4-5-18 - Oregon signee. Lean strong 6-foot-1 185-pounds, streamlined build, clearly has worked to shape his body. Hit tool plays now, drove ball hard to all fields, gets through ball well, power will come as he matures down the road when it’s time to work on that, though he’s already physically put together quite nicely and he does have some intentional uppercut swing angle. Behind the plate he possesses a big arm, 77-80 mph type arm strength, easily gets pops off in 1.93-2.00. Receiving skills are impacted due to sitting really deep with his rear well below his knees, then he sits up very high with runner on base, which is fundamentally correct but it looked a little forced and uncomfortable for him. His set-up behind the plate are mechanical fixes that can be taught. His arm strength and hit tool however, are plus attributes right now for a HS professional catching prospect.
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