-2.28 pop times), with a clean exchange. The blocking skills were also very good showing his athleticism and ability to smother the ball both on field and in the bullpen with tougher breaking balls. He also flashed a strong glove hand in the bullpen with the ability to frame and present a quality target for his pitchers. Throwing hand is exposed as ball enters hitting zone. In all, talented player with tools as both offensive and defensive catcher.