Prep Baseball Report

Quick Hitters: Triad Prospect ID - Position Players


Matt Payne
Director of Scouting, PBR of NC

PBR was at Forbush High School on Saturday November 21st to host the Triad Prospect ID with Advanced Analytics.  Sixty-two players were involved, running through a full pro-style workout.

The field at Forbush was in immaculate shape, giving the players a good opportunity to show off their skills in the workout setting.  The day started with bullpens and catcher pop times.  As the full roster of position players showed, the pro-style workout began with a laser timed 60, followed by an offensive evaluation and defensive evaluation.  During the live BP, TrackMan was used to track ball flight and provide advanced info on each player.  At the same time, Blast Motion sensors were used to give feedback on each hitters swing path and pre-contact analytics.

During the bullpens, at the outset of the workout, TrackMan was used to track ball flight out of the hand, giving feed back with advanced analytics as well as standard velocity readings.

CLICK HERE to see the full roster and full statistical breakdown from the PBR Scout Day.

 

 

Quick Hitters-Position Players

Cash Dalton, OF/RHP, 2025  -  Balanced with barrel feel lining balls gap to gap. Hands are quick with a short barrel path to the ball. Athletic actions defensively. 

RJ Smith, 2B/OF, 2024  -  Stayed gap to gap during BP hitting several line drives. Hands are quick with strength for his size. Accurate arm across the diamond with better than average hands. 

Caleb Cockerham, OF/LHP, 2021  -  Lined balls to his pull side during his BP rounds. Hits from the left side with his top exit velocity recorded by Trackman at 90.4 mph. Arm has quickness from the outfield. Recorded a 7.10 in the 60. 

Ian Martin, C/OF, 2023  -  Short swing lining balls through the middle of the field. Hands have quickness with some strength off the barrel. Has arm strength from behind the plate. 

Victor Wilburn, OF/LHP, 2021  -  Bat speed and strength stood out during his BP rounds. Can drive the ball when he gets it on the barrel. Top Trackman exit velocity recorded at 92 mph. 6.90 runner in the 60 with athletic actions defensively. 

Connor Berry, 1B/3B, 2024  -  Left hand hitter with barrel quickness through the zone. Balanced approach lining balls through the middle of the field. Has pop to the right center gap. Ball off the barrel recorded by Trackman at 90 mph. 

J. Boone Herman, 3B/SS, 2023  -  Performance stood out throughout the day. Consistently hit balls off the barrel with a balanced, short swing. Can use the whole field with pop to the left center gap. Top Trackman exit velocity at 90.8 mph. Athletic actions defensively with an accurate arm that has carry. 

Dominic Mickle, RHP/OF, 2023  -  Hit several balls recorded over 90 mph by Trackman. Hands are quick with strength to both gaps using a line drive approach. Arm has some carry from the outfield up to 88 mph. 

Nicolas Herrera, C/OF, 2021  -  Fluid swing from the left side of the plate. Has barrel whip through the zone pop to the right center gap. Top Trackman exit velocity recorded at 99 mph. Strong, athletic build. Ran a 7.05 in the 60 with his best pop time at 2.11.

Dallas Allen, OF/SS, 2021  -  Left hand hitter with quickness present running a 6.83 in the 60. Loose stroke with his top bat speed recorded by Blast Motion at 82.5 mph. Gap approach with his top Trackman exit velocity at 95.9 mph. 

Bryson Chandler, OF/1B, 2022  -  Hands are quick with a flat barrel path through the zone hitting lots of balls of the barrel. Above average bat speed up to 78.9 mph on the Blast Motion sensors. Strength present with multiple exit velocities recorded over 90 mph by Trackman. 

Bailey Smith, C/RHP, 2022  -  Hits from the left side with a line drive approach working through the middle of the field. Top hand speed recorded by Blast Motion at 25.50 mph. Has strength with better than average bat speed. Best pop time recorded at 2.11.

Alex Naylor, SS/OF, 2023  -  Loose, fluid swing. Barrel is short to the ball with his top hand speed recorded at 26.30 mph. Better than average bat speed with pop to the left center gap. Quick, accurate arm with carry defensively. Hands have softness on the infield. 

Davis Gore, C/3B, 2023  -  LIned balls through the middle and to his pull side during BP. Flat barrel path through the zone with quickness to his hands. Ball off the barrel recorded by Trackman up to 90.5 mph. Has arm strength across the diamond and from behind the plate. 

Tristan Salinas, SS/OF, 2023  -  Left hand hitter with above average bat speed up to 75.70 on the Blast Motion sensors. Swing is loose and fluid working gap to gap. Top Trackman exit velocity recorded at 92.1 mph. 

Dakota Mills, SS/C, 2022  -  Athletic build with room to add strength to his 6-foot-1, 160-pound frame. Loose swing with his barrel working flat through the zone. Has pop to his pull side with multiple exit velocities recorded by Trackman over 90 mph. Best pop time recorded at 1.97. 

Joshua Lail, 3B/1B, 2021  -  Strong build at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds. Left hand hitter with his top bat speed recorded at 76.1 mph by Blast Motion. Hands are quick and strong lining several balls to his pull side. Accurate arm across the diamond. 

Danny Staley, 1B/LHP, 2022  -  Made consistent hard contact through the middle of the field. Average exit velocity recorded by Trackman at 90.6 mph with his top at 96.1 mph. Hands are strong and quick with above average bat speed. Fluid actions at first base with soft hands. 7.23 runner in the 60. 

Cam Wall, LHP/1B, 2022  -  Loose swing with a flat barrel path from the left side of the plate. Hands are quick with an average speed of 25.07 mph on the Blast Motion sensors. Made hard contact to both gaps. 6-foot-3, 175-pound frame has projection ahead. 

Mason Middleton, RHP/1B, 2024  -  Lined balls to both gaps during BP. Barrel is short to the ball and flat through the zone with some strength off the barrel. Fluid actions at first base with feel around the bag and better than average hands. 

Daniel Lawson, C/1B, 2022  -  Worked through the middle of the field consistently finding his barrel in BP. Hands are strong with quickness. Top Trackman exit velocity recorded at 90.6 mph. Best pop time recorded at 2.11.

Jacob Trivette, C/1B, 2022  -  Fluid swing with pop to both gaps. Top Trackman exit velocity recorded at 96 mph. Has lift to the swing path up to 79.1 mph on the Blast Motion sensors. 

William Sword, C/RHP, 2022  -  Barrel is short to the ball with a middle of the field approach. Has strength off the barrel. Hands are quick with his max bat speed recorded by Blast Motion at 81 mph. Has arm strength from behind the plate with his best pop time recorded at 2.00. 

Owen Smith, RHP/3B, 2023  -  Strong build at 6-foot-2, 210-pounds. Loose, quick hands with some barrel whip through the zone. Has barrel feel working through the middle of the field with pop to his pull side. Bat speed is better than average. 

Jake Kernodle, 3B/SS, 2023  -  Has barrel feel with a line drive approach using the whole field. Barrel is short to the ball with quick hands. Max bat speed recorded at 81.1 mph on the Blast Motion sensors. Better than average hands on the infield. 

Jayden Singleton, OF, 2022  -  6-foot-3, 185-pound frame catches the eye. Loose swing with some barrel whip through the zone. Drove the ball through the middle of the field with his top Trackman exit velocity up to 92.7 mph. Fluid actions in the outfield with a quick, accurate arm.