TJ
Wainwright

5-foot-9, 156-pound, average athletic frame, the hands have some fast twitch actions to them. Committed to FDU, a right-handed hitter has a gap to gap approach, showing to have some strength to the pull side. The stance is balanced throughout, uses his entire body to hit the baseball. The front foot is slightly open, feet are set wider than shoulder height, and the hands are loaded up at shoulder height, with some tilt to the bat. For timing, uses a controlled leg raise, gains ground with stride foot, hands have some coil to them during the trigger. The swing is level to up, stays through the baseball, does a very good job of keeping weight and momentum going straight, look for big things this spring offensively. Defensively, prep steps and the approach into the ball are good, keeps feet moving throughout. The hands work, fields out front, works from the ground up, transfer is clean and on time. The arm action has average length for and infielder, ball comes out of a natural ¾ slot, clocked at 82 mph, plenty of strength to play the left side. Projects for me as a third baseman, game continues to get better.

Thirty-Yard Dash: 4.14

Exit Velocity: 83 mph

5-foot-9, 152-pound, average athletic frame. The hands and wrists have strength and some fast twitch to them. The shoulders are squared off, has room to fill out and add mass on. A right-handed hitter, who is aggressive, who routinely makes solid contact. The swing has strength to it. The hands are loose at shoulder height, the lower half is in line, being slightly wider than shoulder width. For timing gets the hands back into a good loaded position and uses a leg kick for timing, gains ground with stride and gets momentum into swing. The swing is level to up and finishes with one hand. The tee exit velocity was 84 mph, with life in the barrel. The approach was more middle to the pull side, shows potential to have gap power as he gets stronger and continues to work at it. The sixty yard dash was clocked at 7.66. Defensively, worked out in both the outfield and infield. The arm was clocked at 78 mph from the outfield, had easy carry and life to it, was thrown on a line and downhill. In the infield, shows good steps and instincts to the baseball. The arm is by far is best tool, clocked at 79 mph, it’s short, clean and quick on the backside. Feeds and flow are good starting the double play. A move to third might be the best way to go for the future, shows to have plenty of arm to play there. Good looking young player, high follow for me.