Fri April 10, 2020
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Wednesday's updated Class of 2022 Rankings expanded to now include the top 125 players from across the Old Line State and Delaware. In all, 55 new faces entered the rankings. Today we take a look at those 55 players with video included on 38 of them.
NEW FACES IN THE TOP 50
Preseason All-State Session III
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 6’0”, 165 pounds. Long, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, square stance at the plate. Smooth back load and short stride. Creates good hand separation, staying short to the ball with a slight uphill swing path. Showed quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Generates good lower half involvement in the swing and gets great extension past contact. Finishes the swing hard with one hand, driving the ball gap to gap consistently in BP. Good middle to pull side approach.
Power: 85 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball comes off the bat well, present strength and power to the pull side with more projected.
Arm: RH. C - 74 mph. Longer arm action from a mid to high three quarter arm slot.
Defense: 2.00 - 2.09 pop times. Showed quick, clean exchanges on throws to second base. Replaces feet well and squares shoulders to the target. Gains ground showing great accuracy on throws to second base. Quiet body when receiving and sticks the pitch well.
Run: 4.37 home-to-first time.
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Preseason All-State Session III
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 5’11”, 180 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, open stance at the plate. High leg kick load and stays short to the ball with a more level swing path. Showed quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Stays behind the ball with excellent balance throughout the swing. Easy swing with strong lower half involvement. Gets great extension through and past contact with a strong one-handed finish. Really nice gap-to-gap approach during BP squaring up several balls.
Power: 90 mph exit velocity from the tee. Power to the alleys with more projected.
Arm: RH. INF - 84 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a mid to high three quarter slot.
Defense: Works through the ball and fields it out in front with quick feet. Moves well and showed some range and ability to throw from various arm slots depending on the type of play.
Run: 4.26 home-to-first time.
MD Freshman Free Showcase 1.26.19
Athletic body type and 5’9’’, 150 pound frame. Hits from a balanced, athletic, square stance at the plate. High leg kick load onto back side and small stride. Short, compact swing and level path. Showed quick bat speed, excellent hip rotation, and strong lower half involvement. Gets nice extension through contact and recorded a 76 mph exit velocity. Line drive type hitter with occasional pop. Moves well with fundamental footwork and gets rid of the ball quick with clean exchanges. Fields the ball out in front and throws with short arm action from a mid three-quarters slot at 76 mph.
Preseason All-State Session III
Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5’8”, 165 pounds. Strong, athletic.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, athletic, slightly open stance at the plate. Small leg kick load with some hand separation. Short to the ball with a level swing path. Showed quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Stays behind the ball really well with strong lower half involvement. Gets great extension through contact and fishing swing mostly with one hand. Maintains excellent balance in the box. Worked mostly middle to the pull side during BP and squared several balls up.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball jumps off the bat. Showed present strength and pop to the pull side with much more projected overall.
Arm: RH. INF - 73 mph. Throws with short arm action from a high three-quarter slot.
Defense: Athletic, rangy, and moves very well. Plays loose with active feet and surrounds the ball working through it. Quick, clean exchanges and smooth double play feeds. Ability to throw from various arm slots depending on the type of play.
Run: 4.33 home-to-first time.
Preseason All-State Session II
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5’10”, 156 pounds. Athletic
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, square stance at the plate. Creates good hand separation with a small leg kick load and longer stride. Stays short to the ball, maintaining good balance with a slightly uphill swing path. Shows quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Stays behind the ball well with good lower half involvement. Gets good extension through contact finishing with two hands. Middle to pull side line drive approach.
Power: 77 mph exit velocity from the tee. Some pull side pop present with more developing.
Arm: RH. INF - 80 mph. Throws with short arm action from a mid three quarter arm slot.
Defense: Works through the ball with a controlled approach and athletic base. Fields the ball out in front funneling quickly to the belt. Clean exchange with good footwork and some range. Showed soft hands and smooth double play feeds.
Run: 4.22 home-to-first time.
