Douglas
Payne

2/15/16 - Payne is a 5-foot-10 160-pound right-handed hitting outfielder in Missouri’s 2017 class.  He ran a 4.25 home-to-first and has an exit velo of 85 mph. At the plate, starts with open stance, short in-line stride, loose hand with a level path through contact, no wasted movement, solid consistent contact gap-to-gap.  In the outfield, attacks ball, plays through catch, fast footwork, quick catch and release, 84 mph positional velo, athletic actions, loose arm, throws have carry. On the infield, 84 mph positional velo, arm works, over the top lease, fluid catch and throw, accurate throws.

6/16/15 - Payne is 5-foot-9 145-pound right-handed hitting middle infielder from Cuba in the 2017 class.  Payne posted one of the top 60 times of the event at 6.78 and has an exit velo of 82 mph.  Payne starts from a balanced position at the plate with a long stride, slightly uphill in shoulders, loose hands, middle-top-opposite field approach.  During infield evals, over-the-top lease, clean arm action, quick release, fluid footwork, mostly accurate throws, 79 mph positional velo. On the mound, Payne has a quick arm and controls his body well during his delivery.  He has a high-three quarters release, and throws strikes with three pitches.  His fastball registered between 79-82 mph, with slight run.  Curveball was 66-69 mph

2/16/15 - Douglas is a lean 5-foot-9 150-pound second-baseman/RHP from Cuba, MO. At a pitcher, Payne has quick arm speed, loose arm action, throws with some effort, strike thrower with three pitches, comes from high three-quarters arm slot, smooth rhythm, fastball has some cut, 80-83 mph, curveball has 12-to-6 shape, late action, 65-67 mph, good feel, change-up at 65-67 mph, slight arm side sink. Payne’s arm action and build will allow for increases in movement and velocity to go along with his command. At the plate, open set-up at the plate, coils a bit to load, lands square.  Consistent hard contact to middle-opposite field during batting practice, loose hands, 83 mph exit velo, ran a 4.34 home-to-first. During infield evaluations, showed a loose arm with accurate throws, 79 mph, over-the-top release. In the outfield, 84 mph positional velo, quick exchange and release, loose arm action, over-the-top arm slot, momentum through catch, crow hop, accurate throws, showing increased velocities since last event.

6/4/14 – Payne is a 5-foot-8, 140-pound right handed hitting 2B/MIF. He has a long, loose arm with a 3/4 delivery with mostly accurate throws. He posted a top position velo of 71 mph. At the plate, Payne has an open tall setup with a level swing. He has an advance approach with fluid rhythm. His exit velo was 77mph.

6/4/14 – Payne is a 5-foot-8, 140-pound RHP. He keeps progressing and is developing into a very good pitcher. He has a loose, easy effort arm action, with a ¾ arm slot.  Payne showed feel and command for three pitches in the zone.  His fastball showed life a late run and ranged from 77-80 MPH. Payne's curveball  was at 65-71 MPH.  It has a 12/6 shape with a late, sharp break.  He throws his change at near fastball arm speed at 73-74 MPH. He pitched 2 very solid innings.

1/20/14 – Payne is a lanky 5-foot-6 125-pound right handed hitting outfielder.  He has a long, loose arm with an over-the-top delivery from the outfield. His throws had good carry and were accurate with a velo of 78 mph.  Payne ran a 7.38 60.  At the plate, Payne has a level swing that produces opposite gap line drives.  His exit velo was 75 mph.

1/20/14 – at 5-foot-6 125-pounds, Payne is showing good progress.  His velocity is increasing, throwing his fastball at 74-76 MPH.  He has a loose, easy effort arm action, with a ¾ arm slot.  Payne showed feel and command for three pitches in the zone.  His fastball showed life a late run.  Payne threw his curveball in the strike zone at 65-66 MPH.  It has a 12/6 shape with a late, sharp break.  He throws his change at near fastball arm speed at 69-71 MPH.  As Payne continues to develop he will add more velocity to already excellent command. 

2/18/13: The youngest player at the event, the small bodied 5-foot-6, 125-pound Payne impressed with his composure and efforts. In the infield, Payne showed aggressive actions toward the ball and looks to have sure hands. His throws across the diamond had some accuracy. At the plate, he showed bat control with a long swing, slapping the ball to the opposite field. As he continues to mature physically, his bat speed should increase and he should have the ability to hit the ball to all fields. On the mound, Payne has good rhythm with long, loose arm action. His fastball topped at 72-mph with slight arm side movement. He also displayed an 11-to-5 shape breaking ball (65-70 mph) and a change up (69-73 mph) with some arm side action down in the zone. Once again, as he continues to fill out, he should see a spike in velocity and more movement on his pitches.