Grady
Garofalo

Verbally committed to South Suburban JC.

OF Grady Garofalo (Lemont, 2026) is a lean, athletic outfielder from the day with a high ceiling, standing in at 6-foot-2, 181-pounds with a lean build and high waist. The left-handed hitter showed easy strength to his pull-side throughout his round with some lift, also flashing line-drive feel up the middle of the field (T93 mph EV; T345’). Defensively, he’s light on his feet with easy actions and steady hands, working with a clean arm and high ¾ slot (T88 mph).

Positional Profile: OF
Body: 6-2, 177.7-pounds. Lean, athletic build.
Hit: LHH. Balanced setup, short stride. Easy strength with feel to lift pull-side, flashed line-drive feel up the middle. 68.8 mph bat speed with 12g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 mph max exit velocity (88.9 avg.).
Arm: RH. OF - 88 mph. Clean arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Light on his feet, easy actions, steaddy hands and clean release.
Athletic Testing: 7.16 runner in the 60-yard dash; 24.80-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 77.1 Edge Score.

Positional Profile: OF/1B
Body: 6-1, 185 pounds. Lengthy and athletic frame, with room for added strength.
Hit: LHH. Balanced setup, quiet load, quick stride in-line. Uphill path, intent to lift, fly ball contact, middle of the field approach. 64.6 mph bat speed with 8g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 mph max exit velocity (74.8 avg.); 295-foot max batted distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 83 mph. Clean, compact arm action.
Defense: Steady actions, easy mover, works around the baseball. Tracked down fly balls to both sides, shuffle steps on throws.
Athletic Testing: 7.05 runner in the 60-yard dash; 25.00-inch max vertical jump.
Vizual Edge: 78.9 Edge Score.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 165-pounds.
Hit: LHH. Crouched setup, small leg lift into medium stride. Hands stay short to the ball, has a flat path through the zone, all fields approach. 64.8 mph bat speed with 11 G’s of rotational acceleration. Finished gameplay 3-for-7 with a triple, RBI and a run scored.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 81.7 mph. 252’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 83 mph. Compact, quick arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: One-hand gather on side of body, quick transfer, works forward through motion, shorter shuffle into throw.
Run: 7.21 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 6-1, 164-pounds. High-waisted, long-limbed, room to fill out the frame.
Hit: LHH. Wide setup, long stride, hands stay short to the ball. Flat bat path with intent to lift the ball at times. Hard contact to the middle part of the field. 67 mph bat speed with 11 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 84 max exit velocity, averaged 77.2 mph. 296’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 80 mph. Short, compact path, loose. 3/4 release.
Defense: Easy mover, clean actions.
Run: 7.41 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 5-10, 155-pounds. Lanky, projectable body.
Hit: LHH. Balanced stance, quiet pre-pitch actions, short stride. Short, level path, middle of the field approach.
Power: 69 max exit velocity, averaged 60.2 mph. 213’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 79 mph. Fluid arm action. Shorter arm path into 3/4 slot. Carry to throws.
Defense: Athletic actions, fluid through the baseball, sets up feet well to work through it, sits back at time, easy shuffle through release.
Run: 7.68 runner in the 60.