Michael
Furst

Physical: 6-foot-2, 210 pounds; Sturdy,  build. 7.67 runner in the 60.

Offensively: RHH. Even setup, with feet just outside his shoulders; bat positioned at a 45 degree angle. Short take back with the hands with a toe-tap for timing. Drifts into contact while showing a strong lower half. Showed a direct swing path with a late one hand finish.  More groundballs than line drives and flyballs with a peak exit velocity of 92 MPH via Trackman.

Defensively: Starts with a balanced setup; walks into ready position while showing active feet. Hands are soft with a seamless transfer. Moderate arm circle from a standard 3/4 arm slot. INF - 77 MPH.

Pitching: Uses a glove side setup while using a side step. Mid chest leg drive with a slight coil away from the plate. Has a long stride landing inline with the plate. Moderate arm swing while arm stays in line with 2B; high 3/4 slot. Spins off 1B side with finish. FB: Peak velo of 81 MPH, while sitting 78-80  MPH; life through the zone with ride and run. CB:  69-71 MPH; 11-5 shape. CH:  76-77 MPH; fading action.

Physical: 6-foot-2, 210 pounds; Sturdy, athletic build. 7.84 runner in the 60.

Offensively: RHH. Even setup, with feet just outside his shoulders; upright bat position. Short take back with the hands with a toe-tap for timing. Stays behind the ball while showing an aggressive lower half. Showed a short swing path with a two handed finish. More fly balls than line drives and ground balls with a peak exit velocity of 97 MPH via Trackman. power through the middle and pull side.

Defensively: Starts with an upright /tall setup; walks into ready position while displaying fluid actions to the baseball. Hands are soft with a clean transfer. Long arm swing while using various arm slots.  INF - 81 MPH. 

Pitching: Uses a center rubber setup while using a side step. Mid chest leg drive with a slight coil away from the plate. Has a long stride landing inline with the plate. Long arm swing while showing effortless and fluid actions; standard 3/4 slot. Spins off 1B side with finish. FB: Peak velo of 81 MPH, while sitting 81 MPH; life out of the hand with plus movement through the zone. CB: 62-64 MPH; 11-5 s

Physical: Large 6-foot-2, 210lb frame that brings physicality and durability to the movements. 8.25 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Offensively: RHH - Tall, slightly open stance at a narrow start position; utilized a short lift and replace stride, finding the ground at shoulder-width before launching through a short/flat path into the hitting zone. Featured good rotational strength and drove the baseball hard to the LCF side of the field, splitting the gap for extra-bases (T90 mph bat-exit velocity, 78% line drive rate via Trackman). Ability to hit for some average while working his way up to a near 320 foot batted ball distance during his batting practice round; carried a smooth, simple approach into game action with some success. 

Defensively: The third baseman demonstrated a higher posture and adequate footwork at the hot corner; some range to the glove-side and ability to release quickly when moving downhill. Funneled in cleanly off the middle of his body, operating with accuracy from a H ¾ slot across the diamond (77 mph). Might be a candidate to move over to first base down the road as well. 

Pitching: RHP - Started off the middle/left side of the rubber with some pace to the delivery; got to a balanced, loose stack position as the drive leg worked down the mound smoothly into footstrike, gaining separation and some arm-speed through H ¾ on the front side. The FB found the zone at 80-82 mph with lower spin and heavy traits at the knees, mixing a lateral 62-64 mph CB that showed good extension at release. Then featured a 75-77 mph CH, thrown hard with command spraying at times (12 inches HM average, fade). 

Physical: 6’2 210lb 3B ran a 7.84 laser timed 60 yard dash. Large frame has natural strength with room to add quickness to his game.

Offensively: He starts in a narrow stance and his hands low near his back hip. He uses a big leg lift and some barrel whip to begin his timing mechanism. As he strides out he positions himself in a more traditional stance as he delivers the barrel uphill through the hitting zone. 

Defensively: He shows promising actions defensively as he ranges laterally to field the ball. He uses long strides and simple glove action to funnel the ball into the center of his body. His momentum flows through the catch and allows his dobby to drive towards his target.

Physical: 6-foot-1, 210 pounds; strong, physical build. 8.39 runner in the 60.

 Offensively: RHH. wide, balanced base with feet even and hands up in front of the shoulder; lift and replace stride with a fluid load of the hands. strong effort in a balanced lower half staying behind the ball well with short to the ball getting on plane early and staying on plane at 68%. Hard contact gap to gap with developing pop; peak Trackman exit velocity of 84 MPH.

 Defensively: Walks into ready; active foot work playing low and through the ball routinely. soft glove fielding the ball out in front with clean transfers; ability to vary arm action and release with the play.  INF - 70 MPH.

 Pitching: Fundamental, balanced delivery with a leg lift to the baelt before striding in line to a repeatable release and follow through. long, fluid arm action to a natural 3/4 release. FB: T 75MPH, 75 MPH. Has ride and arm side run through the zone with up to 21.5 inches vertical rise and up to 20.6 inches horizontal movement. CB: 56-61 MPH. sharp 10-4 shape with peak vertical drop of 5.8 inches and 11.6 inches horizontal movement. CH: 71 MPH. Good sell with arm side fade up to 18.8 inches. 

Physical: 6-foot-1, 210-pounds. Strong, physical frame. 8.04 runner in the 60; 4.63 home-to-1B.
Offensively: RHH. Tall, upright stance with his feet just wider than shoulder width apart, hands level with his chin, tiny leg lift for timing Barrel path is flat and direct to the point of contact, finishes on an uphill plane, good extension. Hard line drives and fly balls up the middle. 82 MPH raw exit velocity.
Defensively: Starts low and wide, fields the ball in the middle of his body and funnels it into his stomach, taps the ball in his glove before releasing. Medium arm swing with a 3/4 arm slot.  INF - 73 MPH.
Pitching: Primarily out of the stretch, high leg lift, gets into back side as strides in line, Glove arm gets out and up getting some shoulder tilt before pulling through to a balanced follow through against a strong front side. Long, fluid arm action with clean 3/4 release. FB: T76, 73-74 MPH. Downhill plane with arm side run. CB:  MPH.SL: 56-59 MPH. 11-5 shape with tight rotation. CH: 65-67 MPH. Maintains hand speed with arm side fade. 

A big physical frame at 6-foot-1, 210 pounds. Ran an 8.58 in the 60 yard dash. Offensively- the right handed hitter stands in the box in a tall stance with feet shoulder width apart. The 2023 graduate has tons of upside with the bat. Smooth hitting actions and displayed hard consisitent contact during the hitting portion. Stays balanced throughout the swing and good use of the lower half. Top exit velocity was 82 MPH. Defensively- at 3B, displayed active footwork. Above average funnel actions and throws from a high ¾ arm slot. Top throwing velocity was 71 MPH. Pitching- the right handed pitcher displayed a repeatable delivery and a projectable arm. Works with a slower tempo. Smooth hand separation and drive downhill with low effort. Good command of the FB peaking at 77 MPH and FB range was 73-76 MPH. CB range was 59-62 MPH. The 2023 two way player is someone to follow as he continues to develop.