Player Spotlight: Christian Chinen

Chinen is a 5-foot-6, 140-pound, right-handed hitting outfielder in Hawaii’s 2022 class. At the event, he ran a 6.89 second 60 and posted an exit velocity of 77 mph. At the plate, Chinen starts in a slightly open but balanced stance, simple weight shift load, some rhythm to hands, in line stride, balanced throughout, aggressive with back hip, high finish with hands, looked to lift the baseball and produced middle to pull side contact during round. Defensively, Chinen shows his athleticism in the outfield, attacks the baseball, fluid footwork, long arm, clean arm action, 87 mph positional velo with mostly accurate throws.