Jonas
Aponick

Physical: 6-0, 180 pounds; Athletic, Slight build. 6.9 runner in the 60.

Offensively: RHH. Even setup, with feet shoulder width apart; has a pre-pitch bat waggle. Short take back with the hands with an up and down stride for timing. Slides weight forward pre-contact. while showing an aggressive lower half. Showed a short swing path with a finish around the back.  More flyballs than line drives and groundballs with a peak exit velocity of 94 MPH via Trackman.

Defensively: Starts with a low to the ground setup; uses prep step while displaying fluid actions to the baseball. Hands are out in front with a clean transfer. Moderate arm circle from a standard 3/4 arm slot.   INF - 88 MPH.

Pitching: Uses an arm side setup while using a side step. Belt high leg drive with shoulders above the hips. Has a moderate stride landing inline with the plate. Moderate arm swing while arm stays in line with 2B; standard 3/4 slot. Square to the plate with finish. FB: Peak velo of 87 MPH, while sitting 84-87 MPH; life through the zone. CB: 70-71 MPH; 2-8 shape. CH: 74-75 MPH; fading action.

Physical: Lengthy 6-foot, 170lb frame with added physicality. 6.99 runner in the 60-yard dash.

Offensively: RHH. Crouched, wide stance, as the hands operate taller by the head. Utilized an early lift and replace stride to connect to the ground, initiating the swing through a flat, rotational path into the hitting zone. Liked to create some leverage to the pull-side out of a line drive approach, showing barrel-whip at times in advantage counts. Recorded a T86 mph bat-exit velocity and 57% sweet spot rate during his round.

Defensively: The middle infielder turned in a complete defensive session, up tempo with ability to make all the plays with rangy actions. Got over the front side with full arm-action up to 87 mph positionally, which transferred to the mound.

Pitching: RHP. Starts from the middle of the rubber; slower, momentum-gaining pace that rides a hip hinge before extending fast down the mound from H ¾ slot. The FB landed 82-84, T85 mph at 2245rpms, mixing short, two-plane CB in the low-70’s and a developing 71-73 mph CH.

Physical: Projectable, athletic 6-foot, 170lb frame with a two-way skillset.
Pitching: RHP - Started off the middle/right side of the rubber using gradual, slower pace to the delivery. Found a high leg lift before creating separation and rotational power out of a quicker, OTT slot. The FB ranged from 80-83 mph with advanced carry up at the letters, generating swing/miss on occasion. Mixed a sharp mid to upper 60’s breaker that tunneled well and added a 69-71 mph CH with shorter fade to the arm-side.

Physical: Lean, athletic 6-foot, 160lb frame with projection in the build. 7.05 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH - Wide, even stance with a slight bend in the knees as the hands started by the shoulder; utilized a gather load into a strong backside, with some weight shift into impact launching through a flat path into the hitting zone. Mostly middle of the field approach during his batting practice round with slight fall through the plate after contact. Found the barrel consistently posting a near 300 foot batted ball distance via Trackman and notched a 22% fly ball rate pointing towards lift at the plate. Registered a peak bat-exit velocity of T86 mph with advanced feel on pitches thrown middle/out. 

Defensively: The primary shortstop featured lengthy, smooth actions in either direction, beating the ball to the spot with pace across the diamond. Funneled inward with a clean/quick exchange at the belt-loop, releasing from a whippy, fluid high ¾ slot with carry into the glove (83 mph arm, SS projection). Able to spin the double play with natural footwork and gave confidence when handling plays on the move/run. 

Pitching: RHP - Started off the far right side of the rubber with a medium side rocker into a controlled, moderate leg lift at the top of the stack. Gradual pace to the delivery and worked stretched and downhill towards the target on his way down the slope. High ¾ , repeatable release living 80-83 mph with up to 22 inches of IVB per Trackman. Countered with a two-plane 66-68 mph breaker flashing consistent 11/5 tilt to the bottom of the zone; mixed an adequate 69-71 mph CH with developing actions.