Delivery: Small, side rocker step wind up into a belt high balance point. Delivery is somewhat whippy as deception is evident. Use mostly his top half without generating much torque from his lower half. Glove separation is solid and balanced. Constantly landed in-line with his target and showed athleticism in his follow through.
Arm Action: RH. Throws out of a mid three-quarter arm slot.
FB: T79 mph, 75-79 mph. Arrow like action out of the hand.
CB: 58-62 mph. Loopy 11/5 shape.
CH: 70-72 mph. Subtle arm-side run.
5-foot-9, 150-pound right-handed hitter starts from a square stance and initiates his swing with a short leg-hang stride. Displayed a flat barrel path through the zone with a line drive approach working the middle of the field routinely. Registered a bat exit velocity of 74 mph and ran a 7.57 60-yard dash. Showcased athletic defensive actions with accurate 78 mph arm strength across the diamond. The righty sat 78-79 from a high 3/4 arm slot on the mound with some hip coil to his delivery. Also showed a curveball with 11/5 rotation at 62-65 with good arm speed and a changeup at 59-61 at a slower arm speed. Displayed solid command of all three pitches.
NEW FACES IN THE TOP 75
Preseason All-State Session II
Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6’0”, 157 pounds. Long, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, square stance at the plate. Smooth back load with some hand separation. Strong lower half involvement, quick hands and generates quick bat speed through the zone. Short to the ball with a slightly uphill swing path. Stays behind the ball well with great extension and a strong two-handed finish. Worked middle to the pull side mostly during BP.
Power: 85 mph exit velocity from the tee. Power to the alleys present with more projected.
Arm: RH. OF - 88 mph. Throws with long arm action from a high three-quarter slot.
Defense: Plays through the ball and fields it out in front on the glove hand side. Showed a clean exchange with quick, fundamental footwork. Ball showed carry on throws to the bag.
Run: 4.75 home-to-first time.
MD Freshman Free Showcase 1.26.19
Athletic body type and 5’11’’, 140 pound frame with room to grow and fill out. Hits from a balanced, athletic, square stance at the plate. Small leg kick load, short stride and good hand separation. Short, level swing path with quick bat speed. Strong lower half involvement and good extension through contact. Swings the bat with intent with nice balance. Gap-to-gap line drive type hitter with some pop. Recorded a 73 mph exit velocity. Works through the ball in the outfield with quick footwork and clean exchanges. Throws with long arm action from a high three-quarters slot at 78 mph.
MD Top Prospect Games East
Strong body type and 5’10’’, 145 pound frame. Hits from a balanced, open stance at the plate. Controlled, small, quick load with a minimal stride length. Compact swing with strong lower half involvement. Short to the ball with an uphill swing path. Creates fast bat speed through the zone and attacks the ball with intent. Stays behind the ball well excellent extension and a strong finish. Gap-to-gap line drive type hitter with pop and recorded an exit velocity of 83 mph. Moves well at third base and plays with active feet. Gets around the ball and works through it to first base. Throws with short arm action from a low three-quarter slot at 76 mph. Ran a 8.22 60-yard time. Up-tempo side-step wind-up and leg kick into a tight, compact balance point. Smooth delivery, landing square to the plate with an athletic finish. Throws with short arm action from a low three-quarters slot with easy effort. Fastball ranged 69-74 mph with slight arm side run and breaking ball was 60-61 mph with some 10/4 action.
MD Preseason All State
Compact frame at 5-foot-9, 160-pounds. Hits from the right side with an athletic stance. Makes a quick direct stride forward, and lands on-line. Hands are quick and showed some bat speed through the zone. Level path with line drive tendency to the pull side. Had some balance throughout and finished the lower half with aggression. Exit velocity was 80 mph. Active feet on approach in the infield. Had really nice glove presentation out front and soft hands to a centered exchange. Short arm action and throws from a three-quarter arm slot with the ability to adjust on the run. Positional velocity was 70 mph. Home-1st time was 4.85. Starts with a side rocker step into a delivery that showed quick pace. Stays athletic throughout the delivery as he gets to a slightly crouched balance point and then drives off the backside towards the plate. Shoulders are slightly elevated moving forward and lands on line at foot strike. Displayed a short quick arm action and threw from a low three-quarter arm slot. Fastball had arm side run at 73-75 mph. Curveball sat at 59-61 and had average arm speed with 10/4 shape. Changeup showed fastball arm speed and intent at 66-67 mph with some late fade and above average feel.
