Spotlight: Uncommitted 2022 Rayan Nair

Preseason All-State Session II

Positional Profile: OF/SS
Body: 5’9”, 135 pounds. Athletic 
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly crouched, square stance at the plate with hands pre-set. Quick load and short stride. Short to the ball with a level swing path. Shows very quick hands and bat speed through the zone. Stays behind the ball well with strong lower half involvement. Gets excellent extension through contact and finishes swing hard with two-hands. Squared up a ton of balls during BP working mostly middle to the pull side.   
Power: 75 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball jumps off the bat. Gap power present with more projected. 
Arm: RH. OF - 81 mph. Throws with long arm action from a mid three-quarter slot. 
Defense: Plays through the ball in the outfield and fields it out in front on the glove hand side. Showed quick, clean exchanges and quick, fundamental footwork with a small crow-hop.
Run: 4.39 home-to-first time.

MD MoCo Fall Review 

Athletic body type and 5’8’’, 125 pound frame. Hits from a slightly open stance at the plate with a wide base and weight pre-loaded on backside. Hands start pre-set in a loaded position and takes a small, quick leg kick to stride. Attacks the baseball with intent and really stays behind the ball well. Showed a quick bat through the zone and an uphill swing path. Explosive lower half involvement and good extension past contact with a strong one-handed finish. Does a nice job of maintaining balance throughout the swing. Gap-to-gap line drive approach with some pop to the pull-side. Recorded a 71 mph exit velocity. Plays through the ball in the outfield with fundamental footwork and uses a crow-hop to gather during exchange. Throws with long arm action from a lower three-quarters slot at 73 mph. Ran a 6.87 60-yard time.