Prep Baseball Report

Florida Insider: A look at 2017 Position Players in South Florida



By Rob Sidwell
Florida Scouting Director

More notes on 2017 position players from the South Florida Elite squad tryouts Dec 6-7.

+ SS Mark Vientos (Flanagan HS) is a 6-foot-3, 160 pound shortstop with a tall loose lean rangy projectable body. Loose easy actions in field with softness in hands. Good defensive instincts. Had good first step quickness with good reads off the bat. Aggressive, not afraid to come get the ball with very good arm strength.  Swing has alot of looseness with some length and quickness. Shows some power now with a lot more to come. Ran a 7.0, 60. Very high ceiling for this kid.  

+ 1B Alejandro Toral (Archbishop McCarthy HS) is a 6-foot-1, 215 pound first baseman with a big thick mature body guy with good strength at a young age. LH power bat with good bat speed already. Very good plane and good hitters hands. Has some lift in swing with a solid approach. Very confident kid. Loose actions for a bigger body guy with a very good arm. Will be a big power guy before it's all said and done.

+ 3B Joseph Perez (American Heritage HS-Plantation) is a 6-foot2, 210 pound two way guy with a big thick strong mature body with big hands. The ball really jumps off his bat. Has some power and bat speed already at a young age. Decent actions with a plus arm at 3B. Limited range. Very interesting young talent both with the bat and on the mound. 

+ OF Austin Dilbert (Boca Raton HS) is a 5-foot8, 145 pound outfielder with a smaller framed athletic body and loose quick actions in the outfield. Good reads, tracks ball well with enough arm. Has short quick stroke with a good path and good hand eye. Spray type hitter that will improve with added strength. Ran a 6.9, 60 yard dash.

+ OF Avondre Hendricks (Archbishop McCarthy HS)is a 5-foot-10, 180 pound outfielder with a young athletic projectable body and good actions in the outfield. Has some arm strength that will improve with physical maturity. Has some quickness in his hands with some bat speed already. Worked around the ball a bit in batting practice. Bat will improve along with power as physical strength comes. Ran a 7.12, 60 yard dash.

+ C Alexander Hernandez (Flanagan HS) is a 5-foot-11, 180 pound catcher with an average size body, a very quick release and enough arm behind the dish. Arm strength will improve with physical maturity. Throws runners out. Plays with energy. Has some quickness in bat with aggressive approach. Bat will improve with added strength.

+ OF Angel Rodriguez (Monsignor Pace HS) is a 6-foot-2, 175 pound outfielder with a young skinny projectable body that lacks strength right now. Has some quickness in his bat with a good plane. Has some power now with a lot more power to come. Bat will continue to improve with physical strength. Good actions in the OF. Tracks ball well. Arm will improve with physical maturity.

+ INF Jared DeSantolo (Alonso HS) is a 5-foot-10, 150 pound second baseman with a young lean projectable body. Good approach at the plate with quickness in hands. Has a good plane with good hand eye. Bat will continue to improve with physical maturity. Did not see in field.

+ INF Arrison Perez (Flanagan HS) is a 5-foot-10, 160 pound infielder with a lean athletic projectable body on a smaller frame. Solid actions in infield with enough arm and quick release. Loose quick bat with a good plane. Will improve with added strength. Good hand eye. Ran a 7.3, 60.

+ OF Dylan Cloonan (Westminster Christian HS) is a 5-foot-11, 165 pound outfielder with a loose lean projectable body. Has quickness in hands with a good plane. Bat stays thru the zone. Shows some power now with a lot more to come. Good actions in outfield with very good arm strength and a quick release. Tracks ball well in outfield.

+ OF Justin Connell (Archbishop McCarthy HS) is a 5-foot-11, 170 pound outfielder with a lean loose live athletic projectable body. Has quickness in his hands with an aggressive approach. Shows some power now with more to come. Athletic actions in outfield and not too bad at third base as well. Had enough arm but will improve with physical maturity. Ran a 6.8, 60. One of the better times there.

+ 1B Austin Sacks (American Heritage HS-Plantation) is a 6-foot, 175 pound first baseman with a loose quick bat and a good plane. Handsy type hitter with some bat speed and power. Has some length and lift in his swing. Ran a 7.38, 60

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