Luke
Clinton

2/20/16

6-foot, 200-pound prospect with a strong build. At the plate Luke starts with a wide, slightly open setup from the right side. He uses a toe-turn to initiate and efficiently use his lower half throughout his swing. Hands stay simple before getting through the zone on a slightly uphill path. Showed impressive pop to his opposite field gap and registered a top exit velocity of 81 mph off the tee. In the infield he has some quickness to his feet with soft hands. Would like to see him field the ball out in front of his body more consistently. Threw across the infield with 81 mph arm strength and ran a 4.51 from home to first. 

2/15/16

6-foot, 200-pound prospect with a linebacker’s build. Strong physique. Throws with long, stiff arm action from a high ¾ slot. Slow, deliberate tempo to his delivery. Fastball was straight at 79-81 mph. Breaking ball showed 11/5 action at 62-65 mph. Changeup was thrown near fastball arm speed with occasional sink at 68 mph. At the plate he uses a simple approach to let his physicality and batspeed go to work. Starting open, he gets back to even through a toe turn load while keeping his hands simple. Showed impressive pop to his pull side and registered a top exit velocity of 86 mph. In the infield he showed looseness to his arm while throwing across the infield with 78 mph arm strength. Would like to see him improve his footwork to be able to maintain momentum through fielding position into his throws. Ran a 4.51 down the line.

2/13/16
6-foot, 200-pound thick, strong build. in the box he starts slightly open and uses a toe turn to initiate his lower half and keeps his hands quiet throughout his loading sequence. A strong kid that is able to get his bat through the zone quickly with an uphill path. Would benefit from added rhythm to load and weight transfer into contact. Behind the plate his feet work quickly and does a good job of getting his shoulders in line to second base. Pop times ranged from 2.19-2.3, and he threw with 70 mph arm strength to second base.  In the infield he does a good job of playing low but will need to get rid of the ball quicker. Through a 3/4 slot he threw across the infield with 74 mph arm strength. Ran a 7.38 60-yard dash. 

7/15/15

5-foot-11, 190-pound average build. Right handed hitter with no stride with strength. Swing gets in an out of the zone with 88 mph exit velocity and was 4.57 down the line. Behind the plate has a tendency to stand up when he receives the ball. Gets his feet in line and throws from a high-3/4 slot with pop times ranging from 2.29-2.39 and 71 mph arm strength. On the mound the righty goes from the the stretch. Stays over his back leg on his lift and lands slightly closed. Throws from a long, high-3/4 slot with effort in it. Fastball sits 77-80 with some cut to it. Spins a breaking ball with 11/5 tilt at 64-66 mph and showcased a changeup with good arm speed and cut at 70-71 mph.

2/16/15
5-foot-11, 190-pound body frame. From third base he showed pretty good footwork playing through the baseball most of the time and moved well laterally. Used a clean, short arm action through a ¾ slot reaching a top velocity of 74 mph on his throws across the infield. From behind the plate he shows a quick exchange and will improve pop times with better footwork. From high-¾ slot he showed 72 mph velocity to second with pop times of 2.19-2.35. Right-handed hitter that stands tall. Short stride with quick hands that shows some power to his pull side. Registered showcase best 92 mph exit velocity and ran 7.58-60. On the mound he has a slow tempo delivery that speeds up at the end and is on line at foot strike. From a quick, low-¾ slot his fastball sits 75-79 mph. Showed a very good breaking ball at 62-64 mph with good 11/5 tilt. His changed was 67-69 mph with good arm speed and fade to it.