Tyler
Baird

Prep Baseball All-American Game: Premium arm talent and projectability in the lean 6-foot-4, 192-pound frame. Baird utilizes a longer, loose yet clean arm action into a lower three-quarters arm slot backed by big-time arm speed. An athletic mover who incorporates his lower half well and will repeat with minimal effort. Fastball lives in the low-90s with turbo sink and run that creates constant weak contact. Slider is quickly improving in the low-80s with short, tight break that misses barrels and showing the ability to add sweep at times. Changeup could end up as the best pitch in the mix with ability to kill both spin and velo at 81-83 with hard arm-side fade out of the same fastball tunnel. The uncommitted Junior presents above-average command throughout the arsenal, and can be a candidate for future velo as the frame continues to get stronger. Checks quite a few boxes at this point.

Uncommitted, One of the top arms in the 2025 class nationally was very impressive in his first outing of the summer this past Tuesday for the South Charlotte Panthers. Showing his ability to mix 2 quality secondary offerings and consistently repeat his delivery. What stood out for me was his ability to supinate and pronate as he showed he could turn over his CH at 80 MPH and rip his 79 MPH SL both with ideal arm speed and feel. The delivery is built on athleticism with tempo down the slope and a fast arm. A FB that sat 88/90 with live run that he located to both parts of the plate and played well with his CH. A CH sitting 80/82 that showed late depth + fade while thrown with FB arm speed got plenty of whiffs, and a 77/79 MPH SL that showed sharp sweep with depth and was used primarily away from righty’s especially with 2K’s. Overall this was a very intriguing look at one of the Nations top 2025’s and it is going to be fun watching his recruiting process heat up as the summer progresses.