Prep Baseball Report

PBR Preseason ProCase: Positional Data Dive


Kevin Cronin
Tech Analyst, Area Scout

On Feb. 1, the PBR Illinois staff hosted the PBR Preseason ProCase at Rhino Sports Academy in Shorewood, Ill. This event featured 22 prospects, most of whom are Illinois natives, and allowed it our staff as well as the MLB scouts in attendance the opportunity to get an in-depth look at the players in attendance.

Friday, we published our Scouting Reports from the positional players from the event. Monday, we broke down the top measurable data performers from the event with our Statistical Analysis. Today, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below:

SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING

60-YARD Dash

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 AJ Garcia IL DePaul College Prep 2023 OF 6.42 s
2 Adison Worthman IL Bloomington 2023 OF 6.68 s
3 Kerim Orucevic IL Maine South 2023 SS 6.80 s
4 Tyler Stack IL Oswego 2023 C 6.81 s
5 Ryan Anderson IL Minooka 2024 RHP 6.85 s
6 Luke Stulga IL St. Laurence 2023 OF 6.87 s
^ Jaden Correa IL De La Salle 2023 SS 6.87 s
7 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 6.90 s
8 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 7.01 s
9 Ryan Niedzwiedz IL West Aurora 2023 SS 7.07 s
10 Oliver Service MI University Liggett 2023 C 7.10 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 AJ Garcia IL DePaul College Prep 2023 OF 1.57 s
2 Tyler Stack IL Oswego 2023 C 1.66 s
3 Adison Worthman IL Bloomington 2023 OF 1.67 s
4 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 1.70 s
5 Kerim Orucevic IL Maine South 2023 SS 1.71 s

MAX VERTICAL JUMP

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 Luke Stulga IL St. Laurence 2023 OF 33.5
2 Colin Miller IL Hampshire 2023 RHP 32.8
3 Eduardo Letamendi IL Von Steuben 2023 SS 32.7
4 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 31.6
5 Eli Kieser IL Normal University 2023 SS 31.4
6 Kerim Orucevic IL Maine South 2023 SS 31.2
7 AJ Garcia IL DePaul College Prep 2023 OF 31.1
8 Tyler Stack IL Oswego 2023 C 30.8
9 Brenden Stressler IL New Trier 2023 OF 30.5
10 Adison Worthman IL Bloomington 2023 OF 30.4

PEAK RSI

Rank Name State School Class Pos RSi (max)
1 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 2.22
2 Brenden Stressler IL New Trier 2023 OF 2.21
3 Jarron Thompson IL Waubonsie Valley 2023 RHP 2.12
4 Luke Stulga IL St. Laurence 2023 OF 2.07
5 Eli Kieser IL Normal University 2023 SS 2.05

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.

The ability to develop force quickly is a requisite ability in most sports. The reactive strength index (RSI) has been developed as a measure of explosive strength and is derived by evaluating jump height divided by ground contact time during the depth jump. Regarding vertical jumps and its application to baseball, there have been studies conducted that show a correlation between max jump height for an athlete and their ability to generate power and strength, especially on the mound.


TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 108.2 mph
2 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 103.3 mph
3 Adison Worthman IL Bloomington 2023 OF 102.4 mph
4 Ryan Niedzwiedz IL West Aurora 2023 SS 100.7 mph
5 Eduardo Letamendi IL Von Steuben 2023 SS 99.3 mph
6 Luke Stulga IL St. Laurence 2023 OF 99.1 mph
7 Brenden Stressler IL New Trier 2023 OF 97.8 mph
8 Oliver Service MI University Liggett 2023 C 96.8 mph
9 Jaden Correa IL De La Salle 2023 SS 96.8 mph
10 Tony Konopiots IL Downers Grove North 2023 3B 95.5 mph
11 Tyler Stack IL Oswego 2023 C 94.4 mph
12 Kerim Orucevic IL Maine South 2023 SS 94.1 mph
13 TJ Schuyler IL Antioch 2023 C 93.9 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 98.5 mph
2 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 96.2 mph
3 Adison Worthman IL Bloomington 2023 OF 95.8 mph
4 Ryan Niedzwiedz IL West Aurora 2023 SS 95.5 mph
5 Brenden Stressler IL New Trier 2023 OF 92.2 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

Batted Ball Distance (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 406 ft
2 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 405 ft
3 Adison Worthman IL Bloomington 2023 OF 396 ft
4 Jaden Correa IL De La Salle 2023 SS 370 ft
5 Ryan Niedzwiedz IL West Aurora 2023 SS 359 ft
6 Oliver Service MI University Liggett 2023 C 358 ft
7 AJ Garcia IL DePaul College Prep 2023 OF 355 ft

BARREL RATE%

Rank Name State School Class Pos Barrel %
1 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 21 %
2 Adison Worthman IL Bloomington 2023 OF 16 %
 


BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (avg.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Hand Speed (avg)
1 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 24.8 mph
2 Ryan Niedzwiedz IL West Aurora 2023 SS 24.6 mph
3 Jaden Correa IL De La Salle 2023 SS 24.2 mph
4 Kerim Orucevic IL Maine South 2023 SS 24.1 mph
5 Luke Stulga IL St. Laurence 2023 OF 23.5 mph

Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

BAT SPEED (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Bat Speed (avg)
1 Brenden Stressler IL New Trier 2023 OF 79.1 mph
2 Luke Stulga IL St. Laurence 2023 OF 76.8 mph
3 Eduardo Letamendi IL Von Steuben 2023 SS 76.3 mph
4 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 76.2 mph
5 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 74.9 mph
6 Jaden Correa IL De La Salle 2023 SS 73.2 mph
7 Adison Worthman IL Bloomington 2023 OF 72.3 mph
8 Tony Konopiots IL Downers Grove North 2023 3B 72.1 mph
9 Oliver Service MI University Liggett 2023 C 71.7 mph
10 Ryan Niedzwiedz IL West Aurora 2023 SS 71.0 mph

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Rot. Acc (avg)
1 Ryan Niedzwiedz IL West Aurora 2023 SS 28.6 g
2 Kerim Orucevic IL Maine South 2023 SS 26.9 g
3 Adison Worthman IL Bloomington 2023 OF 24.4 g
4 Cal Sefcik IL Marist 2023 SS 23.8 g
5 Luke Stulga IL St. Laurence 2023 OF 23.3 g

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.


VIZUAL EDGE

EDGE SCORE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Edge Score
1 Kerim Orucevic IL Maine South 2023 SS 85.94
2 Eli Kieser IL Normal University 2023 SS 83.68
3 Luke Stulga IL St. Laurence 2023 OF 82.36
4 Jake Zitella IL St. Charles East 2023 3B 81.93
5 AJ Garcia IL DePaul College Prep 2023 OF 80.15

The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.

The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.

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