Nicholas
Magnuson

6/19/18-  5-foot-9, 195-pound right-handed hitting catcher. #120 ranked player in MN 2019 class. 7.38 runner. Compact strong build, crouched stance, uphill path, some stiffness, fly ball hitter, solid pop, 88 mph exit velocity. Solid receiver, bounces occasionally on off-speed pitches, holds pitches in zone, works through plate, clean exchanges, online throws, accurate to bag, 74 mph arm strength with 1.91-2.06 pop times.

3/18/18- 5-foot-9, 185-pound right-handed hitting catcher. #74 ranked player in MN 2019 class. 7.4 runner. Strong compact build, open stance, easy load and stride, aggressive swinger, inconsistent contact, spray hitter, pull approach, looks to elevate baseball with flashes of pop in bat, 82 mph exit velocity. Solid receiver, aggressive to block, avg. flexibility, longer exchange and arm action, accurate to bag on throws, 73 mph arm strength with 2.01-2.13 pop times.

 
3/18/17- 5-foot-8, 185-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 7.27 runner. Open stance, double tap trigger, line drive swing plane, solid strength, gap to gap hitter with solid contact, 84 mph exit velocity. Moes well to block, smothers ball keeps close to plate, solid receiver, some extra movement, stays low on throws, stiffer arm action, solid accuracy to bag, 2.13-2.22 pop times with 72 mph arm strength. On mound; controlled tempo, short arm action, slight downhill plane, upright on release and falls off to first base side. Fastball was 73-75 mph, topping out at 79 mph, with good feel for zone. Late depth and slider shape on breaking ball for strikes. Cut action on changeup with avg. ability to repeat.

10/23/16- 5-foot-9, 182-pound right-handed hitting –way player. 7.18 runner. Active lower half stride, creates bat speed, good separation through contact, flashes power to pull side of field, 83 mph exit velocity. Stiffer actions, length to release, accurate to bag, avg. range, 74 mph IF arm. Solid actions, clean arm action, above avg. carry and accuracy to target, 80 mph OF arm. Has direction to target, avg. momentum, stands up to throw, clean exchanges, 69 mph arm from behind the plate with 2.38-2.47 pop times. On mound; stretch only, early hand break with double tap, short balance point, with direction and finish on release. Fastball was 74-76 mph with cut action on slight downhill plane. 11/5 breaking ball has early break and loose spin to plate. Flat action on changeup with avg. fade.