MD Freshman Free Showcase
Athletic body type and 5’9’’, 160 pound frame. Hits from a balanced, athletic, slightly open stance at the plate. Slight back load and short stride. Attacks the ball with a short, compact, level swing. Showed quick hands and bat speed with some lower half involvement. Gets good extension through contact with a strong finish. Line drive type hitter with some pop. Recorded an exit velo of 77 mph. Plays with active feet in the infield and presents the glove well. Fields the ball out in front funneling to chest with soft hands. Works through the ball with quick footwork and clean exchanges. Throws sidearm with short arm action at 70 mph.
Preseason All-State Session III
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5’10”, 185 pounds. Strong, solid body type.
Hit: RHH. Hits form a balanced, open stance at the plate. Relaxed, rhythmic, small leg kick load and short stride. Hands pre-set with good separation. Short, compact swing with excellent extension through contact. Showed quick hands and quick bat speed through the zone. Maintains good balance throughout and generates strong lower half involvement. Full two-handed finish. Middle to pull side approach during BP squaring up several balls to the left center gap.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee. Strength and power to the pull side present. More projected.
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. Throws with short arm action from a high three-quarter slot.
Defense: 2.09 - 2.11 pop times. Very quick footwork and clean exchanges. Gains some ground on throws to second and showed accuracy on the throws. Quiet body receiving and sticks the ball well.
Run: 4.63 home-to-first time.
Preseason All-State Session I
Positional Profile: 1B/OF
Body: 6’1”, 195 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a slightly crouched, relaxed, balanced, slightly open stance. Smooth back load and stride with good hand separation. Short to the ball with a slightly uphill swing path. Showed quick hands and fast bat speed. Strong lower half involvement with great extension through the zone and past contact. Excellent balance with effortless swing. Ball jumps off the bat, showing a strong gap-to-gap approach.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee. Gap-to-gap pop present to the pull side with more projectable.
Arm: RH, INF - 75 mph. Longer arm action from a mid to high three quarter arm slot.
Defense: Plays through the ball well, fielding it out in front with an athletic base. Showed soft hands and quick feet. Turns and squares shoulders effortlessly to second base on double play feeds. Quick and clean exchanges.
Run: 4.69 home-to-first time.
MD Winter Update
Strong, solid body type and 6’1’’, 195 pound frame. Hits from an open stance with weight slightly shifted on back-side. Uses a small leg kick to load and gets good hand separation. Stays short to the ball with a compact, level swing path. Showed quick hands and creates fast bat speed through the zone. Strong lower half involvement and swings with intent. Stays behind the ball well and gets good extension through contact. Gap-to-gap type hitter with some pop. Recorded an 81 mph exit velocity.
Preseason All-State Session III
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5’11”, 160 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched and slightly open stance with a bit of a wider base. Rhythmic load and minimal stride. Loose hands with rhythm and gets some separation. Short to the ball with a level swing path. Showed quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Stays behind the ball with some lower half involvement. Gets extension past contact and finishes the swing with two hands. Worked mostly middle to the pull side during BP squaring up several balls.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee. Power to the alleys with more projected.
Arm: RH. INF - 77 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot.
Defense: Surrounds the ball and works through it. Fields the ball out in front and showed quick feet and clean exchanges. Showed the ability to change arm slots on double play feeds and slow rollers.
Run: 4.34 home-to-first time.
Delivery: Started mostly out of the stretch, into a chest high leg kick. Delivery allows him to hide the ball well with deception. Generates good torque out of his lower half and gets out over his landing knee regularly. Hand separation is on time and fluid. Lands in a good fielding position.
Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a mid to high three-quarter arm slot.
FB: T81 mph, 78-80 mph. Showed an arrow-like plane to the plate.
