Aiden
Tavares

Aiden Tavares, Foothill High School (CA), 2028
Positional Profile: SS/3B Strong, athletic INF with fluid motions and ability to drive ball to all fields.
Body: 6-2, 207-pounds. Strong frame with proportionate strength.
Hit: RHH. Slightly open with feet just outside shoulders. Hands even with top of head. Coil into backside, and sits into lower half with a leg hold. Working through the inside of the baseball.
Power: 104 max exit velocity, averaged 96.4 mph. 387' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-90 mph. Whippy arm out of a low three-quarter slot.
Defense: Smooth movements in the INF with a clear feel for the rythmn.
ATH: 6.92 runner in the 60. 1.64 and 3.81 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 24.00 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 62.49 Edge Score

The freshman infielder caught my attention immediately upon seeing his first at-bat. Hitting out of the six-hole set the tone for his day with a barrel to deep left-center that was caught by the left fielder. Tavares followed this up with back-to-back hard-hit doubles, a liner to the left field fence and a grounder over the third base bag, driving in three runs on the day. Despite striking out in his final at-bat on a curveball in the dirt, Tavares gave me a good insight into his offensive profile this early in his amateur career. Tavares exhibits good bat speed at his age, with a smooth load, activated lower half, and good bat-to-ball skills. A good fastball hitter, I suspect that he will adjust well to breaking balls with more exposure as he advances in his high school career. Tavares also displayed great instincts on the bases, immediately heading to third on a play at the plate from his first double. Tavares is a name to keep on for the future.