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7/25/20
2B/SS Brady Counsell (Whitefish Bay, 2021) put a stamp on a really productive, important summer as an uncommitted and rising prospect. Counsell was a late-bloomer as he grew into his lean, lanky 6-foot, 160-pound frame, but he's really begun to show all of the necessary actions to profile up the middle at the next level all while still projecting to add more to his right-handed bat. His offense is one thing that showed well this weekend (and in multiple PBR-affiliated looks this summer), and he's trending up at just the right time.

Positional Profile: 2B Physical development has translated well to improvements in his game.
Body: 6-foot-0, 160-pounds. Wiry frame, thin build, grown three inches since last year.
Hit: RHH. Balanced setup, lifted stride with moderate length as hands load into hitting position. Average balance through contact. Swing stays on plane, gets extension through contact, gap to gap approach hits in rhythm with feel for the barrel and solid middle of the field contact. High upside bat.
Power: 84 mph exit velocity from the tee. Will continue to develop with strength.
Arm: RH. INF - 85 mph. Works out of high 3/4 slot, occasional carry and showed ability to play accurate and on the move.
Defense: Improved actions plays lighter on the feet and works through the baseball, showed athleticism when on the move, above average body control.
Run: 7.33 runner in the 60. 

Body: 5-foot-9, 140-pounds. Lean frame, long loose levers.
Positional Profile: SS/2B 
Run: 7.59 runner in the 60. 
Hit: RHH. Balanced stance, wider setup, short stride, maintains good balance through contact. Loose repeatable swing, middle of the field approach, line drove type contact in BP.
Power: 81 mph exit velocity from the tee. 
Defense: Actions play through the baseball, funnels to release, occasional effort, above average body control.
Arm: RH. INF - 77 mph. High 3/4 slot, occasional arm length but plays accurate, athletic releases from multiple slots.