A fastball with hop has a flat approach angle and visually jumps through the zone. When thrown up in the zone, it is more likely to generate a higher swing and miss average. Hop+ of 100 is MLB average.
Fastball
Sink+
A fastball with sink has low backspin and drops through the strike zone. When thrown down in the zone, it is more likely to generate a higher ground ball percentage and lower launch angle. Sink+ of 100 is MLB average.
Fastball
Rise+
A fastball with rise has a high percentage of backspin. When thrown up in the zone, it is more likely to generate a higher fly ball percentage. Rise+ of 100 is MLB average
The highest Edge Score within the given year. Edge Score is a comprehensive score that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing an assessment of an athlete’s overall visual ability.
A pair of uncommitted junior backstops from this event are C/INF Samson Jost (Duchesne, 2025) and C/RHP Michael Sievers (CBC, 2025). Jost holds strength on a 5-foot-11, 185-pound frame with a short, direct swing that worked mostly to the middle of the field. He also showed above-average arm strength for his age behind the dish (T77 mph) and popped in the 1.90-to-2.00 range in his workout. Sievers stands at a lanky, more projectable 6-foot-3, 165-pounds with an uphill swing that looks to impact the baseball out front. He too was up to 77 mph from the chute, popping at 2.00-to-2.09, and he was up to 83 mph on the mound as well with his fastball while landing a low-60s curveball for strikes
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