Aidan
Salazar

Physical: Lean / athletic 5-foot-5, 139-pound frame with room to continue maturing physically. 7.92 runner in the 60-yard dash. Offensively: RHH. Tall, upright stance at shoulder width as the hands began flat above the shoulder with bat wiggle to a 45 degree angle and back down. Utilized a short lift and replace stride with a very simple swing, the hands worked shortly through a flat path and into the hitting zone. Generated a mostly middle of the field approach with advanced feel for the hands, peppered line drives from gap to gap while recording a peak bat-exit velocity of 79 mph per Trackman Baseball. Athleticism present in the lower half while showcasing adjustability on pitches down in the zone. Defensively: The primary backstop featured a wide, low crouch with a soft glove hand while receiving at the catch point, pop times ranged from 2.26-2.30 with quick / directional straight line footwork towards the target while dropping the right “drive leg” before receiving. The arm worked through a short, quick ¾ slot with accuracy on the bag. Moved extremely well laterally with advanced blocking technique deadening the ball out over the plate. C - 68 mph