Jaxon
Hyde-Hererra

Positional Profile: C/RHP

Body: 6-foot-2, 230-pounds.  Physical build with present strength and sneaky athleticism.

Hit: RHH.  Rhythmic swing landing to the front toe.  Strong weight shift into the back leg.  Floating hands with relaxed back elbow.  Strong rotation around the core and a rotational path with the hands.  Has strength at contact with strong bat speed.  Power bat potential with a feel for the barrel in the zone.

Defense: Behind the plate receives the ball with one knee in the dirt and works the glove underneath the ball well.  Explosive out of the crouch on throws to second with a very quick exchange.  When in rhythm throws have elite carry and strong accuracy to the bag registering pop times between 1.87-2.00 at 83 mph.  Hips move well in blocking technique for bigger frame with good posture.

Run: 7.15 runner in the 60.

Delivery: Short and simple footwork around the rubber working to an easy pivot foot.  Works to a mid height balance point with hands working up and down with the lower half.  Slight coil in the front hip at the top of the delivery with slightly crouched posture.  Strong sink into the lower half with strong push off the rubber.  Works from the middle of the rubber and strides directionally down the center of the mound into a firm plant leg.  Aggressive attack and tempo to the delivery.

Arm: Action: High ¾ arm slot with a short and clean arm action.

Pitch Profiles: Showed a fastball at 85-89 mph with strong life through the zone with some slight arm side run at times.  Curveball worked 68-73 mph with big shape and some late depth to the bottom of the zone.  Killed the spin on knuckle ball that worked 74-78 mph working mostly like a changeup.

Positional Profile: C/RHP
Body: 6-2, 230-pounds. Large and physical build with present strength.

Hit: RHH. Starts with a slightly open stance with an athletic posture and hands getting set at shoulder height. Quick load into the lower half and utilizes a high leg kick stride.  Lower half works linearly through the zone into a firm front leg.  Shows a slight uphill bat path and likes to work the ball up in the air to the pull side.  Hands work quickly through the zone with good overall bat speed and has strength at contact.
Power: 95.5 max exit velocity, averaged 88.6 mph. 286’ max distance.
Arm: RH. C - 86 mph.   High 3/4 arm slot with a short and quick arm action.
Defense: Receives with one knee in the dirt and a strong feel for pitch framing.  Feet and hips work very quickly out of the crouch with throws having elite carry to the bag to go along with elite arm strength.  Shows strong blocking skills with good posture and recovery skills.
Run: 6.98 runner in the 60. 

Delivery: Rocker style footwork around the rubber working to an easy pivot foot with hands working above the head.  Works to a free and easy high balance point with a strong weight stack onto the back leg.  Clean break from the glove at the top of the delivery.  Maintains upright posture throughout the delivery with a high flove front side.
Arm Action: RH. High 3/4 arm slot with a short and quick arm action.
FB: T91.5, 88.4-90.9 mph. Strong riding life through the zone with mostly straight shape and good tilting action to the bottom of the zone. T2179, 2075 average rpm.
CB: 62.9-66.8 mph. 12/6 shape with good depth to the bottom of the zone. T1964, 1906 average rpm.
CH: 79.6-84.2 mph. Mostly straight shape with some depth and fastball hand speed. T2105, 1649 average rpm.