Brady Shea: LHP/1B, (2024) Saint John's, MA. 6-foot-3, 170-pound projectable athletic build. Above average and projectable on the mound, showed a high ¾ arm angle and a short clean arm action with developing quick arm speed. Feel type pitcher and showed some effort. Showed consistent balance point and in line shoulders. Lands closed with an athletic finish. Threw his fastball 78-79 mph; had running action and command arm side around the zone. (Max spin 2138; Avg 2029). Shows sweeping action and glove side around the zone command on his 11/5 curveball (62-64). (Max spin 1953; Avg 1879). Has arm side control and gradual fading action on his changeup (68-70).  Good looking left-handed pitching prospect. The leverage and projection is outstanding. 

Brady Shea: LHP/1B, (2024) Saint Johns, MA. 6-foot-3, 163-pound lean projectable build. Projectable and capable in the box, the left-handed hitter had an exit velocity of 76 mph. Starts in a narrow open stance with a small load, then uses a small leg kick. Has developing bat speed, loose flat swing plane and level finish. He barreled up some balls with loud contact. Line drive approach. Projectable while in the infield, made throws at velocities up to 74 mph; showed a clean developing exchange, soft developing hands, and developing consistent feet. Fielded the ball out front with developing movement laterally. From a high ¾ slot, showed consistent accuracy to the bag with a consistent arm action. In the 60-yard dash, his time was 7.47. 

Scout Evaluation 

Brady Shea, Saint Johns, 2024, MA

Position: LHP/1B

Body: 6-foot-3, 163-pound lean projectable build.

Hit: (LHH) Projectable and capable. Starts in a narrow open stance with a small load, then uses a small leg kick. Developing bat speed. Level finish, loose flat swing. Line drive approach. 

Power: 76 mph exit velocity, average 68.2 mph.

Defense:  (IF) Soft developing hands, developing consistent footwork, clean developing exchange. Projectable.  Laterally, movements were developing and fielded the ball out front. 

Arm: 74 mph infield velocity. Consistent arm action, high ¾ slot, consistent accuracy. 

Speed: 7.47 (60-yard).

Brady Shea: LHP/1B, (2024) out of Saint John's, MA. is a 6-foot, 150-pound two-way prospect. During batting practice, Shea recorded an exit velocity of 82 MPH. He starts in an athletic, balanced stance with the hands set just off the back shoulder. A short stride triggers a swing that takes a flat path to and through the hitting zone. He gets through contact well and remains balanced. In the infield, his best throw registered 69 MPH across the diamond. As he worked through the ground balls, he showed a clean exchange, rhythmic feet, and sure hands. Shea also recorded a time of 9.0 in the 60-yard dash. On the mound, Shea uses an over-the-top arm-swing. His delivery is simple and allows him to get balanced at the top. He separates well and creates good direction with home plate. He lands square and finishes over his front leg. His fastball sits 71-72 MPH with downward tilt. He also showed a good 12/6 curveball (61-62 MPH) and a changeup (64-65 MPH) with late fading action.

Shea is a 5-foot-11, 135-pound left-handed hitting outfield prospect. He hits out of a narrow, tall stance. The hands are relaxed just off the back shoulder. The swing begins with a short stride and a pushing back of the hands. The bat path is slightly uphill and produced a max exit velocity of 70 MPH during the batting practice. The finish is balanced and he remains on plane through contact. He also ran an 8.65 second sixty.

Defensively, Shea was 65 MPH on his throws from the outfield. The feet were good, allowing him to use good fundamentals to field a ground ball. The glove is relaxed as he fields and transitions into the throwing position. He uses a long arm swing and does fall off to the glove side as he finishes through the play.

On the mound, the young left-hander uses simple movements to get balanced over the rubber. As he heads down the mound, he creates a consistent line with home plate. The arm works out of a higher slot, producing a fastball that sits 65-67 MPH. The breaking ball was 54-55 MPH with a big over the top shape. He also showed the feel for a change up that sits 61-64 MPH.