Carl
Pedersen

Positional Profile: 2B/SS
Body: 5-5, 153.2 pounds.
Hit: SH. Stands tall, slightly open, hands coiled back, two tap stride. Loose, balanced, twitch in the swing, simple, line drive approach, uses the middle of the field, backspins balls, repeats. 61 mph bat speed with 9g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 87 mph max exit velocity (75.3 avg.); 269-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 72 mph. 3/4 slot, compact, half circle, plays true.
Defense: Two-hand gather into body, clean release, short shuffle step to target, clean double play feed.
Athletic Testing: 7.89 runner in the 60-yard dash; 17.70-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 75.28 Edge Score.

Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-5, 162.5 pounds.
Hit: SH. SH: Narrow, crouched setup, short, toe-tap stride. LH: Easy and simple, hands works direct to the ball with a slightly uphill path. Line drives to the middle/pull-side of the field. RH: Easy effort with loose hands, flat path, works to keep the ball on a line. 60.9 mph bat speed with 8g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 85 mph max exit velocity (71.3 avg.).
Arm: RH. INF - 72 mph. Shorter arm action, high ¾ slot.
Defense: Two-hand gather out front, gets around the ball, short shuffle step to target, clean double play turn, reliable glove.
Athletic Testing: 8.24 runner in the 60-yard dash; 17.00-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 75.71 Edge Score.

INF Carl Pedersen (Hinsdale Central, 2028) is a fluid infielder with an upside right-handed swing to make note of. At the plate, he works short to the ball and long through the zone with extension and a clear effort to stay on top of the ball, used the middle of the field and his pull-side consistently. On the infield, he showed fluid footwork with soft hands, playing with rhythm and smooth actions.

Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-6, 155 pounds. Sturdy, proportional build.
Hit: SH. Wide balanced stance, balanced hand position, hand rhythm, bat wiggle, two tap stride. Short to the ball and long through it, flat path, works to stay on top of the ball up the middle and to his pull-side. 59.5 mph bat speed with 8g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 86 mph max exit velocity (77.1 avg.); 260-foot max batted distance. Arm: RH. INF - 72 mph. Easy, compact arm action, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Fluid footwork, soft hands, plays with rhythm and timing, smooth actions.
Athletic Testing: 8.24 runner in the 60-yard dash; 20.70-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 63.86 Edge Score.

Positional Profile: 2B/SS
Body: 5-5, 180-pounds.
Hit: SH. Wide, relaxed setup, hangs foot into a simple stride. Loose, quick hands with a flat path, stays through the zone, on the barrel up the middle of the field.
Power: 80 max exit velocity, averaged 65.8 mph. 198’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 65 mph. Short arm action, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Steady hands, gets around the ball, two-hand gather out front, shuffles towards target.
Run: 8.47 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Controlled delivery; medium leg kick into balance point, works uphill, drop/drive lower-half.
Arm Action: RH. Short, 3/4 slot.
FB: T66, 62-65 mph. Mostly straight actions, has feel for the strike zone. T1748, 1651 average rpm.
CB: 51-53 mph. 11/5 big break, lands. T1920, 1849 average rpm.
SL: 50-54 mph. 10/4 shape, developing. T1881, 1815 average rpm.
CH: 57-58 mph. Mostly straight, flashes sink. T1564, 1499 average rpm.

Positional Profile: 2B/3B
Body: 5-5, 150-pounds.
Hit: SH. LHH: Slightly crouched open setup, quiet hands load, minimal-to-no stride. RHH: Wide setup, quiet hands, minimal stride. Some bat strength, uphill path to contact.
Power: 72 max exit velocity, averaged 67.3 mph. 238’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 60 mph. INF - 66 mph. C: Short, quick arm action, 3/4 arm slot. INF: Quick arm action, accurate, 3/4 arm slot.
Defense: 2.59-2.68 pop times. C: One-knee down setup. Feet work in-line toward bag, clean transfers. INF: Active feet, fields ball out front, works toward target.
Run: 8.63 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: 2B/3B
Body: 5-4, 130-pounds.
Hit: SH. Stock setup, small leg lift, minimal separation. Flat path, line-drive approach, stays mostly up the middle.
Power: 74 max exit velocity, averaged 65.3 mph. 200’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 63 mph. Long draw out of the glove, over-the-top slot.
Defense: Clean defender, picks his hop, clean release.
Run: 9.51 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Clean, tall and fall delivery, lands on-line and square
Arm Action: RH. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T62, 60-61 mph. Plays straight. T1493, 1470 average rpm.
CB: 50-53 mph. 11/5 shape, some feel for the zone. T1820, 1743 average rpm.
SL: 50-51 mph. 10/4 shape, developing pitch. T1868, 1773 average rpm.
CH: 57-59 mph. Thrown with intent, feel for the zone. T1081, 1018 average rpm.