Calvin
Harris

After a solid 2022 spring in the batter’s box (.336/.417/.500) especially at the College World Series, Harris continued to build upon his draft resume with a .269/.321/.346 slash last summer in the Cape. The 6-foot, 215-pound left handed hitter does not possess a pure swing, but he continued to put the bat on the ball with some power production (5-for-12, 2 2B, 3 BB, 2 SO) and raised his season line to a .391/.444/.630 slash. A below average runner down the line with an awkward arm swing, Harris showed agile feet with a good ability to shift and block behind the plate. He also showed above average to near plus arm strength throughout the Classic, producing POP times of 2.04 and 1.97. He also received well, occasionally stealing a borderline pitch for a strike. His deep setup behind the hitter is something that needs to be addressed and would likely improve many areas of his defensive game, as it would for any catcher. Entering the weekend we had Harris as a potential third-to-fourth round draft talent and he did nothing to disprove that projection. At this point he remains one of the top three catchers in this year’s college draft class.

Cape Cod: After a rock solid spring at the plate (.336/.417/.500) for the National Champions, left handed hitting catcher Calvin Harris (2023/Mississippi) continued to build upon his draft resume with a .269/.321/.346 slash this summer. Athletic with average raw power, he also showed above average arm strength from behind the plate.

Positional Profile: C 
Body: 6-foot-1, 192-pounds. Strong, athletic build.
Defense: 1.86-1.94 pop times. Hands are soft, quick feet, exchange is quick and clean, athletic out of the crouch.
Arm: RH. C - 84 mph. Plus arm out of the crouch, short, over the top arm action, played accurate with plus carry.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance, short lifted leg kick, on time with good balance. Short path, line drive gap to gap approach with well above average bat speed. Fel for the barrel.
Power: 90 mph exit velocity from the tee. Hard contact, jumps off the bat at times.
Run: 6.95 runner in the 60. 

6-foot-1, 192-pound left-handed hitting catcher. Ole Miss recruit. #2 ranked player in IA 2020 class and #126 in PBR Overall. 6.78 runner. Easy body load, compact swing, consistently squares baseball with hard contact, shows quality extension through contact with projectable pop in bat, 86 mph exit velocity. Above avg. athletic actions behind plate, has quickness to move and block, shows solid receiving ability and handles velocity well. Quick feet and exchange, has above avg. carry to bag, solid accuracy and throws are online, 84 mph arm strength with 1.94-2.07 pop times.

2017 PBR Future Games- Uncommitted 6-foot, 180-pound left-handed hitting catcher. #95 ranked player in 2020 PBR Overall Rankings. Played in one game and was 2/3 with two singles. 7.21 runner. Sneaky athletic, active load with hitchy trigger, consistently barrels baseball with hard contact, pull approach, 82 mph exit velocity. Longer arm action, has carry and accuracy to bag, slightly upright on release. Threw 80 mph with 2.00-2.12 pop times. Was 87 mph from the outfield as well. Has some versatility, is athletic, bat is best present tool, plenty of time to develop defensively before college.

8/1/16- 5-foot-11, 165-pound left-handed hitting catcher. 7.25 runner. Square stance with front heel turn trigger, hitch in load effects contact occasionally, stays on and through at contact, gap to gap line drive approach, flashes above avg. pop in bat, 82 mph exit velocity. Above avg. hands behind plate, clean exchanges, quick release, receives above avg. pitching well, active and athletic behind plate, tall stance to throw, solid carry to bag, 76 mph arm strength with 2.12-2.19 pop times.