Brody
Mertz

INF Brody Mertz (Huntley, 2028) took an upside round of batting practice on the day, standing in at 6-foot-4, 185-pounds with room to continue to add strength. At the plate, the left-handed hitter showed feel to drive the ball through the middle of the field from an easy and on-plane swing. Defensively in the infield taking a clean round with a soft gather and arm strength up to 74 mph.

Positional Profile: 3B/OF
Body: 6-4, 180-pounds. High-wasited frame with some strength.
Hit: LHH. Wide, open setup, works back to even, leg lift trigger that gains ground, creates hand separation with rhythm. Loose hands with some feel to work in sync, flat path with feel to leverage the ball in the air. 61 mph bat speed with 6g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 89 mph max exit velocity (83.9 avg.); 288-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 74 mph. Long draw and circle to high 3/4 release.
Defense: Soft two hand gather into body, short shuffle step to target.
Athletic Testing: 4.72 runner in the 30-yard dash; 14.10-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 65.61 Edge Score.

Positional Profile: 3B/RHP
Body: 5-5, 122-pounds. High waisted, lanky build.
Hit: LHH. Wide setup, fluid load and short stride. Balanced, quiet swing, long path, uphill tendencies.
Power: 63 max exit velocity, averaged 60.2 mph. 174’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 53 mph. 3/4 slot.
Defense: Steady actions, two-hand gather out front.
Run: 5.42 30-yard split. 

Delivery: Stretch only with closed feet to start, quick leg kick with a drop and drive delivery.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm action, over-the-top slot.
FB: T58, 55-58 mph. Played straight through the zone. T1410, 1343 average rpm.
CB: 48-50 mph. 12/6 shape, lower half of the zone. T1585, 1444 average rpm.
CH: 53-55 mph. Plays straight with same arm speed as fastball. T1016, 952 average rpm.