CB: 69-70 mph. Loopy, 12/6 shape.
CH: 70-73 mph. Arm-side fade was evident.
MD Freshman Free Showcase 1.26.19
Athletic body type and 5’10’’, 140 pound frame with room to grow and fill out. Hits from a balanced, athletic, slightly open stance at the plate. Quick load and small stride. Short, slightly uphill swing path that gets level at times. Showed quick hands and bat speed. Generates some lower half involvement and stays behind the ball well with excellent balance throughout swing. Gets good extension through contact and recorded and exit velocity of 77 mph. Line drive type hitter with occasional pop. Works through the ball in the infield fielding the ball out in front with fundamental footwork. Throws with long arm action from a high three-quarters slot at 69 mph. Controlled side-step wind-up and high leg kick into a tall, compact balance point. Clean hand separation and strong lower half drive off the rubber. Longer stride landing square to the plate with an athletic finish. Creates some arm speed through release. Throws downhill with long arm action from a high three-quarters arm slot with easy effort. Fastball sat 72-73 mph and touched 74 mph. Change-up showed slight fade at times sitting 63-65 mph. Breaking ball ranged 60-64 mph with gradual 11/5 shape.
Preseason All-State Session II
Positional Profile: SS/OF
Body: 6’1”, 160 pounds. Long, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, squares stance with a wider base. Rock back load with a short stride and some hands separation. Short to the ball creating quick bat speed through the hitting zone. Stays behind the ball well with some lower half involvement. Slightly uphill swing path with a nice gap-to-gap approach.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee. Gap-to-gap pop with more developing.
Arm: RH. INF - 78 mph. Throws with longer arm action from a mid three-quarter slot.
Defense: Gets around the ball and fields it out in front. Works through the ball with quick feet and clean exchanges. Showed some range and ability to throw from various arm slots.
Run: 4.53 home-to-first time.
MD Preseason All State
Athletic frame at 5-foot-11, 140-pounds with some projection left to it. Hits with a slightly wider base and shows some athleticism in his stance. Pronounced leg lift to striding closed with hands back in a strong hitting position. Had a small pause at stride before a short path to the ball. Slightly uphill swing path and was pull-side dominant with line drive tendencies. Exit velocity was 76 mph. Active feet on approach in the infield, fielding the ball out front with solid glove presentation, and a quick clean exchange. Arm action was longer with average arm speed and threw from a low three-quarters slot. Positional velocity was 71 mph. Home-to-first time was 4.46.
2019 Diamondskills All American Camp
5-foot-11, 140-pound athletic frame. Posted a 7.37 60 time. Starts in an athletic slightly open stance, gets back in line with a toe tap to stride, hands have a start and stop load with an uphill bat path. Utilizes the middle of the field well and barrels stays through the hitting zone with a high upright finish. Exit velocity was 73 mph. Feet are active early, gets to the ball and plays through it with soft hands. Throws from a longer low three-quarter arm slot with a positional velocity of 69 mph.
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Preseason All-State Session II
Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5’9”, 147 pounds. Athletic, lanky frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a tall, balanced, open stance at the plate. Small leg kick load and creates some hand separation. Short to the ball with a slightly uphill swing path. Generates quick bat speed through the zone and showed a beautiful middle of the field line drive approach. Gets good extension through contact and finishes with one-hand.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee. Gap pop present with more developing.
Arm: LH. OF - 80 mph. Throws with long arm action from a high three-quarter slot.
Defense: Plays through the ball and fields it out in front on the glove hand side. Showed quick, clean exchanges and quick, fundamental footwork.
Run: 4.59 home-to-first time.
Delivery: Starts with a controlled, side rocker step into a chest high leg kick. Arm works well with the body. Hand separation is on time and fluid. Generates good drive off of his back leg and gets down the hill well. Lands in athletic fielding position.
Arm Action: LH. Throws downhill out of a mid three-quarter arm slot.
FB: T80 mph, 77-80 mph. Arm-side run was evident.
CB: 63-65 mph. Loopy, 2/8 action and shape.
