Kyle
Phipps

8/7/16
5-foot-9,185-pound prospect with an athletic build. At the plate he has an open setup before getting back to even with a fluid, aggressive stride. Hands stay loose before flashing the bat through the zone on a level path. Batpseed and strength are both above average. Impressive pop to his pullside. Reached a top exit velocity of 93 mph. Good hitter. In the outfield he takes efficient routes and uses a big crow hop to get momentum into his throws. Threw to home plate with 77 mph arm strength. Uses a quick tempo throughout his delivery with some effort on the mound. High ¾ arm slot and shows some armspeed. Fastball sat 78-81 mph. Breaking ball had a near 12/6 shape and was spun tight at 63 mph. Also which in a changeup at 64 mph.

6/6/16
5-foot-9, 175-pound athletic frame. At the plate the righty goes with a leg kick to initiate his lower half before taking a controlled stride forward. Has good rhythm to his hand load as he incorporates a bat tip the creates good separation between his upper and lower half. Stayed inside the ball and worked the opposite field in batting practice. Above average batspeed at this stage as he registered an exit velocity of 90 mph. Ran a 7.32 60-yard dash. He has an above average arm with top velocity of 83 mph from the outfield. Showed some carry. But throws across his body. He has slow motions and trigger. His arm profiles well in the OF. Needs to work on release.

1/31/16
5-foot-9, 185-pound athletic, strong build. At the plate he shows very good rhythm and the ability to create forward energy form the right side. Uses a leg kick, bat tip timing mechanism and whips the barrel through the zone consistently creating back spin off the barrel. Registered an exit velocity of 91 mph and ran a 4.46 from home to first. In the outfield he took aggressive routes to the ball and got efficient use out of his crow hop. Through a high-3/4 slot he threw with 82 mph arm strength to home plate. 

10/18/15

5-foot-9, 180-pound athletic build. Right-handed hitter that starts open and gets to even with a good leg kick for his load. Fluid movement to get his hands back. Flat swing that stays thru the hitting zone that produced a lot of line drives during batting practice. Registered top exit velocity of 85 mph and ran 7.27-60. From the outfield he takes aggressive routes and uses a good run thru. Throws from a high-3/4 slot with 77 mph arm strength and carry on his throw.