Ryan Birks, Frontier High (CA), 2027 Positional Profile: SS/SS Sound toolset with up the middle defensive profile and high quality switch hit tool Body: 5-8, 141-pounds. Wiry, lean present build with broad shoulders and room to fill. Hit: SH. RH: Vertical posture with knees under shoulders, low back elbow, hands set close to head at ear height, small hand waggle LH: crouched in lower half, wider base, higher back elbow, hands set near rear shoulder with barrel tipped to RF foul pole RH: Shifts weight into back hip, small leg lift with medium forward move, hands remain quiet in load, balanced at launch, stays taller in turn with well sequenced rotation, tilt in body at contact, hands are direct with leverage in barrel path. LH: Double toe tap load with small weight shift rear ward, coil of shoulders load hands, longer forward move, works into rear leg during his turn, uses ground through contact, direct hand path with leveraged barrel path through zone 61.4 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration. Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 75.2 mph. 323' max distance. Flatter stroke geared towards LD angles at contact, middle of field approach with doubles impact Arm: RH. INF-76 mph. medium length arm path, quickness in arm path, solid carry to throws, can throw from different slots Defense: Sound mover with body control, consistent two hand fielder with clean transfers at hips, plays with fundamental rhythm, flashes ability to play on run ATH: 7.04 runner in the 60. Athletic runner with burst, ability to maintain speed and line
12/06/25
The second half of a Frontier duo to put together a solid showing on the day Birks is another wiry, athletic up the middle profile product to keep eyes on. Compact and wiry Birks measured at 5'8 140 lbs. on the day but has room to fill a solid 20-25 lbs. on him in the coming years while maintaining his sound athletic ability or even seeing an uptick with the added strength. He clocked the second fastest 60 yard sprint of the day at 7.04 while going sub 7.1 on each of his runs and on a day not as cold as Saturday looked to easily have sub 6.9 60 yard speed in him. Birks moves cleanly on the INF dirt with natural feel for his hands, comfort in his footwork playing to balls at him, to his glove side, moving to his backhand and getting downhill on soft contact to stay up the middle. The arm for Birks fits best at 2B presently with 76 MPH velocity, but is an accurate thrower with clean transfers. A switch hitter Birks showed well on each side of the plate with a pair of clean, compact swings that work directly to the baseball with a high contact profile including 63 MPH of bat speed, 17 MPH of hand speed and 13 Gs of rotational acceleration. Peaking at 89.6 MPH on his max EV his line to line solid contact profile befits a player with a hit over power profile while staying flatter in the zone to produce 60+% of his contact on a line or on the ground. Birks maxed at 323' on his longest drive of the day showing enough thump to profile to some doubles power. The foundation of what Birks can do on a baseball field will make him a name to keep tabs on from the 2027 class in Bakersfield. Should he make the necessary gains to his size, strength and frame in the future could rise his profile even higher in the future.
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Ryan Birks, Frontier High (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: SS/SS Sound toolset with up the middle defensive profile and high quality switch hit tool
Body: 5-8, 141-pounds. Wiry, lean present build with broad shoulders and room to fill.
Hit: SH. RH: Vertical posture with knees under shoulders, low back elbow, hands set close to head at ear height, small hand waggle LH: crouched in lower half, wider base, higher back elbow, hands set near rear shoulder with barrel tipped to RF foul pole RH: Shifts weight into back hip, small leg lift with medium forward move, hands remain quiet in load, balanced at launch, stays taller in turn with well sequenced rotation, tilt in body at contact, hands are direct with leverage in barrel path. LH: Double toe tap load with small weight shift rear ward, coil of shoulders load hands, longer forward move, works into rear leg during his turn, uses ground through contact, direct hand path with leveraged barrel path through zone 61.4 mph bat speed with 9 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 90 max exit velocity, averaged 75.2 mph. 323' max distance. Flatter stroke geared towards LD angles at contact, middle of field approach with doubles impact
Arm: RH. INF-76 mph. medium length arm path, quickness in arm path, solid carry to throws, can throw from different slots
Defense: Sound mover with body control, consistent two hand fielder with clean transfers at hips, plays with fundamental rhythm, flashes ability to play on run
ATH: 7.04 runner in the 60. Athletic runner with burst, ability to maintain speed and line