Luciano
Besh

Besh is a 5-foot-10, 170-pound LHP/OF from Franklin Regional HS. He was a varsity letter winner as a freshman in 2013.

6/17/15 Not the biggest frame at 5-foot-10, 170-pounds, but exhibited perhaps the best pitchability at the event. Worked out of a three-quarter slot, keeping the ball down and staying out of the middle of the plate. Fastball at 81-82 had consistent armside run. Showed an ability to backdoor and backfoot his curveball with 11/5 action at 72-74. Didn’t feature his change-up at 70-71 much, but threw it with good armspeed.

6/17/15 5-foot-10, 170-pound right-handed hitter who is a primary left-handed pitcher. Relaxed set up, simple approach, not too many moving parts. Starts from square stance and takes short stride with some dive toward home plate. Some gap power potential (87-mph exit velo) and logged 85-mph arm strength in workout. 

7/20/14 Besh sat 80-81 from a high 3/4 arm slot while commanding a 70 mph 1/7 breaking curveball and a 76 mph changeup. The right-handed hitter went 4-for-10 with a double during game action with a bat exit velocity of 83 mph. Besh is a 7.16 runner that shows athletic actions in the outfield with an 83 mph arm. The two-way prospect displayed the ability to play through the baseball and solid straight line carry to his throws.

6/18/14 Besh impressed with a fastball that sat 80-82 with arm side run from a 3/4 arm slot. The lefty displayed a fluid, repeatable delivery with command of a three pitch mix. Besh flashed a 70 mph two-plane curveball with good depth and a 75 mph changeup thrown at fastball arm speed with late fade. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound uncommitted junior faced the minimum over three innings, allowing no hits while striking out five. Besh, who also participate as an outfielder, showcased an 83 mph bat exit velocity and ran a 7.16 60-yard dash.

2/16/14 Besh was a tick off the 79-80 we saw him at in the fall, sitting 75-77 this day. The 5-foot-10, 160-pound lefty displayed a forward rocker step and good balance throughout his delivery. Besh commanded a 61 mph curveball that has tight rotation and late down action along with a 67 mph changeup that showed late fade and sink.

2/15/14 Besh is a 5-foot-10, 160-pound right-handed hitter that hits from a square stance with no stride. He displayed the ability to use all fields during his round of batting practice with a bat exit velocity of 84 mph. The sophomore has an athletic frame that appears to be still developing. He registered a 4.25 home-to-1B time and showcased fluid actions with good carry on throws of 84 mph from the outfield.

9/29/13 Besh is a 5-foot-10, 160-pound prospect that 79-80 out of an over the top arm slot with command of a 70 mph 1/7 breaking curveball. The lefty missed plenty of bats with the tight breaking pitch that has hard down action. Besh also exhibited athletic actions in the outfield with good carry to throws of 81 mph. Besh hits from the right side of the plate with a square stance, a solid lower half and very quick hands. He barreled the baseball repeatedly and showed the ability to use all fields with a bat exit velocity of 78 mph. Besh went 1-for-5 at the plate in game action.