Kyle
Ives

2.19.18 - 5-foot-11, 185 pound, well-proportioned, broad shouldered, strong right-handed hitting catcher. At the plate, balanced, square setup, bar load, short toe tap trigger, some rhythm involved. Long bat path, bat speed at times, flashed hard contact with lift in swing. Exit velocity topped 88 mph off a tee. Defensively popped 2.00-2.08 to second base. Fluid footwork, clean transfer, long arm with an over the top slot. Throws topped 77 mph from the crouch. Ran a laser timed 7.28 60.

7.20.16 - 5-foot-10, 175-pound right-handed hitting catcher. Defensively has a short arm action form a high ¾ arm slot. Quick footwork behind the plate. Popped 2.19-2.26 and threw 72 mph from the crouch. At the plate this from a crouched, spread out stance. Short linear stride with minimal load and lower half involvement. Uphill swing path. 78 mph exit velocity from a tee. Ran the 60 at 7.21.

2.21.16 - 5-foot-10, 175-pound, well-proportioned, right-handed hitting catcher. Offensively, flashed a level bat path through the hitting zone at times. Starts from a crouched/hunched setup position, no load, short stride and average balance through contact; 79 mph exit velocity. Defensively, prototypical catchers arm action; short and from an over-the-top slot. Clocked at 71 mph out of the crouch and pop times ranged between 2.26-2.30. Also, 4.37 runner, home-to-first.