Andrew
Santa Barbara

Physical: Athletic, lean 5-foot-11, 173lb frame with a high-waist and projection left. 7.50 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Offensively: RHH - Upright, narrow stance with the knees slightly bent to start; utilized some rhythm in the hands at a higher position, initiating with a short lift and replace stride through a flat path into the hitting zone. Worked into a semi-stiff/adjustable front side at the front of the plate producing an impressive 55% line drive rate with good bat-control. Top of the order type approach, notching a 90 mph bat-exit velocity (via Trackman) with more available. Occasional doubles power to pull and consistent barrels sprayed over the middle of the field during batting practice. Recorded a 60% on-plane efficiency per Blast Motion hinting at minimal swing/miss traits.

 Defensively: The primary catcher operated with adequate feel on the receive, using a traditional crouch and a soft glove hand at the catch point. Pop times ranged from 2.02-2.10, replacing the feet outward to the target and released at H ¾ with some fluidity and a medium arm circle (75 mph arm, accurate to arm-side). Solid blocker, then moving over to third base with a hop in the “prep step” and an active approach to the baseball. Funneled softly into the belt line, and finished off accurate throws with good reach over the front-side on the finish (75 mph arm, quick hands).

Physical: Well proportioned, athletic 5-foot-11, 160-pound frame with room to add additional strength as he matures. 7.62 runner in the 60-yard dash. 
Offensively: RHH - The righty started from a balanced, even stance with the barrel starting flat over the shoulder. Utilized a short lift and replace stride while landing just outside shoulder width in order to initiate the bat head through a slightly vertical attack; yielded plenty of line drive contact through the middle of the field while hitting into a stiff front side (36% line drive rate). Developing doubles power at the moment with a 271 foot max batted ball distance paired up with an 88 mph peak bat-exit velocity during batting practice. 
Defensively: The primary backstop featured a controlled, one-knee technique while receiving with adequate feel for pocket awareness; pop times ranged from 2.04-2.09 with a simple, efficient move out of the crouch, kept the shoulders even and let it fly from a slightly hitchy, high ¾ slot (strong arm / 77 mph) .. The third baseman showed off a moderately high posture on the approach with length in the strides, feel for the glove hand side approaching off the middle-left side of his body, accurate 78 mph arm strength across the diamond from the hot corner. 

Physical: Lean / projectable 5-foot-11, 160-pound frame with long levers and ability to continue filling out as he matures. 7.48 runner in the 60-yard dash. Offensively: RHH. Tall, upright stance with a narrow setup as the hands started high and flat above the shoulder. Utilized a toe-tap stride to initiate the hands through a flat barrel path and into the hitting zone. The front shoulder faces slightly downward upon footstrike and then the immediately hands turn the barrel allowing for lift to the pull-side; liked to get the long levers inside the baseball and then extended out towards the front of the plate. Hit into a solid front side with slight give to it, advanced feel for the hands in the box yielding a peak bat-exit velocity of 84 mph according to Trackman Baseball / 31% line drive rate during batting practice. Defensively: The primary backstop featured a soft glove hand while receiving from a low, narrow crouch in the setup. Pop times ranged from 2.19-2.26 with short and directional footwork towards the target coupled with adequate transfers from glove hand to throwing ear. Above average arm strength out of a quick, high ¾ slot with accuracy on the bag, moved well laterally towards either side of the plate while blocking creating downward chest angles with the body. C - 75 mph …. The third baseman displayed a medium-high center of gravity on the approach at the hot corner and flashed soft hands at the fielding window off of the middle of his body. Average momentum towards the target and got the ball over in approximately a 4.30 second pace on avg. Made the play to the glove hand side look routine, accurate throws across the diamond out of a high ¾ slot. INF - 75 mph