Prep Baseball Report

Player Spotlight: Wade Reynolds (Goddard, 2019)


Shon Plack
Kansas Scouting Director



Wade Reynolds

Class of 2019 / 3B

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2019
  • Primary Position: 3B
    Secondary Position: RHP
  • High School: Goddard Eisenhower
    State: KS
  • Summer Team: 316 Elite Dreifort
  • Height: 6-2
    Weight: 180lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R

Statistics

Pitching
84
Max FB
83 - 84
FB
65 - 67
CB
75 - 78
CH
73 - 75
SL
Position
7.13
60-yard
84
INF Velo
90
Exit Velo
4.53
H-1st

Scouting Report

6/19/18 - Wade Reynolds is an athletic and physcial 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-handed pitcher and middle infielder. He ran a 7.13 60, 4.53 home-to-first and posted an exit velocity of 90 mph, which was the highest at the event. During batting practice, Reynolds showed a physical swing, quick hands, flat barrel bath, quick bat speed and hard contact. Defensively, Reynolds has good actions, quick arm, good range, positional velo of 81, accurate throws. On the mound, Reynolds repeats his delivery, works downhill, long and easy arm action, four pitches for strikes, high ¾ arm slot, fastball is 83-84 mph for strikes at the bottom of the zone, changeup is 75-78 mph, curveball showed 11-to-5 shape at 65-67 mph, slider is 73-75 mph, 10-to-4 shape with later bite.

7/5/17 - Reynolds is a 6-foot-2 180-pound right-handed hitting third baseman and right-handed pitcher in Kansas 2019 class.  He ran a 7.28 60 and has an 88 mph exit velo. At the plate,  balanced set up, smooth rhythm to load, minimal hand movement to load, in line stride, aggressive bat speed, feel for the barrel, consistent hard contact, middle to pull gap power, loose hands, repeats.  On the infield, 84 mph positional velo, over the top release, fluid footwork on time with exchange and hands, momentum through the catch and in line to throw, athletic actions, throws have carry, mostly accurate, arm works. On the mound, Reynolds has a fluid delivery, over the top release, slight coil at top of release point, hides ball well, athletic frame with loose arm action, fastball at 82-84 mph, downhill tilt, late run, breaking ball has 65-66 mph, has 11-to-5 action, some with sharp break, throws slider at 73-75 mph, bites hard with 10-to-4 action, throws change up at 71-74 mph, fastball arm speed, sinking action, showed command of four pitches. 




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