Cristian
Mares

Cristian Mares, St. Augustine (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 5-10, 165-pounds. Athletic frame with room to add strength.
Delivery: Quick, athletic delivery. Gets deep into lower half. Uses athleticism for power.
Arm Action: RH. Concise high three quarters release. Short arm path.
FB: Straight fastball. Comfortable working both sides of the plate.
CB: Sharp vertical break.
SL: Tight horizontal break. Comfortable working it on the outer half.
CH: Traditional change-up. Some vertical break.

Crisitan Mares, Saint Augustine, 2025
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-9/155. Smaller frame. Lean build. Room to add.
Defense: Showed solid fundamentals. Works low to the ground early. Let ball come to him. Good fielding posture but fielded flat-footed which hurts momentum and direction. Avg. glove-to-hand.
Arm: RH. INF - 77. Easy loose arm. Present accuracy. Average quickness to release. Regathered feet to get off throws.
Hit: RHH. Simple stance. Straight feet just outside shoulders with a flat bat. Quick/fast up/down trigger. Avg. bat-speed/power for level. Turns tight and accelerates quick (16 gs avg. rotational acceleration). Uphill path with some drop in back shoulder. More FBs than LDs/GBs during BP round. Middle of the field approach. Balanced at finish. 

Delivery: Exclusive from the stretch. Belt high knee lift. More tall/fall type. Minimal backleg sit. Works slow/controlled down the mound. Average length stride. More east-west plane of rotation. Soft block into landing. Lower half works in-line with home. Falls towards 1B side of the mound.
Arm Action: Long/loose action. Hand lead out the glove. Average arm speed. Works to a lower slot. Lower shoulder abduction at footstrike. Gets decent layback.
FB: 74-77. Straight action. Flashed natural sinker qualities at times. 60% in zone.
SL: 69 - 70. Slower sweeper shape. Minmal VB and average about 10 inches of sweep. Developing secondary.