Michael
Barham

Positional Profile: 3B/RHP

Body: Physical 5-foot-11, 190-pound build with present strength.

Hit: RHH. Wide, balanced setup with a quick toe-tap load into an aggressive uphill swing path through the zone. Displays raw power to mid/pull side with hard line-drives and fly balls producing loud contact during BP.

Power: 91 mph exit velocity from the tee and 92 in BP. Strength in his barrel with solid bat speed through the zone.

Arm: RH. INF - 81 mph. Long arm action with -release slot and some accuracy across the diamond. 

Defense: Average footwork to field with clean exchanges, making plays laterally. Stiff glove at times.

Run: 7.54 runner in the 60.

Delivery: Slow-tempo tall-and-fall delivery on the mound. High effort with repeatable, tall finish landing square to home. Raw actions in delivery.

Arm Action: RH. Long, over-the-top arm action with some arm speed.

FB: 78 mph, Straight action on slight downward plane.

CB: 63-66 mph, 12/6 shape with small, gradual break.

CH: 62-64 mph, slight fade action. Slows down arm in release.

Michael Barham: 3B/RHP, (2024) Duncan, OK. 5-foot-11, 180-pound solid frame. During batting practice, Barham displayed an exit velocity of 89 mph, showing his strength and power ability. Begins in a balanced stance with a tight load, then uses a small leg kick to start his swing. Bat speed is above average, shows upward rotational swing plane and high finish. He Produced some loud contact and found multiple barrels. Pull side approach. Solid in the infield, his best throw was registered at 80 mph; had firm hands, a clean exchange and average footwork. Used a high slot and a long arm action. In the 60-yard dash, his time was 7.61. Raw on the mound, had a long arm action and an over-the-top arm angle with good arm speed. Up-tempo type pitcher who uses high effort. Tall balance point with even shoulders. Lands square with a recoil finish. Sat with his fastball at 77-78 mph; keeps its plane. His curveball (67-68) has some action and arm side command. He shows slight action on his changeup (62-63).

A physically advanced 5-foot-10, 170-pound frame for his age already with some strength throughout. On the mound, the right-hander works from an average tempo delivery with a moderate leg lift and hip load before striding open down the mound and finishing to the first base side. Arm action is long in the back with a slight pause at the bottom of the arm stroke before coming through a near over the top slot. Fastball keeps its plane at 75-79 mph, all strikes. Curveball sits 58-62 mph with consistent 12/6 shape with some late depth, mostly strikes at 64-65 mph. Changeup keeps its plane at 64-65 mph.  

Showcased a large, advanced 5-foot-10, 170-pound frame with present physicality. The right-handed hitter demonstrated a narrow, open stance utilizing a leg-hang with noticeable weight shift into a semi stiff front side. Generated 84 mph bat-exit velocity through a flat barrel path yielding consistent barrel whip. Recorded an 8.20 60-yard dash. The primary third baseman arrived to the ball on time with a soft glove hand. Displayed accurate 78 mph arm-strength across the infield out of a hitchy, high arm-slot.