Nick
Comunale

Comunale, a 2018 right-handed hitting infielder/RHP, stands at  a solid 6-foot-2 weighing in at 175 pounds, ran a 4.4 from home to first.  Offensively- Starts with an upright slightly open lower half with the weight centered while the hands are directly above the back shoulder and barrel of the bat parallel to the ground. Initiates the swing with a slight shift of weight to the back side while the lead foot is subtly elevated striding forward and hands get straight back, remaining inside the back shoulder, and barrel of the bat elevates to 45 degrees with a slight wrap towards the pitcher. Showed an ability to drive the ball with some authority between the pull side to opposite field gap, keeping the hands compact staying thru the hitting zone for a good amount of time. Recorded an exit velocity of 81 MPH on the day, a jump of 4 MPH from last event attended.. Defensively- Uses a pre-pitch step and hop to get the body moving. Uses short choppy steps to create hops with the body moving towards the target. Transfer the ball from the center of the body and efficiently keeping the lower and upper in sync pretty well. Throws showed good carry and life registering an arm velocity of 74 MPH, an increase of 4 MPH from last event. Pitching- Starts from the center of the rubber, toes angled slightly to the arm side, with both hands starting chin height. Drop steps to the first base side, pivot remaining center rubber, while the hands drop waist high and then elevated back to and above the chin and knee getting well above the waist during the gathered phase of the delivery. Sticks the landing with the lead toe slightly closed, back leg triple extended and lead arm solid to the front side. The fastball, from an over the top arm angle, showed some life sitting between 77-79 and topping out at 80 MPH. Showed arm side run and sink with the 2-seam FB, repeating the delivery consistently. The changeup, showing quality arm side fade as well as good differential from the fastball (-7 MPH) topped out at 73 MPH. Featured two curveballs, get me over as well as a get out pitch. Both CB’s, showed tight rotation, one with more of a biting action and 11-o-5 shape to go along with a get me over curve, that had less velocity and more of a 12-to-6 shape. The curveball topped out at a top velocity of 65 MPH. Showed good feel and presence on the mound, as well as displaying quality command of all pitches.