Jakob
Haynes

Physical: Powerful, lengthy 6-foot-2, 200lb frame with strength that carries. 7.45 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Offensively: RHH - Upright, narrow stance with lots of pre-pitch rhythm above the shoulder. Utilized an up/down leg lift stride to initiate the bat head through a flat, extended path. Reached deep to the pitcher after impact, generating lots of leverage at the front of the plate while hitting into a stiff/sturdy front side. Middle of the order proportions and a thunderous barrel that produced a 30% fly ball rate and 340 foot batted ball (via Trackman). Phased well at footstrike, exploding the lower half into the baseball with intent up to a T96 mph bat-exit velocity. Going to keep getting better with more projection on the way. 

Defensively: The primary backstop showed off a calm, left knee down receiving operation, with a soft glove hand attacking the ball. Pop times ranged from 1.96-2.04 with a quick backside drive leg that burst through the throw at a H ¾ slot, carrying the ball at 78 mph to the target (accurate, repeated well). Then buried the ball into the ground on blocks with down chest angles.

Physical: Strong, projectable 6-foot-2, 200lb frame with even proportions and PWR that translates. 7.30 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH - Balanced, even stance with the hands rotating fastly above the shoulder to start; utilized a short leg lift stride matching pitch-plane early with an adjustable, flat path that launched into the hitting zone. Good lower half connection in the swing with a heavy barrel through impact posting a T98 mph bat-exit velocity via Trackman. Notched a 55% line drive rate towards the LCF gap primarily and added an impressive 76% hard hit rate during his batting practice round. One of them more impressive days, carrying momentum into game action with multiple hard hits to pull. 

Defensively: The primary backstop featured a controlled, low-pulse, LKD receive with a soft glove hand working subtly on the corners. Pop times ranged from 1.96-2.04 with a low posture and feet that got into the ground early. Released quickly from high ¾ with carry to the bag at 75 mph. Above-average blocker that worked hard for his pitchers creating good angles down over the plate for recovery.

Physical: Large and well put together 6-foot-2, 196-pound frame with strength in the actions. 7.42 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH - Tall, narrow, and open stance with the hands set high at the ear. Utilized a leg lift stride in order to initiate the hands through a flat, leveraged attack angle and into the hitting zone. Evenly dispersed head height line drives and deep fly balls (40% line drive rate / 40% fly ball rate) with a peak batted ball distance of 362 feet per Trackman Baseball. Easy usage of a perfect launch angle which played directly into the approach; pull-side jump and ability to stay on pitches over the plate with an adjustable lower half. Impressive hitter getting up to a 96 mph bat-exit velocity. 

Defensively: Primary catcher featured a low setup from a traditional crouch / set a low target with nice hip mobility, above-average receiver with minimal glove hand movement at the catch point, pop times ranged from 1.98-2.06 using advanced confidence in the catch / throw phase (fast transfers). Held posture well with the straight line footwork and let it rip from a high ¾ slot (75 mph from the crouch). Improving blocker while deadening the baseball with down chest angles … The third baseman played low to the ground with additional feel when moving towards the glove side, smooth hands worked out in front yielding noticeable sub-4.20 pace across the diamond to go along with an 80 mph arm strength.

Demonstrated an advanced, physical 6-foot-1, 187-pound frame with advanced strength in his actions. The right-handed hitter begins with a tall, even stance utilizing a leg-lift to initiate a slightly uphill barrel path and athletic swing into the hitting zone. Solid leg-drive and twitch in the lower half generated repeatable barrel whip yielding natural pull-side lift during batting practice. Displayed a short stroke with quick hands allowing for an impressive 89 mph bat-exit velocity. Ran a 7.44 60-yard dash. The primary backstop showed off solid receiving skills with minimal glove hand movement at the catch point. Pop times ranged from 2.10-2.12 on accurate throws of 74 mph from the crouch out of a high ¾ arm-slot with a moderate takeaway. Featured adequate blocking skills with downhill chest angles on both sides of the plate but occasionally lacked the ability to get around the ball. The third baseman showcased long, repeatable actions with active footwork during defensive evaluations. A low center of gravity and soft hand played well in front of the body yielding accurate 75 mph arm-strength across the diamond out of a fluid high ¾ arm-slot with ability to change arm angles on the run.