Estevan
Hernandez III

Event: Fresno Preseason ID
Positional Profile: MIF/P
Physical: 5-8, 142-pounds; 4.00 30-yard, 23.1” max jump height; Lean sinewy body composition on average/smaller frame.
Offensively: RH. EV max – 82.7 mph, hand speed max – 20.2 mph, bat speed max – 63.5 mph; Even feet outside shoulders, hands start deep over back knee and off the body with slight bat waggle, stretches a little deeper in load while firing from a higher slot, small reverse toe tap to minimal stride, works hard to get inside ball with knob leading, stayed on-plane well to contact, high two hand finish as weight rolls outside stride foot which is indicative of some strong shoulder rotation, has swing attributes and talent to develop a high contact rate stroke through middle of the field.
Defensively: SS – 75 mph; Light feet he keeps active in pre-pitch set-up, sets up on the high side on balls at him and to forehand, drops right foot on backhand, strong fundamental techniques with feet, fields out front with hands and keeps glove off body in transfer, gets rid of ball fairly quickly though there is an extra footstep he can work to eliminate.

Delivery: Simple movement over rubber, knee lift to waist height, in-line stride, lands with foot closed, separates with equal and opposite arms, speeds up the delivery as he separates and throws glove arm toward the hitter, tends to drift through the front side which is affecting some velocity potential.
Arm Action: Compact pocket path on backside, high-3/4 slot, occasional small stab out of glove, generally consistent and repeatable, some recoil after finish.
FB: T69.6 mph, 68.7-69.5 mph range, 1741 max spin; Showed feel for bottom of the zone with fading action on the arm side.
CB: 60-62 mph, 1559 max spin; Action was more often than not one the arm side of the zone though with traditional shape and smooth rolling action, if hand can travel just a bit further toward release he can add some action away from RHH.
SL: 62-64 mph, 1530 max spin; Smooth lateral break, hand travels a bit further to release than the CB, was consistently around the zone.
CHG: 73-74 mph, 1166 avg spin; Big spin reduction which is a good thing off his FB, trusting the hand to travel a bit further could create late downward action to bottom of zone.