Kolbe
Pierce

01.28.18
Thin, lanky build at 6-foot-1, 145 pounds.  Plenty of room to add strength as he continues to mature a young frame.  Loose hips and some athleticism in the delivery, coils the body at balance.  Quick hand and around the zone, fastball sat 79-81, touching 82.  Change-up acts as second pitch at 66-70 with arm side action.  Slows the hand slightly creating early run out of the hand.  Showed feel for the zone.  Breaking ball ranged 63-66 as the arm slows.  Slight hump out of the hand with rolling 11/5 action.  Long, loose arm swing works to a high-3/4 release.  Works level, landing on-line with an open toe in a heel-to-toe foot strike. 
Switch hitter.  Open and tall on the right side, uses a slight toe tap to load and short stride forward.  Short path wants extension, creating a line drive approach with average bat speed and barrel awareness.  Exit velocity of 80 from the right side.  Open and dives toward the plate from the left side.  Works from a tall base, sweeping the bat through the zone.  Around the ball as he works for extension.  Natural right handed hitter.  On the infield, loose hips and active feet work to play through the ball.  Funnels to the midsection with easy exchanges.  Aggressive feet gain a lot of ground as the arm works with a long action to a loose high-3/4 slot.  Accuracy and carry are present at 78 across the diamond.  Ran a 4.29 thirty and posted a 9’1” standing broad jump.

10.21.17
Average build at 6-foot-1, 145 pounds.  Fluid and clean on the infield.  Works to play through the ball with average hands.  Exchanges near the point of the catch, working to a long arm action and high-3/4 slot.  Lacks some accuracy, showing arm strength at 82 mph from short.  Right handed hitter is balanced.  Uses a short stride and smooth load back, setting the bat head in a lagged position at launch.  Average bat speed, occasionally a little better, works flat through the zone, spraying the ball across the field.  Lacks the ability to repeat the barrel on each swing but may increase barrel awareness as strength is added.  Exit velocity peaked at 82 mph.
On the mound, has feel for three pitches in the zone and repeating the delivery.  Long arm action gets to a high-3/4 release.  Fastball ranged 78-82.  Some diversity on his breaking ball ranging 60-66 with gradual 1/7 tilt.  The harder the breaking ball, the more the pitch mimicked a fastball out of the hand.  Change-up has fade at 68-72.