Physical: 6’0 170 SS/RHP ran a 7.39 laser timed 60 yard dash. Solid build with plenty of room for continued growth.

Offensively: Works with fluid barrel rhythm and maintains strong hands through contact. Barrel path works through the ball and creates backspin driving into the outfield.

Defensively: Shows good feel for the position.  Active feet, good posture, and solid glove timing to the ball. Takes a few glove taps and foot shuffles before making his throws. 

Pitching: Has a simple windup with an aggressive move to the plate. Arms works with intent from a high ¾. Creates good separation on the FB, but slows down the arm slightly on offspeed.

Physical: Projectable / long 6-foot, 160-pound frame with athleticism in the build. 7.69 runner in the 60-yard dash. Offensively: RHH. Wide, balanced stance with the hands showing repeatable rhythm throughout the setup. Utilized a leg-hang stride to initiate a flat barrel path into the hitting zone with a launch from the shoulder. Stayed medium-high in the posture while hitting into a stiff front side with a pull-side approach during batting practice. Quickness in the hands whipping the bat head towards impact, could get handsy at times but showed a pretty direct path to the baseball. Recorded a peak bat-exit velocity of 85 mph per Trackman Baseball while featuring an impressive 67% line drive rate during his round. 21.50 peak hand speed according to Blast Motion getting off quality swing with regularity. Defensively: The primary shortstop featured active footwork and used long levers to play loose and out in front on the approach, a soft glove hand fielded off of the middle-left of his body with downhill tilt on the body playing through the fielding window towards the target. Demonstrated ability to range to the glove hand side with lengthy strides and showed off an accurate, high ¾ slot across the diamond. INF - 76 mph Pitching: RHP - Started from the left side of the rubber, side rocker step into a slow, medium leg lift with good sit into the backside before driving out from the top of the stack, gets directional towards the plate, landed with pull and fall off towards the first base side, quick high ¾ arm-slot on the release. FB ranged from 73-75 T77 mph with an upwards of 2017 spin per Trackman Baseball, mixed in a quality 63-66 mph breaker with 11/5 shape. 

Physical: 6-foot-0, 160 pounds; athletic build. 7.53 runner in the 60. Offensively: RHH. Even, wide stance, 45 degree bat angle; hands straight back, slightly closed stride. aggressive with compact .  Pull side flyballs; peak Trackman exit velocity of 85 MPH. Defensively: Upright, active pre-pitch; active, plays low to the ground, fields center of body. clean transfer, glove taps; long arm swing, high 3/4.   INF - 79 MPH. Pitching: Arm side set up, side step controlled smooth motion. High 3/4 slot. FB: T 79MPH, 73-79 MPH. FB has good carry with efficient spin. CB: 60-63 MPH. 10-4 rotation, good combination of depth and horizontal break.

6-foot, 160-pound right-handed hitter starts from a square stance and uses a toe-tap stride to begin. Gets on plane early and showed a gap-to-gap approach. Registered a bat exit velocity of 80 mph and ran a 7.58 60-yard dash. Showcased active feet while routinely playing through the baseball defensively with 75 mph arm strength across the diamond. The righty sat 74-76 from a high 3/4 arm slot with a deliberate delivery and quck arm. Curveball at 62-64 showed 11/5 rotation and changeup at 64-67 was thrown at near fastball arm speed with small arm-side run.

5-foot-11, 150-pound right-handed hitter starts from a square stance and initiates his swing with a toe-tap stride. Showcased a lined drive approach with a direct swing path and balance throughout. Registered a bat exit velocity of 75 mph and ran a 7.91 60-yard dash. Displayed developing defensive skills with a full arm circle throwing motion defensively. Current 71 mph arm strength will improve with additional work to play through the baseball consistently. The righty sat 73-75 out of a high 3/4 arm slot with hip coil to his delivery on the mound. Curveball shows 11/5 rotation at 56-58 with a tendency to pull the pitch across the body. Changeup at 61-65 is thrown at near fastball arm speed.