Cade
Perkins

Positional Profile: 1B/OF/LHP

Body: 6-foot-1, 175-pound athletic and projectable frame with room for added strength and size in the future.  

Hit: LHH.  At the plate starts with a slightly open stance and upright posture.  Short weight stack with weight landing 50/50 between the feet at contact point.  Short and simple swing and repeats the mechanics well.  Quick twitch swing with a feel for the barrel in the zone.  Has some strength at contact.  Maintains balance throughout the swing.  Hands work quickly through the zone and shows elite bat speed metrics according to the Blast Motion sensor. 

Power: 85 mph exit velocity off the tee and 92 mph exit velocity in BP.

Arm: LH.  INF-81 MPH.  OF-84 MPH.  High ¾ arm slot with a clean arm action and good hand speed.

Defense: In the infield  shows active feet and a feel for footwork around the bag.  Fields the ball a soft glove and shows the ability to change arm slots when the play dictates it.  In the outfield attacks the ball with smooth rhythm and footwork.  Plays behind the ball well on fly balls.  Works a step behind crow hop technique with good momentum headed towards the target.

Run: 7.01 runner in the 60.

Delivery: On the mound works exclusively out of the stretch.  Works from the far third base side of the rubber and strides on the first base side of the slope creating tough angles on hitters.  Quick pace to the delivery working to a mid height balance point with slight coil of the hips and shoulders at the top of the balance point.  Tall stack on the back leg and sinks and pushes hard off the rubber into a firm plant leg.  Strong rotation of the body off the plant leg.

Arm Action: High ¾ arm slot with hand working straight down out of the glove and a shorter arm action with good hand speed.  

FB: 84-86 mph, slight cutting action with good command to the glove side.  Tough driving angles into RHH and away from LHH.

SL: 69-72 mph, tight spinning two-plane break with good action and makings of a plus pitch in the future.

Perkins is a projectable 6-foot-1 175-pound left-handed hitting outfielder and first baseman in Kansas’ 2022 class. He ran a 4.27 home to first and an 80 mph exit velocity. At the plate, tall stance, minimal rhythm, with minimal load, quick leg lift with stride, level path through the zone, swing produced mostly pull to middle of the field line drives.  In the outfield, fluid momentum through the ball, clean exchange on time with momentum from footwork, high three quarters arm slot, 80 mph positional velocity.

Perkins has a bigger frame at 6-foot-1, 170 pounds and is a left-handed hitting outfielder and left-handed pitcher in Kansas’ 2022 class. At the event he ran a 7.47 second 60 yard dash. During hitting evaluations, Perkins starts in an upright stance, simple load, across the body stride, quick hands, minimal head movement, showed gap-to-gap contact during round, posted an exit velocity of 81 mph. Defensively in the outfield, works behind the baseball, clean transfers, momentum towards target, three-quarter release, strong arm with carry, positional velo of 76 mph, mostly accurate throws. On the mound, Perkins shows a big frame, longer limbs and room for growth, delivery has some rhythm, directional towards target, shorter but in line stride, quick and loose arm action. Fastball sits 78-80 mph, tops at 81 mph, thrown for strikes, gets on the hitter quick, occasional arm side run, curveball is 61-62 mph, chance to be a plus pitch, 1-to-7 shape, near fastball arm speed, late downward action.

1/13/19 - Perkins is a 6-foot 160-pound left-handed hitting outfielder, first baseman, and pitcher in Kansas’ 2022 class.  He ran a 4.28 home to first and has an 81 mph exit velocity. At the plate, starts in a tall stance, slightly open, some rhythm in hands, short and closed stride, mostly middle of the field contact.  In the outfield, short high three quarters arm slot, quick catch and transfer, quick to the ball with footwork, plays through the catch, 78 mph positional velocity. On the infield, 71 mph positional velocity, short high three quarters arm slot, aggressive to the ball off the the bag at first base, clean exchange with quick release. On the mound, Perkins comes from a high three quarters arm slot, throws with regular effort, creates smooth in line direction down the mound, fastball worked the bottom of the zone at 76-78 mph, breaking ball had 2-to-8 shape at 64-69 mph, late movement, change up flashed occasional arm side sink 65-70 mph.