James
Carbone

Physical: Large and projectable 6-foot-1, 225-pound frame with advanced strength throughout. Alvernia University commit / 7.96 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH. Wide, open stance with a slight bend in the knees as the hands start at the shoulder with the barrel pointed upwards. Minimal hand movement throughout while utilizing a deliberate lift and replace stride to connect to the ground early, the hands played through a short, slightly uphill path with a feel for extension. Used both gaps with hard line drive / fly ball contact in either direction, could stay inside pitches middle in and manipulate the barrel around balls middle out to the LCF gap. Physical lower half rotated with authority jolting the bat head through impact, recorded a peak bat-exit velocity of 89 mph per Trackman Baseball / max batted ball distance of 271 feet. 60% line drive rate during his round of batting practice. 

Defensively: The primary catcher featured a relatively soft glove hand at the catch point, pop times ranged from 1.98-2.06 out of a low crouch with quick straight line footwork towards the bag. Above average catch and throw skills with a quick trigger out of a high ¾ slot. Moved well laterally for his size, deadening the ball out over the plate with recovery ability on blocks in either direction. C - 71 mph …. The first baseman showcased a medium-high center of gravity with adequate feel around the bag, a soft glove hand played out in front with ability to get through the baseball. Accurate arm across the diamond out of a high ¾ slot. INF - 70 mph