CH: 71-73 mph. Subtle movement out of the hand.
SL: 68-69 mph. Tight spin.
Preseason All-State Session III
Positional Profile: C/3B
Body: 5’10”, 175 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Small leg kick load and short stride. Short to the ball with a more level swing path. Showed quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Generated strong lower half involvement and keeps head down on the ball. Gets good extension past contact and finishes the swing hard with two hands. Worked mostly middle to the pull side during BP.
Power: 84 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball comes off the bat well, present strength and power to the pull side with more projected.
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. Throws with slightly longer arm action from a high three-quarter slot.
Defense: 2.08 - 2.14 pop times. Quick shuffle out and gains ground on throws to second base. Throws were on target with the bag. Quiet body receiving and sticks the ball well.
Run: 4.88 home-to-first time.
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Preseason All-State Session I
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 5’10”, 170 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance. Creates some hand separation with a smooth back load. Short stride with some lower half involvement. Loose hands and stays short to the ball with a more level swing path. Showed quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Stays behind the ball well with great extension through contact, finishing with two hands. Middle to pull side line drive approach.
Power: 74 mph exit velocity from the tee. Present power to the pull side with more projected.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. Short arm action from a mid to high three quarter slot.
Defense: 2.00 - 2.08 pop times. Replaces feet well and squares shoulders to the target. Shows quick release with accurate throws to the bag.
Run: 4.84 home-to-first time.
Delivery: Small, side-step wind-up and leg kick into a chest high balance point. Pitches out of the windup with a controlled leg kick into a compact balance point. Smooth stride down the mound. Early hand separation was presented. Lands in-line with home plate and showed an athletic follow through and finish.
Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a mid three-quarter arm slot.
FB: T78 mph, 76-78 mph. Subtle arm-side run.
CB: 61-66 mph. Subtle 12/6 action.
CH: 69-72 mph. Arm-side fade at the plate.
Preseason All-State Session III
Positional Profile: SS/OF
Body: 5’9”, 145 pounds. Athletic
Hit: RHH/LHH. Hits from a balanced, open stance from the left side. Quick load and small stride. Short to the ball with a level swing path and stays behind the ball well. Generates some lower half involvement and bat speed through the zone. Finishes swing with one hand. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance from the right side. Medium-sized leg kick load with nice hand separation. Showed quick hands and bat speed though the zone from the right side swinging with more intent. Stronger lower half involvement, good extension through contact and a hard two-handed finish. Gap-to-gap line drive approach from both sides.
Power: 85 mph exit velocity from the tee. More power present from the right side of the plate. Gap-to-gap pop with more developing.
Arm: RH. INF - 72 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a low three-quarter slot.
Defense: Works through the ball fielding it out in front of his body. Moves well with quick footwork and showed good range. Clean exchanges, smooth double play feeds, and ability to change arm angles depending on the type of play.
Run: 4.21 home-to-first time.
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Preseason All-State Session III
Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 6’1”, 170 pounds. Strong, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Short back load and small stride. Creates some hand separation. Short to the ball with a more level swing path. Showed quick hands and quick bat speed through the hitting zone. Strong lower half involvement, good extension past contact and a one-handed finish. Nice middle of the field line drive approach, squaring several balls up during BP.
Power: 88 mph exit velocity from the tee. Gap-to-gap pop with much more projected.
Arm: RH. C - 73 mph. Throws with short arm action from a mid three-quarter slot.
Defense: 2.00 - 2.19 pop times. Quick side-step gaining ground on throws to second base. Throws were on a line and accurate to the bag. Ball showed carry.
Run: 4.59 home-to-first time.
Delivery: Starts with a quick, rocker side step into a waist high leg kick. Arms seem to get outside of his body some, but still typically generate good action. Hand separation is on time, and fluid. Lands in a competitive position.
Arm Action: RH. Throws downhill out of a low three-quarter arm slot.
FB: T83 mph, 80-82 mph. Arm-side run was evident.
CB: 68-68 mph. Loopy 11/5 shape.
CH: 69-71 mph.