Austin
Lafferty

Physical: Athletic 5-foot-11, 165-pound frame with lean strength in the actions. 6.90 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH - Balanced, bent stance with the hands starting with slight rhythm above the shoulder. Utilized a leg lift stride allowing the barrel to whip through a fluid, slight uphill attack into the hitting zone. Adjustability was present with the ability to manipulate barrel angles at the plate, middle of the field approach with leverage at the front of the dish. Recorded a 46% line drive rate per Trackman Baseball while getting up to a 95 mph bat-exit velocity during batting practice. An 84% on-plane efficiency according to Blast Motion gives confidence that the bat to ball skills are there. 

Defensively: The primary middle infielder flashed a low center of gravity with always active footwork on the approach, great lateral movements with feel for length in the strides, rangy to the glove hand side while funneling into the belt line; accurate 82 mph arm strength across the diamond … The outfielder featured early downhill chest angles with minimal momentum out towards the target, soft glove hand off the left foot, got the body in line, and let it rip from a high ¾ slot (83 mph).

Physical: The 5-foot-9, 150-pound middle infielder demonstrated a feel for a lean, athletic frame with room to fill out as he matures. 6.78 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH. Loose, even stance with fluidity in the rhythm utilizing a quick lift and replace stride coupled with a stretch in the load at the shoulder for launch. Created hard contact with an adjustable lower half giving him the ability to hit multiple speeds to either gap. Feel for the hands in the box with repeatable lift to the left centerfield gap. Barrel works through a slightly uphill path into a high finish. Recorded a 90 mph bat-exit velocity during batting practice per Trackman Baseball. 

Defensively: The middle infielder featured short, fluid actions during defensive evaluations arriving to the baseball on time at the fielding window. Hands worked softly out in front using a low center of gravity. The footwork was adequate, but lacked downhill play towards the target at times. Demonstrated the feel for making plays on the run while throwing from multiple arm angles. Projects better at the moment as a second baseman moving forward. SS - 75 mph

Showcased a lean and athletic 5-foot-9, 150-pound frame with advanced feel for his body and room to fill out as he matures. The right-handed hitter begins with a wide, even stance utilizing a leg-lift to initiate a slightly uphill barrel path into the hitting zone. Displayed a short, repeatable stroke with feel for his hands coupled with fluidity in the lower half creating solid barrel direction through extension. Demonstrated occasional pull-side lift when contacting the ball in front of the plate recording an 85 mph bat-exit velocity during batting practice. Ran a 6.72 60-yard dash flashing the athleticism in his actions and ground he covers in the infield. The primary middle infielder featured a quick first step with a low center of gravity allowing for range to both sides. Showed off average footwork with the ability to play through the ball with more momentum. Notched an accurate 76 mph arm-strength across the diamond out of a high ¾ arm-slot with a moderate takeaway using soft hands and smooth transfers to yield repeatable results. The right-handed pitcher sat 73-75 mph out of a repeatable, high ¾ arm-slot with athleticism in his actions. Mixed in a 60-62 mph curveball thrown with quality arm-speed and showing a late 11/5 bite across the zone. Countered with a 67-70 mph changeup with arm-side fade and occasional depth down in the zone.