Nelson
Buckland

6/13/18 - Max FB: 83, FB: 80-82, Avg FB: 81.64, CB: 70-71
5-foot-11, 145-pound, RHP shows quick arm w/ more velocity coming.  Medium, athletic profile w/ lean strength, super projectable.  Frame can get to 160 pretty easily and quickly.  Pitches from a full wind-up into H ¾ release from the first base side of the rubber.  Super quick arm.  High effort throw, learning to maintain strong glove-side.  Short cocking action in back on occasion.  Angle.  FB shows arm-side run.  Gets on you at times.  Short, downer CB was inconsistent on this day, struggled to stay on top of the pitch.  Flashed proper shape and rotation w/ some depth when on top.  Sprayed the zone on this day, projects to control as he strengthens lower half and relies on that more than the arm.  Generated 1 swing and miss on 5 swings.  A very intriguing arm w/ mid 80’s arm-speed as the frame matures and gets stronger.

6/13/18 - Home-1^st: 4.66, Position Velocity:  IF-87, Exit Velocity: 86
5-foot-11, 145-pound, RHH showed big arm strength in I/O and teases at potential as a 2-way player.  Medium, athletic profile w/ lean strength, super projectable.  Frame can get to 160 pretty easily and quickly.  Offensively, hits w/ a very slightly open, slightly crouched stance w/ quiet hands into shift of weight, leg kick and short hand load.  Can overstride and get disconnected from front side to back side.  Flashes above average bat speed through the zone.  Up the middle approach w/ lot of line drives when right.  Knack for contact, 1 swing and miss on 5 swings.  Projectable pull power but needs frame to mature to grow out of his present gap power.  Projectable average runner.  Defensively, moves well at SS w/ good lateral range to both directions, solid hands and easy above average arm strength across the diamond.  Plays through the ball well.  Also pitched, showed intriguing stuff w/ some feel to spin and same projectable frame.  Intriguing 2-way prospect.

7/5/17 - 60 Time: 7.39, Position Velocity:  IF-82, Exit Velocity: 85
5-11, 145-pound, RHH hits from a balanced, loose, and upright stance, uses a smooth and pretty conventional stride to get loaded, hips clear and provide some good separation, athletic build and quick twitch movements, swing plane begins a little steep but can flatten out through contact, likes to work from gap to gap.  Defensively, moves athletically with smooth footwork and soft hands, plays through the ball with a short but loose arm action, throws were firm with accuracy across the infield.

Max FB: 83, FB: 80-83, CB: 66-68, CH: 67-69