Davis Johnson: C/OF, (2023) Moses Brown School, RI. Notre Dame Commit, 6-foot, 195-pound athletic long build. Above average and  projectable during batting practice, the left-handed hitter had an exit velocity of 97 mph. (71.3 mph bat speed average). (23.5 mph hand speed average). Begins in a balanced wide stance with a small load, then uses a small stride. Bat speed was explosive, showed an uphill loose swing plane and good extension on his finish. During his round he produced loud contact and found lots of barrels. Gap to gap aggressive approach. While catching, he made strong, efficient throws to second at velocities up to 83 mph; has a natural clean transfer, athletic consistent feet, and soft sure hands. showed his ability to throw runners out with an efficient pop time of 1.97-2.02. Clean setup. Used a loose arm action and a high ¾ slot while showing consistent accuracy to the base. The athletic recruit showcased his speed with a sub-seven 60 time of 6.84.  (Max spin ; Avg ). 

PROCASE

Davis Johnson: C/OF, (2023) Moses Brown School, RI. Notre Dame Commit, 6-foot, 195-pound mature physical build. Above average projectable at the plate, the left-handed hitter clocked an exit velocity of 99 mph. (65.1 mph bat speed average). (22.0 mph hand speed average). Begins in a balanced stance with a tight load, then uses a small leg kick. Has an uphill loose swing plane, explosive above average bat speed and good extension on his finish. In the round he found lots of barrels with loud contact. Aggressive approach. Behind the plate, he made strong throws to second and produced an efficient position velocity of 80 mph; shows a clean natural transfer, developing athletic feet, and soft sure hands. displayed his ability to control the run game with a pop time of 1.98-2.00. Athletic setup with average flexibility. From a high ¾ slot, showed consistent accuracy to the base with a loose arm action. During the event, recorded a 60 time of 7.11.  (Max spin ; Avg ). 

Scout Evaluation 

Davis Johnson, Moses Brown School, 2023, RI

Position: C/OF

Body: 6-foot, 195-pound mature physical build.

Hit: (LHH) Above average projectable. Starts in a balanced stance with a tight load, then uses a small leg kick. Explosive above average bat speed. Good extension on his finish, uphill loose swing. Aggressive approach. 

Power: 99 mph exit velocity, average 91.7 mph. 65.1 mph bat speed average. 22.0 mph hand speed average.

Defense: (C) 1.98-2.00 pop times. Soft sure hands, developing athletic footwork, clean natural exchange. Above average projectable. Athletic setup with average flexibility. 

Arm: 80 mph catcher velocity. Loose arm action, high ¾ slot, consistent accuracy. 

Speed: 7.11 (60-yard).

6-foot, 210-pound, strong, physical athletic frame. Well proportioned with strength throughout. A left-handed hitting catcher, at the plate, wider even stance, loose hands at the shoulders. Displayed monster power to all fields, the swing is down to level to up, showing natural lift to it. The swing creates backspin to the baseball, driving the baseball deep into the gaps.  The exit velocity was clocked at 94 mph, baseball explodes off the bat, power potential. Defensively, the arm was clocked at 74 mph, with a pop time of 2.06, all throws on or close to the bag. Can lower time, leans pulls off, arm gets a tick long, with reps should shorten over time. Showed a balanced approach on the catch, secures the pith, big frame to throw to. Potential to be a draft at some point. 

Exit velocity: 94 mph

Arm Velocity: 74 mph

Sixty-Yard Dash: 7.50

JUNIOR FUTURES
5-foot-7, 145-pound left-handed hitting catcher. No running time at the event. Thew 67 mph from behind the dish, the feet need to be smoothed out during the transfer. The glove is soft and continuing to work on securing the catch is imperative. The bat has strength to it, tee exit velocity of 84 mph. The setup is close with the feet, front foot steps into the swing as the ball approaches. The hands work freely to the ball and he has strength behind contact.

3.25.18
5-foot-6, 145-pound, thick, durable athletic frame. A left-handed hitting catcher. Behind the plate, he has a short and clean arm action that works out of a natural ¾ slot. The pop time was 2.43-2.47. The arm was clocked at 67 MPH from behind the dish, strength is well above average for his age. Look for the velocity to continue to improve as he physically gets stronger, has more in there. The feet are even in the setup, gains ground with the transfer of the feet. The hands are soft, showed to be able to handle velocity when receiving pitches, glove stays strong, able to stick the pitch at an early age.  At the plate, the hands are held at shoulder height, feet are even, right at shoulder width. For timing uses a small leg kick, gains ground with stride foot. The swing is level to up, creating lift and leverage to the swing. The tee exit velocity is well above average at 84 mph. The approach is more middle to pull, looks to have enough pop to beat the outfielders. Impressive young player, look for big things from this one at some point.


Sixty-Yard Dash: 8.80
Exit Velocity: 84 MPH
Arm Velocity: 67 MPH