Prep Baseball Report

Florida Prospect ID showcase: Positional Analysis



By Rob Sidwell
Florida Scouting Director

Bradenton, Fl --- Today we take a look at the position players from the Florida Prospect ID showcase at IMG Academy. Most of the pitchers that we broke down were 2 way guys that will also see their way on the list of position players. Leading the way was 2017 RHP/OF Tyler-Mattes from Cardinal Mooney HS. He ran a 6.96 60 and showed good pop in his bat. A good 2 way guy that was also up to 88 mph off the mound. Another 2 way guy that showed well was 2017 SS/RHP James Sunailitus from George Jenkins HS. He was up to 85 mph off the mound and showed good pop in his bat. Also ran a 7.0 60. 2016 MIF Sebastian Dayoub from Miami Christian showed good middle infield actions with a nice line drive stroke. He’s still uncommitted. 2017 C Riley Wash from Lake Mary Prep showed strong accurate throws to second base with an aggressive approach at the plate and some bat speed and strength. 2016 OF/RHP Francisco Ramos, from Cypress Creek HS had a tall lean athletic projectable body with good left handed power. Very quick bat and a high ceiling body. 2016 1B/3B Tanner Fults, from Inspiration Academy and 2016 OF Sean Reilly from St Johns Neumann were both big strong physical guys with power bats. Still uncommitted. Here’s a look at the rest of the field of position players from the showcase.

Tyler-Mattes, RHP/OF, Cardinal Mooney HS, 2016
Uncommitted Senior. 6-foot-1, 195 pound RHP/OF with a strong athletic body. Athletic actions in OF with a mechanically sound release. Has a loose live arm with good carry. Solid average ML arm. Fields through the ball with good footwork. Loose live bat with good strength and quickness. Shows good bat speed with present power. Has a good bat path with some lift in swing. Barrel stays in the zone. On the mound he had a loose live arm with an over hand slot. Fast ball has late life at 85-88 mph with good down tilt. The curve ball was a short tight breaker with ¾ rotation at 72-73 mph. The change up was 70-71 mph with good arm speed and same fast ball action. This, after having thrown from the outfield. Will be a good two way guy in college. Ran a 6.96 60. 87 mph OF velocity. 96 mph exit bat speed velocity.

Zachary Goins, RHP/3B, IMG Academy, 2016
6-foot, 150 pound RHP/3B with a lean loose projectable body. Good OF actions with a quick release at a ¾ arm slot. Aggressive routes through the ball. Also had good infield actions with solid mechanics. Sure handed. Makes the routine plays. More of second basemans’ arm. Had a loose bat with some quickness. Lacks strength. Line drive stroke with a good bat path. Singles type hitter. Hustles. Plays hard. Ran a 7.45 60. 71 mph OF velocity. 68 mph INF velocity. 79 mph exit bat speed velocity. On the mound he showed a loose easy arm at a high ¾ slot. Hides ball in back and lands in line. Fluid delivery. Fast ball had some run at 70-71 mph. Curve ball had big loopy ¾ rotation at 58-59 mph. Change up had some fade to it at 60-62 mph.

Riley Wash, C, Lake Mary Prep, 2017
6-foot, 168 pound catcher with a lean loose projectable body. Solid receiver behind the plate with a good set up and some softness in his hands. Good catch and throw guy who is mechanically sound. Strong accurate throws to second base with good carry on his throws. Close to ML average. Release will improve with foot quickness. Shows a loose quick bat with an aggressive approach and a good bat path. Barrel stays in zone. More present pull power but can also drive ball in the gaps. Doubles type power right now. Is a grinder/ bulldog type kid that will continue to improve with physical maturity and strength.

Francisco Ramos, OF/RHP, Cypress Creek HS, 2016
Uncommitted Senior. 6-foot-5, 180 pound OF/RHP with a tall lose lean athletic projectable body on a large frame. Loose athletic actions in the outfield with a long release. Not real quick but under control. Arm had some carry from outfield. At the plate, he had an erect stance with a loose quick bat and late bat speed. Bars out front arm and occasionally inside outs the ball. When he stays inside the ball he gets good back spin and drives the ball with authority to all fields. Occasionally leads with front elbow and drops hands and swings uphill a bit. Shows present power with big future power. Is a long strider with good speed underway. High ceiling athletic kid with a great body. Ran a 6.9 60. 82 mph outfield velocity. 88 mph exit bat speed velocity. On the mound he has a loose arm at a high ¾ arm slot. Takes ball out slightly past his hip. Lands in line with good extension. Fastball has some down tilt at 80-83 mph. Slider is a short tight ¾ breaker at 69-71 mph. The change up has some fade to it but he slows down a bit to throw it at 66-68 mph.

