Positional Profile: RHP/3B Body: 6-foot-1, 175-pounds. Tall, slim frame. Room to add strength and size. Defense: Works to get around the baseball showing clean footwork and deliberate hands. Arm: Right-Handed. INF - 76 mph. 3/4 release. Developing arm strength. Hit: Right-Handed. Upright and relaxed setup with some rhythm in his low set hands. Uses a smooth and controlled load before launching his hands on a flat and efficient path to contact. Power: 78 mph exit velocity from the tee. All fields and flat approach in BP. Run: 5.03 runner home-to-first.
Delivery: Works from first base side of rubber, slight drop/drive type delivery, high front side, works on line with target, upright finish, repeats. Arm Action: Right-Handed. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot. FB: T73, 71-73 mph. Four-seam type, flashed arm-side run, some strikes. CB: 59-61 mph. 12/6 shape, feel to spin, some depth. CH: 67-69 mph. Flashed sinking action towards arm-side.
2/23/19
Ballew is a 5-foot-10 155-pound right-handed hitting second baseman and right-handed pitcher in Kansas' 2021 class. he ran a 4.96 home to first and has a 69 mph positional velocity. At the plate, starts with open set up, slight pre-swing rhythm in hands, in line stride, simple and repeatable, level path high finish. On the infield, high three quarters arms lot, collects feet after the catch on time with exchange, clean transfer, mostly accurate throws, 67 mph positional velocity. On the mound, Ballew has a smooth delivery, throws with regular effort, high three quarters arms slot, in line stride, athletic finish, fastball at 67-70 mph, works to both sides of the plate, breaking ball at 56-59 mph,12-to-6 shape, change up at 62-63 mph, throws with near fastball arm speed, occasional sink.
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Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-foot-1, 175-pounds. Tall, slim frame. Room to add strength and size.
Defense: Works to get around the baseball showing clean footwork and deliberate hands.
Arm: Right-Handed. INF - 76 mph. 3/4 release. Developing arm strength.
Hit: Right-Handed. Upright and relaxed setup with some rhythm in his low set hands. Uses a smooth and controlled load before launching his hands on a flat and efficient path to contact. Power: 78 mph exit velocity from the tee. All fields and flat approach in BP.
Run: 5.03 runner home-to-first.
Delivery: Works from first base side of rubber, slight drop/drive type delivery, high front side, works on line with target, upright finish, repeats.
Arm Action: Right-Handed. Long arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T73, 71-73 mph. Four-seam type, flashed arm-side run, some strikes.
CB: 59-61 mph. 12/6 shape, feel to spin, some depth.
CH: 67-69 mph. Flashed sinking action towards arm-side.
Ballew is a 5-foot-10 155-pound right-handed hitting second baseman and right-handed pitcher in Kansas' 2021 class. he ran a 4.96 home to first and has a 69 mph positional velocity. At the plate, starts with open set up, slight pre-swing rhythm in hands, in line stride, simple and repeatable, level path high finish. On the infield, high three quarters arms lot, collects feet after the catch on time with exchange, clean transfer, mostly accurate throws, 67 mph positional velocity. On the mound, Ballew has a smooth delivery, throws with regular effort, high three quarters arms slot, in line stride, athletic finish, fastball at 67-70 mph, works to both sides of the plate, breaking ball at 56-59 mph,12-to-6 shape, change up at 62-63 mph, throws with near fastball arm speed, occasional sink.