Prep Baseball Report

Colorado Top Prospect Games: Top Tools



By John Cackowski
Director of Scouting

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Yesterday we posted the statistical breakdown from this past last weekends Colorado Top Prospect Games. 

In the coming weeks, we will be adding and updating profiles for each of the players in attendance, including complete analysis and video.

In addition to posting the statistics, player analysis, and videos, we are going to drill down even more taking a look at the top performers using commonly used criteria for analyzing prospects:

 

TOP TOOLS BREAKDOWN:

+ Most Projectable Arm 2019: Clayton Burke, RHP, Mountain Vista, 2019

+ Most Projectable Arm 2020: Kaleb Woltz, RHP, Pueblo West, 2020

+ Best Left Handed Arm: Tyler Richardson, LHP, Elizabeth, 2019

+ Best Power Fastball: Clayton Burke, RHP/1B, Mountain Vista, 2019

+ Best Breaking Ball: Sam Ireland, RHP/1B, Mountain Vista

+ Pitcher with Most Room to Rise: Ryan Collins, LHP, Broomfield, 2020 

+ Most Raw Power:  Owen Best, C, Regis Jesuit, 2020

+ Best Hitting Approach 2019: Sam Ireland, RHP/1B, Mountain Vista

+ Best Hitting Approach 2020: Bryce Parsons, SS, Regis Jesuit

+ Best Catcher Throw-downs:  Nolan Ackerman, C, Chaparral, 2019

+ Most Projectable Catcher:  Andrew Naha, C/OF, Mullen, 2020

+ Most Projectable Position Player INF:  Nate Vondy, SS/RHP, Mountain View, 2019

+ Most Projectable Position Player OF:  Kyle Thompson, OF/RHP, Pine Creek, 2019

+ Best Swing 2019: Nathan Mitchell, 1B/RHP, Cherry Creek, 2019

+ Best Swing 2020: Owen Best, C, Regis Jesuit, 2020

+ Best Runner:  Amari Smith, SS/OF, Grandview, 2019

+ Most Athletic: Nathan Mitchell, 1B/RHP, Cherry Creek, 2019

+ Most Versatile Player: Tyler Shelley, SS/OF/RHP, Cherokee Trail, 2019

+ Best 2019 Prospect:  Sam Ireland, 1B/RHP, Mountain Vista, 2019

+ Best 2020 Prospect:  Owen Best, C, Regis Jesuit, 2020

 

Honorable Mentions: Calvin Hunt, RHP/3B, Ralston Valley, 2019,  Sam Doubet, OF/2B, Regis Jesuit, 2019Carson Brown, OF/RHP, Rock Canyon, 2020Ryan Collins, LHP, Broomfield, 2020, Raul Villarreal, C/SS, Arvada West, 2019