Sean Reilly, OF, St Johns Neumann, 2016
6-foot-5, 210 pound outfielder with a big strong thick body. Two hand fielder in OF which slows him down coming through the ball a bit. Arm has little carry. More of a left fielders arm. Has strength and quickness in the bat. Is a physically strong kid that has present power, especially pull side. Has good balance in his finish with some lift in his bat path. Ran a 7.59 60. 68 mph outfield velocity. 80 mph exit bat speed velocity.

Sebastian Dayoub, MIF, Miami Christian, 2016
5-foot-8, 165 pound middle infielder with a smaller frame but strong and athletic body. Similar to Jose Altuve. Good infield actions with quick soft hands and very light on his feet. Good infield mechanics with good body control. Good instincts. Enough arm but more of a second basemans’ arm. At the plate, he has a spread stance with no stride and a simple approach. He has a short quick line drive stroke. Keeps hands inside the ball well and goes gap to gap with ease. Singles type hitter. Not built for power but has strength for his size.  83 mph exit bat speed velocity. Ran a 7.22 60.

Tahj Cunningham, OF/RHP, Lincoln HS, 2018
5-foot-7, 152 pound OF/RHP with a loose lean live athletic body on a smaller frame. Athletic outfield actions with a loose live arm. Arm has good carry. At the plate he has a loose bat with a good bat path. Barrel stays in the zone. Good hip action with some length in swing. Good balanced finish. Power will come with added strength. On the mound he had a loose live arm with an over hand arm slot. A little deep in the back with a shoulder wrap at the top of the delivery. Drop and drive delivery landing in line. Fast ball had some down tilt at 78-81 mph. The slider was a short tight cutter at 72-74 mph. The curve ball was a loopy ¾ breaker at 61-64 mph. The change up had a tumbling action to it at 66-67 mph.  had Ran a 6.87 60. 80 mph outfield velocity. 79 mph exit bat speed velocity.  

Shawn Rapp, OF/LHP, IMG Academy, 2019
6-foot-1, 170 pound OF/LHP with a lean loose athletic projectable body. Athletic outfield actions with a quick release. Aggressive routes. Charges ball and fields through it. Loose athletic infield actions with soft hands and light on his feet. Good accuracy in arm. Ran a 7.9 60. 72 mph OF velocity. 73 mph infield velocity. 78 mph exit bat speed velocity.  On the mound he had a loose working arm at a high ¾ arm slot. Fluid delivery that was in line. Fast ball was 76-78 with some arm side run and glove side cut action. Curve ball was 66-68 mph with a tight ¾ rotation. Repeats delivery and throws a lot of strikes. Good looking young arm.

James Sunailitus, SS/RHP, George Jenkins HS, 2017
Uncommitted Junior. 6-foot-3, 187 pound SS/RHP with a tall loose athletic strong young body. Good infield actions with loose quick hands and light on his feet. Good body control. Good arm strength with carry from the left side of the infield. Has a loose quick bat with present strength and power. Has lift in bat path. Throws barrel through the zone. Occasionally rolls over ball. 84 mph exit bat speed velocity. Ran a 7.0 60. 84 mph infield velocity. On the mound he comes at you from a lot of different arm slots. Has a loose quick arm at a high ¾ slot that occasionally drops to a low ¾ slot. Fast ball was 80-85 mph with tailing action. Curve ball had ¾ rotation at 66-69 mph with good depth. Change up had fade to it with good arm speed at 74-76 mph.

James Lawrence, MIF, Wharton HS, 2018
5-foot-8, 140 pound middle infielder with a loose lean athletic projectable body. Good actions with average type hands. Occasionally fields ball deep in stance. Slows down to field. Throws with a ¾ arm slot. More of a second basemans’ arm right now. Has a loose bat with some quickness and a good bat path, just lacks strength. Gap to gap approach. Line drive singles type guy. Power will come with added strength. 74 mph exit bat speed velocity. 66 mph infield velocity. Ran a 7.69 60.

Tanner Fults, 1B/3B, Inspiration Academy, 2016
Uncommitted Senior. 6-foot-3, 230 pound corner infielder with a big thick strong body. Good actions and hands with limited range. Has good feet for a big guy. Throws from a ¾ slot. Has limited arm strength. Arm is not at 100% health. At the plate he has a slight toe tap with good load and separation. Has quickness and strength in bat with good raw power. Good bat path with some loft. Ball jumps off his bat.  Very strong kid. Aggressive approach.

Trevor Barnes, 1B/LHP, IMG Academy, 2017
6-foot-3, 215 pound 1B/LHP with a tall thick body with wide hips. Solid infield mechanics with decent hands and limited range. Moves well for a big guy. At the plate he has a loose bat with some lift in his bat path. Slight toe tap with a good load. Gets good extension through the ball. Power will come with added strength. 77 mph exit bat speed velocity. Ran a 9.14 60. 65 mph infield velocity. On the mound he has a loose arm that is short in back with a high ¾ arm slot. Lands in line with a semi upright finish. Fast ball was 66-68  mph with arm side run and glove side cut action. Did not throw any off speed stuff.

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