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Darwin

6/6/17 - Darwin is a 5-foot-11 195-pound left-handed hitting catcher in Missouri’s 2018 class.  He ran a 4.51 home to first and has an exit velocity of 85 mph. At the plate, thin and tall set up, controlled leg lift, in line stride, level swing path, swing produced mostly pull side line drives during batting practice.  Behind the plate, pop times between 2.39 and 2.53, 65 mph positional velo, over the top release, hands and feet work together, clean exchange.

2/20/17 - Darwin is a 5-foot-11 180-pound left-handed hitting catcher and first baseman in Missouri’s 208 class. Darwin ran a 4.39 home to first and has an 86 mph exit velo. At the the plate, startts in a balance stance, some hand load, short in line stride, compact swing, flashing pull side power. Behind the plate, pop times at 2.19 to 2.27-seconds, 66 mph positional velo, thin set up in feet, high three quarters release, fluid transfer, mostly accurate throws to the bag at second base. At first base, 67 mph positional velo, short three quarters release, clean exchange, gains ground with feet after catch.