John
Malagise

6-foot, 195-pound right-handed hitter initiates swing from open set up with stride to neutral.  Hands are quick and direct to baseball.  Weight shift is somewhat passive and there is tendency to lean back with upper half.  Resulting swing path is uphill.  Malagise lowers his height considerably in his load resulting in substantial head movement.  A bat exit velocity of 82 mph was recorded. He would benefit from maintaining posture throughout swing.

Defensively, demonstrated good framing and blocking skills.  Agility, lateral movement and flexibility are above average. Pop times could be improved considerably by being more aggressive closing front hip and shortening throwing motion.