Jake
Contino

Strong build at 6 foot 3, 195-pounds.  Athletic presence.  Quick tempo delivery with a lot of body movement.  Hands work from the chin to the belt and back up to the chin through the low leg kick, to the belt.  Front side coils, closing at balance.  Shoulders are level.  Lands on-line and square with the front foot.  Long, levered arm swing to an over-the-top slot.  Fights through some effort for the release.  Fastball worked 79-84, throwing more strikes as the outing progressed.  Breaking ball works with similar hand speed and window as the fastball.  Limited action at 64-67.  Delivery creates some deception.  As the body calms over the rubber the arm speed could lead to ticks up in stuff.
Offensively, tall setup from the right side with a narrow base.  Leg kick during his load with his hands working down and back with his upper body leaning into the plate.  Gap to gap approach with some feel for the barrel.  More strength that bat speed.  Barreled a ball to left field during game action.  Exit velocity recorded at 87 mph.  Average hands in the outfield playing through the ball.  Clean exchanges with a long arm swing, throwing from a high ¾ slot.  Some accuracy to his throws that topped at 81 mph.  Recorded a 7.57 in the 60.

Strong build at 6 foot 3, 195-pounds.  Athletic presence.  Quick tempo delivery with a lot of body movement.  Hands work from the chin to the belt and back up to the chin through the low leg kick, to the belt.  Front side coils, closing at balance.  Shoulders are level.  Lands on-line and square with the front foot.  Long, levered arm swing to an over-the-top slot.  Fights through some effort for the release.  Fastball worked 79-84, throwing more strikes as the outing progressed.  Breaking ball works with similar hand speed and window as the fastball.  Limited action at 64-67.  Delivery creates some deception.  As the body calms over the rubber the arm speed could lead to ticks up in stuff.
Offensively, tall setup from the right side with a narrow base.  Leg kick during his load with his hands working down and back with his upper body leaning into the plate.  Gap to gap approach with some feel for the barrel.  More strength that bat speed.  Barreled a ball to left field during game action.  Exit velocity recorded at 87 mph.  Average hands in the outfield playing through the ball.  Clean exchanges with a long arm swing, throwing from a high ¾ slot.  Some accuracy to his throws that topped at 81 mph.  Recorded a 7.57 in the 60.

08.25.18

Athletic frame with physical strength apparent at 6-foot-3, 190 pounds.  Around the zone with all three pitches from an over-the-top slot.  Some rhythm, working level and landing on-line.  Average kick swings to the top, controlling the body turn on most pitches.  Head tends to be behind his hips at balance from a posture standpoint.  Long arm swing has looseness and average hand speed throughout.  Fastball plays straight at 76-79 with feel for locating it up in the zone.  Change-up has arm side action with similar hand speed to that of the fastball, sitting 61-64.  Gradual tilt to a breaking ball at 65-67 with tilt.  Breaking ball plays hard occasionally suggesting it may tick up in the near future.
Right handed hitter is tall in the box with a vertical bat.  Hands load down and in as he dives slightly toward the plate with a small stride.  Uphill leverage and average barrel awareness.  Pull tendency in BP with average bat speed.  Exit velocity peaked at 81 mph off the barrel.   Defensively in the outfield, cautious to the ball with a two-hand approach through the ball.  Some stiffness through the exchange, working to play through the ball.  Long arm swing to an over-the-top slot.  Average carry and accuracy with a positional velocity of 84 mph out of the hand.  Ran a 7.51 sixty.