Nathan
Balser

Open stance with toe tap to open stride. Gradual load with hands in firm position. He stays stacked at launch and has a direct path with his hands and creates a consistent path. Shows lower half strength and rotation. Middle of the field approach with a slight lift to extended finish. Very consistent barrel contact and timing. Top exit velo of 92.9 mph. Good athlete who was 74 mph across the diamond.

Nathan Balser, Legend, 2023 Positional Profile: SS/RHP  Body: 6’0 180 lbs Run: 4.4 H-1. Hit: RHH with a little bend in the knees to start. Has a small stride and hands go back slightly on stride. Body tends to jump forward on swing causing him to be off balance. Will benefit from staying on his backside longer. Exit Velo 92 Power: Gap to gap power. Arm: Short and quick over the top arm action. INF velo was 75. Defense: Super active feet. Does a good job getting around the ball. Showed the ability to throw from all arm actions. Has a glove tap on his throw causing him time on his throw. Athletic movements. 

Pitching Nathan Balser, Legend, 2023 RHP with low hands to start. Starts staggered on the mound. Has a small foot turn into leg lift. Has a quick leg lift into a small dip and drive. Hands raise on leg lift. Uses a small coil to generate power. Has a short over the top arm action. Does a good job throwing all of his pitches with conviction. Did a good job filling up the zone.  FB was up to 76, CB was 63-64 and CH was 67-69.

Nathan Balser, Legend, 2023 Positional Profile: 3B/RHP Body: 5-foot-10, 140-pounds Run: 8.06 Hit: Right-handed hitter. Somewhat upright stance with a simple and limited lower half load.  Stride foot is a up/down and consistent. Slight weight transfer, 60/40, rear side weight distribution on load. Rhythm load with hands and maintain arm angles. Slight extension to arm bar. Quick hands with downward path and higher finish with hands. Approach is middle of the field, gap to gap, Upper body has small retraction at point of contact. Demonstrated good barrel contact with consistency. Really good potential. Power: See gap to gap with doubles and hustle. Exit velo: 79 mph Arm: INF velo: 74 mph. Catcher velo: 66 mph. 2.18 pop-time. Arm worked well from all throwing angles with infield throws Defense: Good actions as 2023...Footwork and momentum to throw were good.  Change of direction and plant of extended double play were good. Continued development in actions and arm strength make Nathan a quality 2023 Follow as infielder. Catcher: Very good catch to release. Narrow base, but creates a good throwing base. Demonstrated ease with hands as infielder/catcher.