Ricky
Maya

Ricky Maya, Christian Brothers (CA), 2024
Positional Profile: C
Body: 6-1. 195lbs. Larger frame. Some present physicality. Average athletic testing metrics via. Swift. Room to add.
Defense: 2.11-2.19 pops. Average catch/throw. Quick glove-hand exchange with decent feet. Gets in good direction. Sets up deeper into legs/feet which makes for a bigger hop out. Average framing/blocking ability shown during gameplay getting in several different coruches/stances. 
Arm: RH. C - 72 mph. Average arm strength. Short action. Slower to release. ⅗ accurate throws during workout.
Hit: RHH. Relaxed and slightly open. Hands are preset back in stance. Slow gather into backside. Simple forward stride. Slight uphill path through. Some drift into contact. Slight lean back at finish. Balanced. Average bat speed. More FBs than LDs/GBs during BP round. Middle of the field approach during BP round.

Body: 6-1, 175-pounds. Projectable size and build. Some strength in the body already with potential to fill out nicely.
Hit: RHH. Sets up in an open stance with loose hands over homeplate. Simple stride with foot landing on time and hands working back into a solid launch position. Longer stroke with some disconnection early but doesn't hurt contact as he has good barrel accuracy and consistently catches the ball out in front. Middle of the field approach throughout his round. 
Power: 87.00 max exit velocity LD gap to gap current power. Needed increases in bat speed and rotational acceleration.
Arm: RH. C - 70.00 mph. Shorter whippy arm action. Average arm strength. 3/5 accurate throwdowns. Lower arcing throws that came out straight.
Defense: 2.21-2.29 pop times. Fundamentally sound movements on throwdowns but average quickness with feet. Moves in two parts with first receiving than a present slow down before hopping out the crouch. Sets up in a wider crouch when receiving. Worked hard to block balls throughout game action.

Positional Profile: Catcher
Body: 6-1, 175-pounds. Strong, wide shoulders, present muscularity, proportioned.
Hit: RHH. Deep in the box, open stance, medium width feet, hands start off body over backside, smooth rhythm in pre-pitch, quiet easy stride, compact load. Maintains balance, has all field hit-ability, flashed power in game AB with deep triple, gritty at-bat, maintains balance throughout swing, stays above the ball with top hand integrity, strength to muscle the ball into the OF for knocks.
Power: 82 max exit velocity, 65 max bat speed, 21.5 max hand speed.
Arm: RH. C - 71 mph. Consistent thrower, gets air under it on way to bag, compact arm action with accuracy.
Defense: 2.15-2.29 pop times. Sat and received in pop time evaluation, strong soft receiver, calm actions oriented to accuracy of throws vs trying to be as fast as possible, gritty worker in game action, strong block skills, leader-ish presence.
Run: 8.32 runner in the 60.

Body: 6-1, 170-pounds. Projectable catchers build, limited speed, showed hustle throughout the weekend.
Hit: RHH. Slightly open stance in the box, light leg lift load to hitting position, leans back some when taking swings, one-hand finish. Blast Motion scores 49/53/53. Quality across the board with no glaring weakness but room for improvement with current swing.
Power: 86 max exit velocity
Arm: RH. C - 70 mph. Worked hard to make consistent throws to the bag, limited velocity, showed well in game between-inning throws.
Defense: 2.11-2.19 pop times. Works hard behind the dish, hustling laterally and down the line in the summer heat. Showed better in the game portion than the showcase portion. Head down blocking skills, overall actions you like to see from a high school catcher.
Run: 8.32 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: C
Body: 6-1, 170-pounds. Long body, projects to be a physical player with size and strength throughout.
Hit: RHH. Off plate, tall open stance, hands held very high in set-up, narrow feet w/slight crouch, drops hands down prior to trigger, stride out to in-line stride, back hip gets through. Barrel stays above the ball, can drive middle of the field, full finish, some upward angle at contact, some drift forward though displayed timing and ability to repeatedly put barrel to ball.
Power: 85 max exit velocity
Arm: RH. C - 70 mph. Loose arm, ball comes out pretty easily, can develop better sync in the arm stroke with the footwork, high-3/4 slot.
Defense: 2.19-2.31 pop times. Got out of crouch to block and cover bunt well, versatile with multiple catching positions, strong soft hands, fair left/right agility, capable of being above average receiver.
Run: 8.03 runner in the 60.

Bay Area World Series Underclass (6/4/21-6/6/21)

Offensive notes: Open stance, high hands with front side reach. Easy swing with a strong back hip drive and direct hands to the baseball. Stays on the plate well allowing rotation to happen behind the ball for middle line drives. Showed batspeed in game on pullside double. EV mph - 87

Defensive notes: Good footwork and worked inline to the bag. Arm is consistent but the glove work, receiving and blocking were strongest and showed up in the games. Athletic behind the plate and some flexibility present. C mph - 68 / Pops - 2.19-2.26

Positional Profile: C
Body: 6-0, 165-pounds. Long proportional frame with rangy limbs
Hit: RHH. Narrow, slight bend relaxed elbows with hands at back shoulder. Holds posture, slight sink of back hip as hands work back. Can get into the front side, times where he spins. Good body positions for swing. Fluid barrel turn allowing him to get on plane deep and finish upwards through the zone. Balls jumped as he worked gap-to-gap with carry. Projectable swing.
Power: 83 max exit velocity.
Arm: RH. C - 65 mph. Stays tight in pocked with arm swing; wristy type of throws had balls landing in front of the bag
Defense: 2.25-2.27 pop times. Bigger hop out of crouch, good direction. Blocking was solid with rolled shoulders to keep from bouncing. Receiving was good using multiple stances and ability to keep ball on plate.
Run: 7.97 runner in the 60.