Positional Profile: OF/C Body: 5’11”, 172 pounds. Strong, long, athletic, projectable frame. Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly closed stance. Quick back-load with no stride. Creates some hand separation and stays short to the ball with quick hands and bat speed. Uphill swing path with great extension and a strong two-handed finish. Generates strong lower half involvement. Showed a middle-to-pull side approach. Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball jumps off the bat, present power to the alleys with more developing. Arm: RH. OF - 81 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a high three-quarter slot. Defense: Plays through the ball and fields it out in front on the glove hand side. Showed quick, clean exchanges with fundamental footwork and a slightly larger crow-hop. Run: 4.37 home-to-first time.
MD Top Prospect Games II 8.8.18
Long, lanky, athletic body type and 5-foot-11, 155 pound frame. Hits from a open, balanced, slightly crouched stance. Smooth back load and slight front foot toe tap. Showed some lower half involvement, quick hands and fast bat speed. Short, level swing path with an exit velo of 79 mph. Line drive type hitter with occasional pop. Ran a 4.63 home-to-first time. Quiet body and receives the ball well behind the plate. Athletic and showed quick footwork gaining ground on throws to second base. Threw with shorter arm action from a high three-quarter slot at 70 mph. Pop times ranged 2.12 - 2.26.
MD Future Games Trials 6.27.18
Long, lanky, athletic body type and 5-foot-11, 155 pound frame. Hits from an open, slightly crouched position at the plate. Really nice lower half involvement, quick hands and fast bat speed. Creates an arm bar at times. Short, level swing path with an exit velo of 76 mph. Line drive type hitter with occasional pop. Plays through the ball in the outfield. Shorter arm action throwing from a high three-quarters slot at 76 mph. Ran a 4.77 home-to-first time. Athletic behind the plate and showed quick footwork. Gains ground on throws with a short arm action and low three-quarter slot. Velo was 70 mph and pop times ranged 2.12 - 2.26.
12.4.16: Peterson is 5-8 with a lanky frame, hits from the right side from an open stance with high hands. Smooth load back and strides back on line, hips are quick with partial rotation, decent balance throughout swing. Short to ball with a level line drive swing, good approach using whole field, exit velocity of 75. Athletic routes in outfield with average hands, gains ground on exchange and throws from a low three-quarters arm slot with a short, loose arm action. Outfield velocity of 64. Behind the plate, clean exchange, short arm action from low three-quarters slot, catcher velocity of 61 and pop times of 2.28-2.37.
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Preseason All-State Session I
Positional Profile: OF/C
Body: 5’11”, 172 pounds. Strong, long, athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, slightly closed stance. Quick back-load with no stride. Creates some hand separation and stays short to the ball with quick hands and bat speed. Uphill swing path with great extension and a strong two-handed finish. Generates strong lower half involvement. Showed a middle-to-pull side approach.
Power: 87 mph exit velocity from the tee. Ball jumps off the bat, present power to the alleys with more developing.
Arm: RH. OF - 81 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a high three-quarter slot.
Defense: Plays through the ball and fields it out in front on the glove hand side. Showed quick, clean exchanges with fundamental footwork and a slightly larger crow-hop.
Run: 4.37 home-to-first time.
MD Top Prospect Games II 8.8.18
Long, lanky, athletic body type and 5-foot-11, 155 pound frame. Hits from a open, balanced, slightly crouched stance. Smooth back load and slight front foot toe tap. Showed some lower half involvement, quick hands and fast bat speed. Short, level swing path with an exit velo of 79 mph. Line drive type hitter with occasional pop. Ran a 4.63 home-to-first time. Quiet body and receives the ball well behind the plate. Athletic and showed quick footwork gaining ground on throws to second base. Threw with shorter arm action from a high three-quarter slot at 70 mph. Pop times ranged 2.12 - 2.26.
MD Future Games Trials 6.27.18
Long, lanky, athletic body type and 5-foot-11, 155 pound frame. Hits from an open, slightly crouched position at the plate. Really nice lower half involvement, quick hands and fast bat speed. Creates an arm bar at times. Short, level swing path with an exit velo of 76 mph. Line drive type hitter with occasional pop. Plays through the ball in the outfield. Shorter arm action throwing from a high three-quarters slot at 76 mph. Ran a 4.77 home-to-first time. Athletic behind the plate and showed quick footwork. Gains ground on throws with a short arm action and low three-quarter slot. Velo was 70 mph and pop times ranged 2.12 - 2.26.