Dirtbags Scout Day: Quick Hitters - Position Players
May 17, 2023
PBR of North Carolina was on hand at Southern Alamance High in Graham, NC on Saturday May 13th for a Scout Day with the Dirtbags Organization. The scout day featured players from the 2024-2027 grad classes.
The day began with catchers going through a defensive evaluation, followed by pitcher throwing a bullpen with Trackman collecting ball flight analytics. After the pitchers, position players ran a laser timed 60 followed by BP on the field Trackman gathering ball flight data on each hitter. The day concluded with outfielders and infielders going through a defensive evaluation.
Below we begin our breakdown of the players in attendance. Look for more stories to follow in the days ahead.
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Quick Hitters
5-foot-11, 170-pound frame. Lined balls through the middle of the field in BP. Top exit velocity at 89.9 mph, average EV at 82.3 mph. Short swing with quickness to his hands, stays balanced with feel for the barrel. Arm at 82 mph across the diamond.
5-foot-1, 100-pound frame. Left hand hitter. Quickness to his swing. Flat swing path with his barrel getting extension out front. Worked mostly to his pull side. Peak exit velocity at 85.2 mph, average EV at 79.3 mph. Quick arm that topped at 80 mph to first base.
5-foot-10, 150-pound frame with room to fill out. Worked through the middle of the field during BP. Flat barrel path through the zone getting lift and extension out front. Peak exit velocity at 82.9 mph, average EV at 79.3 mph.
Large frame at 6-foot-3, 260-pounds. Left the yard multiple times during BP. Worked gap to gap, barrel stays through the zone getting length out front. Hands have strength and quickness. Top exit velocity at 91.9 mph, average EV at 84.4 mph.
6-foot-2, 190-pound frame. Balanced swing, short to the ball with a level swing path. Worked mostly to his pull side, some quickness to his hands. Top exit velocity at 93.2 mph, average EV at 85.8 mph. Arm peaked at 77 mph from behind the plate.
Strong build at 6-foot, 180-pounds. Hit several balls off the barrel working to both gaps. Hits with a sturdy base, hands have strength and quickness with feel for the barrel. Peak exit velocity at 87.6 mph, average EV at 82 mph. Arm reached 73 mph from behind the plate.
5-foot-10, 160-pound build. Showed comfort on the infield with fluid actions and softness to his hands. Arm topped at 83 mph across the diamond. Has feel for the barrel with his peak exit velocity at 90.5 mph, average EV at 84.2 mph. Barrel works inside and through the ball, hands are quick.
5-foot-7, 140-pound frame. Balanced swing with a flat barrel path through the zone. Worked gap to gap in BP, peak exit velocity at 81.9 mph, average EV at 71.7 mph.
6-foot-1, 185-pound frame with strength present. Stayed through the middle of the field during his BP rounds. Simple load, stays balanced, slight lift to the swing path staying through the ball. Hands have strength and quickness. Top exit velocity at 92.6 mph, average EV at 78.3 mph. Arm up to 84 mph on the infield.
6-foot, 170-pound frame. Worked through the middle of the field during BP, peak exit velocity at 88.7 mph, average EV at 80.2 mph. Quiet, simple load, flat swing path with some strength in his hands.
5-foot-8, 140-pound frame with room for maturation ahead. Left hand hitter. Fluid, balanced swing, short to the ball, keeps his barrel through the zone. Worked mostly through the middle and to his pull side. Top exit velocity at 80.3 mph, average EV at 71.7 mph.
Strong build at 6-foot, 185-pounds. The left hand hitter posted the top exit velocity of the event at 102.6 mph, average EV at 87.3 mph. Hit several balls off the barrel working to the big part of the field. Quiet barrel in the load, back leg drives through the swing, barrel stays through the zone. Hands are strong and quick.
Strength in a 6-foot, 185-pound frame. Lined balls to his pull side during BP, top exit velocity at 94.2 mph, average EV at 86.7 mph. Hands are quick, hits with a sturdy base, flat swing path. Arm topped at 77 mph from behind the plate. Ran the top 60 time posting at 6.87.
5-foot-9, 170-pound frame. Hit balls off the barrel working through the middle of the field. Balanced swing with his barrel staying through the zone. Peak exit velocity at 83.1mph, average EV at 79.4 mph. Arm reached 72 mph from behind the plate.
6-foot, 205-pound build. Worked to his pull side in BP, top exit velocity at 89.3 mph, average EV at 81.8 mph. Hands have strength with some lift to the swing path getting extension out front. Arm up to 81 mph on the infield.
Christian Xavier Romine, 3B/1B, 2027
6-foot-2, 180-pound frame. Simple, balanced swing working mostly to his pull side. Top exit velocity at 87.3 mph, average EV at 76.9 mph. Hands have some strength with a mostly flat barrel path through the zone.
Strength in a 5-foot-11, 190-pound frame. Lined balls gap to gap during BP. Has feel for the barrel with strength and quickness in his hands. Top exit velocity at 88.4 mph, average EV at 81.8 mph. Arm reached 81 mph on the infield.
6-foot-1, 185-pound build. Left hand hitter. Line drive approach working through the middle of the field. Flat barrel path through the zone getting length through the middle of the field. Top exit velocity at 84.3 mph, average EV at 73.2 mph.
5-foot-11, 145-pound frame. Worked mostly through the middle and to the opposite field. Peak exit velocity at 82 mph, average EV at 72.3 mph. Hands have quickness with some lift to the swing path, stays balanced.