2021 Future Games Spotlight: Drew Reaves
August 10, 2021
The 2021 PBR Future Games has come and gone. The event featured the top uncommitted 2023 and 2024 players around the country representing their home state in front of over 350+ college coaches. Team Florida was a fun and talented squad who showcased their abilities all week. They would go 2-0-1 with wins over Carolina and Mid-Atlantic and a tie vs Georgia.
Post event, we will be spotlighting each member of Team Florida. Continuing with 2023 SS Drew Reaves. Reaves is an athletic 6-foot-2, 190 pound middle infielder from JM Tate. Drew plays travel ball with the East Coast Sox. A former Junior Future Gamer in 2019, Reaves has continued to make jumps and add physicality to his frame. Short, compact swing with a line drive approach. Reaves swung it well during gameplay, going 2 for 5 with a double, single, and an RBI. Defensively, shows soft hands with a short, quick arm, and the ability to play short, second, and third base.
2023 SS Drew Reaves
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Scouting Report
Position: SS/3B
Body: 6-foot-1, 185-pound athletic frame.
Hit: (RHH) Started in an athletic stance with a quick load, then used a toe tap. Above average bat speed. High finish, rotational swing. Gap to gap approach.
Power: 96 mph exit velocity, average 83.95 mph. 66.06 mph bat speed average. 23.27 mph hand speed average.
Defense: (IF) Soft hands, athletic smooth footwork, quick natural exchange. Projectable. Fields the ball out front, movements laterally were athletic.
Arm: 81 mph infield velocity. Quick arm action, ¾ slot, decent accuracy.
Speed: 7.25 (60-yard).
Positional Profile: SS/3B - Uncommitted, Advanced on the diamond and has a chance to make a jump soon. Confident at the plate and in the field.
Body: 6-foot-1, 170-pounds. Advanced build, strength throughout with easy athleticism.
Defense: Under control in the infield and OF. Two hand gather and gets rid of it quick and easy from the INF. Fields off the outside of the foot with momentum coming forward from the OF allowing him to show off the arm strength.
Arm: RH. INF - 83 mph. OF - 86 mph. Fast, efficient arm action. Loose and strong throughout.
Hit: RHH. Athletic stance, quiet with the body. Weight centered with hands loose. Under control throughout. Utilizes the backside well and gets on plane with an efficient path. Finishes strong and balanced with some pop off the barrel.
Power: 92 mph exit velocity. Displays barrel control and could turn the gappers into homers in the near future.
Run: 7.11 runner in the 60. Runs hard. Smooth runner and could knock it down under 7.
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 6-foot-1, 170-pounds. Thin, long, athletic frame. Room for continued physical development.
Defense: Smooth glove actions, works glove out front/under baseball.
Arm: RH. INF - 75 mph. 3/4 arm slot, athletic, quick arm.
Hit: RHH. Tall, open setup, quiet/simple hand path straight to baseball. Downhill bat path with natural lift, extension through swing.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee. Line drive, power approach up the middle/pull-side gap.
Delivery: Quick/athletic body actions out of the stretch. Repeatable delivery, reaching balance point.
Arm Action: RH. Over the top arm slot, short, quick.
FB: T79, 74-79 mph. Stays on top of baseball, commands low in zone.
CB: 61-65 mph. 10/4 shape, low in the zone.
CH: 72-73 mph. Circle change action.
Athletic frame with long levers. Like the direction and power step in the infield. He showed a 78 arm velo across and I like the chance of the arm getting a lot stronger. There’s some pull side pop and barrel ability with feel in the box. Showed some advanced movements including a scissor action with the lower half. 87 top exit velocity.
Lanky and athletic frame at 5 foot 11-150 pounds with room for growth. Short arm action with throws across the infield with accuracy and carry. Average hands with fluid footwork and clean exchange and plays through the ball on groundballs. Balanced setup at the plate with smooth load and leg kick to create rhythm in the swing. Line drive hitter with level bat path and average bat speed with exit velocity of 78 mph. As a RHP throws from the ¾ arm slot with short arm action average arm speed with fastball at 75-76, curveball 60-61 and slows arm down. Regular effort and in line with delivery to home plate.