Marcus
Phillips

Six-foot-4; 220-pound 2-way player at the junior college level. Young for his grad year; Phillips only recently turned 18-years old in late July. Physical elongated pro frame, high-waisted V'ed out body, with present strength and athleticism. Moves with fluidity and ease in the outfield and mound as well. Phillips overall tool-set stands out compared to his peers; running a 6.87 60-yard dash, has posted 97 mph throws from the outfield, and flashes exit velocities as high as 104.4 mph at the plate. Profiles as a right-fielder in professional. Extremely intriguing on the mound and profiles as a starter on the mound at the professional level; Phillips sits primarily 91-93 mph (touching as high as 95-96 mph) with above avg. feel for 3-pitches. Long loose arm swing and has above average athleticism to continuously repeat delivery. Commands fastball well to both sides of plate and compliments it with one of better changeups in junior college baseball. Breaking ball has slurvy shape but has enough sharpness to project out as a potential swing and miss type pitch. Overall; Phillips checks a majority, if not all the boxes, for a professional scout. Projectability is off the charts with Phillips; and he will be followed closely by a large contingent of scouts through the spring season.

Positional Profile: OF/RHP - Ranked 31st in MN 2022 Class.
Body: 6-foot-3, 205-pounds. - Above average frame
Defense: Aggressive and athletic to the ball.  Glove is clean and fields through
Arm: OF - 91 mph. Above average carry
Hit: Open athletic stance. Rhythm in load.  Bigger swing and creates good contact. Mid/pull approach with ground ball to fly ball contact.  Swing is developing.
Power: 92 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 7.43 runner in the 60. 

Delivery: Athletic and clean delivery. Good tempo and balance. Stays over the back leg through release and lands clean. Feel for three pitches
Arm Action: Loose and clean from a ¾ slot.
FB: T90, 87-89 mph. ABove average run and sink
SL: 77-78 mph. 11/5 hard late break
CH: 82-83 mph. Late run/sink

Positional Profile: OF Follow in the 2022 class.
Body: 6-3, 200-pounds. Athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, athletic stance. Rhythmic load w/ small knee to knee load.   Explosive, aggressive swing. Generates solid power using strong lower half. Gap to gap approach. Hard line-drive contact during BP.
Power: 90 mph exit velocity from the tee. Strength in barrel.
Arm: RH. OF - 88 mph. Long arm action w/ solid carry and accuracy behind throws.
Defense: Refined movements w/ sure hands in OF. Solid footwork and glove when fielding.
Run: 7.24 runner in the 60.

6/13/18- 6-foot-1, 180-pound right-handed hitter.  8.28 runner.  Athletic frame that starts upright with rhythm to load.  Pull swing that shows line drive contact.  Comes around ball occasionally.  80 mph exit velocity. IF- Long arm action that carries well and accuracy to bag. 78 mph arm strength.  Good actions, stays below ball with above average feet and hands.  On mound- Long easy arm action with good extension to finish.  Heavy cut action on 78-80 mph Fastball.  Curveball has tighter spin with a sweeping 11/5 break.  Good feel for change-up that is thrown for strikes with average fade action.  Strong follow in 2022 class.