Andrew
Kirkland

12/15/13 - 5-foot-11, 208-pound prospect, continues to show improvements in arm strength, throws registered 78 mph across the infield, shows good lateral movement and soft hands.  At the plate, hits from a balanced setup with a short stride, incorporates very good lower half torque that generates barrel whip through the zone, consistently barrels the baseball up and shows power potential, ran a 4.89 home to first base time, registered 91 mph exit velocity off the tee as he did at his previous event.

Fall Prospect Program 2013 - The 5-foot-10, 210-pound Kirkland is back on the field after a labrum injury prevented him from playing last spring.  He ran a 7.80 60 yard dash, showed a 77 mph arm across the infield, and uses his strong lower half well to generate bat speed as evidenced by his 91 mph tee exit velocity.  He went 7-for-21 with 2 doubles, a triple, and 5 RBI during the program and made several hard outs as well.  Defensively, he showed the ability to make plays on the move with an accurate arm across the infield.

9/7/13 - The 5-foot-10, 211-pound Kirkland is coming off of labrum surgery and regaining his arm strength (76 mph across the IF) but he certainly impressed with his bat.  His walk-off RBI double was absolutely smoked to center field and he included another line-drive single on the day.  He generates plenty of bat speed with good use of his strong lower half.  He made a nice play on a slow roller during game play as well.

10/14/12 - Kirkland showed decent arm strength across the field at 77 mph with accuracy.  At the plate, the 5-foot-10, 202-pound right-handed hitter hits from an open stance and uses a long stride.  He uses his strong lower half to generate above average bat speed through the zone.