83.4
Velocity (max)
10/13/23
CLASS OF 2024
RHP
3B
Slade
Palmer
Hobart
Ridgefield (HS) • CT
5' 11" • 165LBS
R/R • 20yr 7mo
Travel Team: Baseball U CT
Ridgefield (HS) • CT
5' 11" • 165LBS
R/R • 20yr 7mo
Travel Team: Baseball U CT
Rankings
2024 National
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Commitment
Best Of Stats
Fastball
82.2 - 83.4
Velo Range
10/13/23
2170
Spin Rate (avg)
10/13/23
Changeup
75.1 - 77.1
Velo Range
10/13/23
1659
Spin Rate (avg)
6/21/21
Curveball
72.6 - 75.7
Velo Range
10/13/23
1855
Spin Rate (avg)
6/21/21
Slider
68.2 - 72.8
Velo Range
2/25/23
2005
Spin Rate (avg)
2/25/23
79.5
Exit Velocity (max)
10/23/22
73.8
Exit Velocity (avg)
10/23/22
260
Distance (max)
10/23/22
83
Sweet Spot %
10/23/22
21.5
Hand Speed (max)
10/23/22
69.2
Bat Speed (max)
10/23/22
11.6
Rot. Acc (max)
10/23/22
-
Hard Hit %
9.00
60-yd
6/21/21
-
30-yd
-
10-yd
-
Run speed (max)
75
INF Velo
10/23/22
71
OF Velo
6/21/21
-
C Velo
-
Pop Time
Game Performance
Notes
News
- 2023 Scout Day: Baseball U CT - Quick Hits - Mar 3, 2023
- 2023 Baseball U CT Advanced Metrics: Hitting Leaderboard - Mar 2, 2023
- 2023 Baseball U CT Advanced Metrics: Trackman Analytics - Pitching Leaderboard - Mar 2, 2023
- Results From 2023 Scout Day: Baseball U CT - Feb 26, 2023
- 2022 Scout Day: Baseball U CT - Quick Hits - Oct 31, 2022
- Results From 2022 Scout Day: Baseball U CT - Oct 24, 2022
- Results From 2021 Scout Day: American Legion Zone 4 - Jun 23, 2021
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lade Palmer: RHP/3B, (2024) Ridgefield, CT. 5-foot-11, 165-pound athletic proportional frame. Above average on the mound, used a loose clean arm action with a high ¾ arm angle while showing quick arm speed. Stretch only up-tempo type pitcher and shows some effort. Showed strong balance point with downhill in line shoulders. Lands closed with an athletic finish. Splitter (74-77 mph). Sat with his fastball at 82-83 mph; showed sinking action and arm side command. (Max spin 2334; Avg 2170). Throws a 1/7 curveball (72-76) with slurvey swing and miss action and glove side down in the zone command. (Max spin 2001; Avg 1367). Has arm side command and fading action on his changeup. Mixed all three pitches for strikes.
Slade Palmer: RHP/3B, (2024) Ridgefield, CT. 5-foot-11, 165-pound athletic proportional build. Solid projectable on the mound, showing quick arm speed he used a ¾ arm angle and a loose clean arm action. Tall-and-fall feel type pitcher who uses easy effort. Showed strong balance point and in line shoulders. Lands square with an athletic finish. Produced a fastball that came in at 78-81 mph; had arm side control and sinking action. (Max spin 2229; Avg 2123). Throws a 2/8 slider (71-73) that has late tight action and glove side control. (Max spin 2065; Avg 2004). His splitter (71-72) had swing and miss action and down in the zone command.
Slade Palmer: RHP/3B, (2024) Ridgefield, CT. 5-foot-11, 165-pound athletic solid build. Projectable in the box, Palmer's best exit velocity was 80 mph. (65.7 mph bat speed average). (20.0 mph hand speed average). Started in a tall athletic stance with a handsy wrapping load, then used a short open stride. Bat speed is quick, displays a loose level swing plane and level finish. Found some barrels with loud contacts. Gap to gap line drive approach. Above average in the infield, his best throw was recorded at 75 mph; has soft hands, athletic smooth feet, and a quick clean exchange. Fields the ball out front, movements laterally were athletic. Using a short quick arm action, showed consistent accuracy to the bag from a high ¾ slot.
Exit Velocity: 80mph
Arm Velocity: 75 mph