Robert
McKinley

8/8/17 - McKinley is a 5-foot-11 175-pound right-handed hitting catcher and third baseman in Kansas’ 2019 class.  He ran a 8.02 60 and a 5.01 home to first.  He has an exit velocity of 74 mph.  At the plate, starts slightly open athletic stance, early to toe touch, controlled leg lift, level bat path, consistent line drives gap to gap during hitting evaluations.  Behind the plate, pop times between 2.00 and 2.11-seconds, 76 mph positional velo, wide base, sits low, quick catch and throw, over the top release, fluid footwork, mostly accurate throws.  Singled to left field in game action. On the infield, 77 mph positional velocity, high three quarters arm slot, quick catch and throw, fields ball out front in athletic position, fluid footwork laterally, soft hands, clean transfer, mostly accurate throws. Singled to left field in game action.

5/31/16 - McKinley is a 5-foot-11 155-pound right-handed hitting catcher in Kansas’ 2019 class.  He ran a 7.65 60 and has a 4.51 home-to-first.  He posted a 69 mph exit velo. At the plate, balanced set up, dives with stride, mostly pull line drives, mostly pull line drives, quick bat speed.  Behind the plate, pop times between 2.00 and 2.16, one of the top pop times for the event, 73 mph positional velo, quick feet with clean transfer, over the top release, mostly accurate throws.