Mitchell
Picton

06.20.18

Average 5 feet 9, 145-pound build. Switch hitter.  Some quickness in the body, running a 7.18 sixty with a good burst off the line.  Time should continue to improve as strength gains are made. More strength from the right handed. Athletic, balanced setup from the right side. Smooth back in his load with a short stride. Simple swing with feel for his barrel. Good balance.  Direct to the ball. Line drive approach using the whole field with his barrel working level through the zone and getting extension out front. Exit velocity recorded at 81 mph from the right side. Slightly open setup from the left side. Uses a small leg kick with his barrel working level through the zone and getting long at times.  Wristy swing, lacking some balance at times. Shows feel for the barrel with average bat speed. Looks to stay in the middle of the field with his exit velocity peaking at 78 mph. Athletically plays through balls in the outfield with average hands and fluid feet. Aggressive to the ball and with his exchange. Works the ball to the midsection for the transition.  Fluid crow-hop with looseness in the arm swing. Over-the-top slot. Accurate arm that peaked at 75 mph.

08.26.17
Switch hitter has a youthful frame with growth left in the 5-foot-7, 145 pounder.  Ran a 7.35 sixty with a good burst off the line.  From the right side starts in an open stance with a flat bat.  Uses a leg kick and short stride to set the launch position.  Average bat speed and barrel awareness peaked with an exit velocity of 79 mph.  Also showed an exit velocity of 79 from the left side.  Stays level, working the middle of the field.  Lacks some of the bat speed or barrel ability shown on the right side.  In the outfield, throws measured 70 mph out of the hand with some feel for accuracy.  High-3/4 slot with some length in the arm swing.  Quick, fluid exchanges, remaining athletic with his feet through the catch and transition.

07.18.17.
Switch hitting outfielder ran a 7.32 sixty.  From the left side works from a crouch, loading the bat head from a flat position to vertical.  Stays on his back side, creating some uphill leverage.  Average barrel awareness.  Exit velocity peaked at 73.  On the right side, similar setup but tends to drag the bat head a little more through the zone.  Stayed gap-to-gap.  Exit velocity touched 72.  5-foot-7, 145 pounder ran a 7.32 sixty.  Clean through the baseball showed some feel for accuracy on throws touching 70 from right field.  Short arm arc to an over-the-top slot led to average carry.