Braden
Varnado

7/10/18 Medium 5-foot-10, 160-pound frame. Left-handed hitter that starts from a tall, open setup with barrel resting on shoulder. Works closed with subtle leg lift, create separation with hands. Direct, flat path with whippy uphill finish posting an exit velocity of 77 mph. First baseman that allowed hands to work through ball well with deliberate footwork. Clean exchanges into short, high-3/4 release with some stiffness producing an positional velocity of 63 mph. Ran a 7.72 60-yard dash. Left-handed pitcher throwing from high-¾ release, with solid balance, fluid rhythm with in delivery. Level shoulders as he works down mound with in-line direction and finishes slightly off to third base side. Scattered the zone with fastballs that at 66-69 mph. Breaking ball showed early 1/7-shape with developing spin at 55-57 mph while change up was thrown with near fastball arm speed at 59-62 mph.

5/20/2018 Medium 5-foot-10, 160-pound frame. Left-handed hitter that starts from a tall, open setup with barrel resting on shoulder. Works closed with subtle leg lift, create separation with hands. Direct, flat path with whippy uphill finish posting an exit velocity of 80 mph. First baseman that allowed hands to work through ball well with deliberate footwork. Clean exchanges into short, high-3/4 release with some stiffness producing an positional velocity of 58 mph. Ran a 7.69 60-yard dash. Left-handed pitcher throwing from high-¾ release, with solid balance, fluid rhythm with in delivery. Level shoulders as he works down mound with in-line direction and finishes slightly off to third base side. Scattered the zone with fastballs that at 68-71 mph. Breaking ball showed early 1/7-shape with developing spin at 56-58 mph while change up was thrown with near fastball arm speed at 61-63 mph.