Michael
Ba

Michael Ba, Brentwood School (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: OF Projectable power bat with the tools to stick at all three OF positions.
Body: 6-1, 202-pounds. Advanced, projectable frame showing quality stregnth.
Hit: RHH. Well balanced with small open stance and shoulder width feet setup. Creates strong rotation and spins on inside pitches extremley well thanks to quick bat speed and strong hands. 76.2 mph bat speed with 22.5 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 89.1 mph. 361' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-86 mph. Big windup with strong reach back into high release and some follow through.
Defense: Max effort, high motor that covers ground well with efficiency.
ATH: 6.79 runner in the 60. 1.59 and 3.76 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 21.40 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 75.8 Edge Score

Michael Ba, Brentwood School (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: Athletic OF that looks to be able to play all around the OF. Strong hit tool with clean defensive actions and a quick runner.
Body: 6-0, 200-pounds. Physical frame with athletic actions. Quality mover.
Hit: RHH. Balanced and relaxed stance, with the bat resting on his back shoulder. A slight pickup of the front foot allows him to sink into his back hip. His hands get into a powerful position. As the front foot strikes, the hands fire. Gets into slot well, creating a flat bat path while staying on plane. Rotates extremely well.
Power: 101 max exit velocity, averaged 94.6 mph. 278' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-87 mph. A longer crowhop that translates to a strong arm, putting his throws on a line and around the tag zone.
Defense: Quick first step and attacks the ball well. Fields on the open side of his front foot with clean transfers.
ATH: 6.75 runner in the 60. 1.61 and 3.78 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 22.80 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 77.27 Edge Score

When diving in on tools at the High Desert Summer ID the profile for Ba would move towards the top of the players in attendance as he showcased intriguing tools across the board Solidly built at present with a 6' 200 lbs. frame he shows the foundation of power in his profile with the strength he possesses and then backs it up with strong athleticism highlighted by quality footspeed with a 6.75 60 yard sprint that features burst 1.61 10-yard split and ability to build speed reaching a max run speed of 20.7 MPH. His athletic ability and arm strength, 87 MPH (into the teeth of a stiff wind), give him a profile that could handle CF/RF long term on the defensive side of the game. At the plate, his bat speed stood out early and loudly, with swings registering north of 80 MPH of bat speed. That high-intent swing with natural athleticism gives Ba intriguing raw power at present, with an approach that looked geared to damage on every swing, producing a max EV of 101.8 MPH while averaging nearly 95 MPH across his two rounds of BP. There is some cleaning up to do with his angles to tap into his power on a more consistent rate, but with an 83% hard hit rate as Ba learns to polish his offensive profile/approach, there is intrigue to his offensive ceiling. With tools like what Ba possesses to go with athletic ability and some natural strength, it's an intriguing uncommitted 2027 profile to keep tabs on going forward.