Brayden
Alivo

Alivo, a 5-foot-9, 166-pound, two-way athlete, showed well this past weekend as a standout performer for PTA Cardinal. At the plate, Alivo’s ability to work deep into counts is apparent as the toolsy shortstop showed said ability early on in the weekend. Similarly, Alivo has a clear feel for situational hitting as he was able to push across runs when needed. In the field, Alivo’s glove plays at shortstop and he flashed a stronger arm that changed arm slots at will.

INF Brayden Alivo (St. Thomas More, 2026) after finishing up a strong sophomore season for St. Thomas More, Alivo was one of the more impressive prospects in attendance. The right-handed hitter was on the barrel throughout his round of BP consistently driving the ball in the air. The baseball jumps off the bat with ease from a simple and low effort swing, staying tight through contact. In the field Alivo plays with confident and soft hands and showed arm strength across the diamond, up to 86 mph on his hardest bullet to first. Alivo hopped on the mound to finish his day and showed repeatability in his delivery while operating in the low-80s with his fastball that played with carry through the zone. Alivo went to a low-70s curveball that featured 12/6 shape with tight break.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 155-pounds. Athletic build, more fill coming, athletic, good proportions.
Hit: RHH. Upright and narrow set up, controlled fall to hitting position lands on time. Short and compact with bat speed, tight hand path to and through the ball, ball jumps to all fields. 69.7 mph bat speed with 14 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 79.5 mph. 310’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 86 mph. Quick, compact arm action, works through throw, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Confident and soft hands, steady actions.
Run: 7.40 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 155-pounds. Athletic build, more fill coming, athletic.
Delivery: Medium leg lift, lands online, high leg swing finish through home.
Arm Action: RH. Full arm action, high 3/4 slot, quick arm, repeats.
FB: T83, 81-83 mph. Backspin, carry through the zone, life. T2255, 2112 average rpm.
CB: 70-71 mph. 12/6 movement, shoter action, late life. T1783, 1638 average rpm.
SPLT: 74-75 mph. Plays with depth, located at the bottom of the zone.

Some strength in his 5-foot-10 frame. Tallied three hits in STM's win on Tuesday. Sets up tall in the right-handed box, before controlably loading back to get into hitting position. Level path through the zone with quick hands that have ability to shoot the ball to all parts of the field, and over the past couple of looks, he has continued to add more-and-more power to his upside bat. Defensively, he is an athletic mover at the second base position and pairs it with sure-handed actions that can certainly stick up-the-middle in the long run, too.

INF/OF Brayden Alivo (St. Thomas More, 2026) is a 5-foot-10, 145-pound prospect to know in the state. The infielder got his weekend started off on the right note as he roped a double that cleared the bases en route to a win for Prospect Training Academy. He did not stop there though; on Sunday he continued to do more of the same, highlighted by a 2-for-3 performance, which included another double.

Was very consistent with his corner placement with both his breaking ball and fastball, induced plenty of weak contact with offspeed. Pumped strikes for most of the game. He displayed a strong fastball all weekend sitting around 76-77 mph. His 11-5 breaking ball was 67-69 and was giving hitters trouble all day. Final line: 4.0 IP, W, 2 H, 0 ER. 

RHP/INF Brayden Alivo (St. Thomas More, 2026) represented Team Wisconsin at the PBR Junior Future games this past summer, and was a prospect our staff was looking forward to seeing at this event. He is listed at an athletic and projectable 5-foot-10, 145-pounds. Alivo showed well, especially on defense where he showed athletic and smooth actions from the infield position. He showed a quick arm with accuracy across the diamond that produced a max velocity of 81 mph on throws to first. At the plate, he hammered balls through the middle and to the pull-side gap resulting in a max exit velocity of 80.7 mph. On the mound he featured a three-pitch mix with a clean and balanced delivery. His fastball sat 76-78 mph (78.3 max) with some arm-side action. His curveball featured an 11/5 shape with short action, and his changeup flashed above average sink action with 14.1’ of horizontal movement.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 145-pounds. Projectable, athletic, high waist.
Hit: RHH. Stock set up.  Toe tap back, lands centered, well sequenced, uses ground to deliver barrel, hammers balls through middle and pull side gap, hitterish.
Power: 81 max exit velocity, averaged 71.6 mph. 285’ max distance.
Arm: RH.  INF - 81 mph.  Loose, compact, quick arm, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Two-hand gather, fluid actions, soft hands, quick transfer, moves well laterally, athletic, accurate arm.
Run: 7.75 runner in the 60. 

Delivery: Clean delivery, balanced with slight effort through finish.
Arm Action: RH. Plays with some length, clean path, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T78, 76-78 mph. Plays with arm-side action. T1932, 1849 average rpm.
CB: 68-70 mph. Short action, 11/5 shape. T1878, 1833 average rpm.
CH: 71-72 mph. Flashed above average sink action. T1625, 1516 average rpm.

Alivo is listed at a projectable 5-foot-9, 140 pounds and is another prospect that made the trip down to LakePoint for the Junior Future Games. During the entire weekend, Alivo’s athleticism was put on display in many different aspects of the game as he was able to tally a handful of hits and was a lockdown defender on the infield, too.

Listed at 5-foot-9, 140 pounds showed well in the workout. Alivo is athletic with good body control with smooth actions both at the plate and in the field. He works with a stock set up and has a direct handsy swing which allows him to spray line drives to all fields. Future power should come with more strength. Alivo also displayed rhythmic feet and soft hands in the infield portion of the workout with accurate throws across indicating the ability to make plays in the middle of the diamond. 

At a projectable 5-foot-9, 140-pounds, Alivo strung together a big game for PTA Cardinal squad in their win to start their weekend. Hitting in the three hole and also playing SS, Alivo tallied a pair of singles to drive in one run to lead this PTA squad to the win. Also he made some tough plays defensively, ranging well from side-to-side and showing carry/accuracy on all of his throws. This was our staff's first time seeing Alivo since the Milwaukee Rising Stars ID event, where he came away as a winner. 

Alivo authored another one of the day’s top bullpens. Listed at 5-foot-8, 135 pounds, Alivo spins his fastball well (2,035 rpm max) for both its velocity (73-74 mph) and his age, so the pitch naturally projects. It, too, showed some carry/run characteristics and he was attacking the zone with it consistently. He showed repeat confidence in his changeup, as its sinking action that flashed late really added to the pitch’s deception, given its similarities to his fastball out of the hand and on its way to the plate. Alivo’s curveball feel is also above-average for his age; a short wrinkle type that spun at 1782 rpm on average on Tuesday. Alivo was one of the most polished and well rounded skillful players in attendance. In the box, he stood balanced with athletic rhythm, and and made tight rotational attacks to the baseball. He changed planes well, worked from inside to all pitches, and was short to impact. On the infield he had fundamental actions through the entire defensive segment. Fielding and throwing looking reliable and advanced for his age.