Colin
McMurray

INF Colin McMurray (Vernon Hills, 2027)
5-foot-10, 170-pounds, athletic and proportionate build. Right-handed hitter, balanced setup, creates a stretch with the hands, quick hands that work inside the baseball, some lift pull-side at times, 91 mph peak EV. Smooth and athletic defender on the dirt, soft hands with quick actions and transfers, sufficient arm-strength with a quick release, 81 mph across. Quality runner with a 6.92 in the 60. Quick, up-tempo delivery, higher arm slot and release. Fastball worked up to 84 mph with carry traits, sitting 81-83 mph. Curveball and slider both played in the low-70s with short bullet action, along with a changeup in the upper-70s with slight run arm-side.

RHP Colin McMurray (Vernon Hills, 2027) showed an easy operation on the mound with a long, clean arm path out of a ¾ slot. He showed a four-pitch mix on Sunday, and his fastball sat in the low-80s, working up to 83.7 mph. McMurray’s curveball showed 11/5 shape with short depth at 71-73 mph, and a slider with shorter, horizontal shape. He rounded out his mix with a changeup at 75-76 mph, playing mostly straight.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 170-pounds. Physical, athletic build.
Delivery: Simple mover, small leg lift, tall/fall down the mound, stays in-line.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm path, quick, 3/4 slot.
FB: T84, 82-83 mph. Comes out of the hand clean, straight. T2060, 1949 average rpm.
CB: 72-73 mph. 11/5 shape, short depth. T2018, 1945 average rpm.
SL: 73-74 mph. 10/4 shape, shorter action. T1924, 1924 average rpm.
CH: 75-76 mph. Mostly straight, kills spin. T1653, 1511 average rpm.

Hit: RHH. Balanced base, simple stride, hands set at ear, some pre-pitch bat wiggle. Loose hands, slightly uphill path, stays on-plane, works to keep the ball on a line, works to the middle/pull-side. 65.4 mph bat speed with 9g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 mph max exit velocity (79.3 avg.); 311-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH.  INF - 81 mph.  Full circle, ability to throw from all angles, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Two hand gather into body, short shuffle step to target, reliable double play turn.
Athletic Testing: 6.96 runner in the 60-yard dash.
Vizual Edge: 74.36 Edge Score.

McMurray is an athletic right-handed pitcher with a short arm-action that impressed during his start on Thursday. Commanded a mid-to-upper 70’s fastball to get ahead in the count and blew it by hitters with two strikes. Also used a slider with late movement to get swings and misses. Final line: 3IP, 1H, and 5K’s.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-9, 140-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Tall setup, slightly open, bat starts straight up, loads hands back, small leg-lift trigger. Creates hand separation before moving into a flat path, works mostly up the middle of the field.
Power: 82 max exit velocity, averaged 74.3 mph. 266’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 72 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Active feet, gets around the baseball, light on his feet, quick release and steady hands.
Run: 7.37 runner in the 60. 

Positional Profile: RHP
Delivery: Medium leg lift, front half opens early, drop and drive delivery, works in-line.
Arm Action: RH. Long, loose, quick arm, 3/4 slot.
FB: T76, 72-76 mph. Firm, mostly straight. T1983, 1834 average rpm.
CB: 61-64 mph. 12/6 action, gradual. T1654, 1614 average rpm.
CH: 64-67 mph. Maintains arm speed, downward action, keeps the pitch low. T1650, 1558 average rpm.