Mason
Horwat

Physical: Strong, athletic 6-foot-1, 185lb frame with starter’s projection.

Pitching: RHP. Begins off off the middle/left side of the rubber; quickened pace with feel to coil the hips in stack. Separated well with loose, easy velo into the mitt at 89-91MPH (ride, run). Added a big sweeping mid-70’s CB for strikes, up to 2325rpms, and mixed pronated CH at 74-77MPH. Owned the east and west parts of the plate.

Physical: Strong, durable 6-foot-1, 185lb frame with much more to come.

Pitching: RHP - The high ceiling righty showed clean separation while staying over the mound for length in the delivery, ball jumps out of the hands through a H ¾ slot for 84-87, T88 mph FB. Missed barrels to all quadrants, then flashed high-spin SL up to 2350rpms in the upper-70’s. Added fading 70-73 mph CH to round out the arsenal, strikeout potential.

Physical: 6-foot-1, 190 pounds; Long, lean build.

Pitching: Uses a center rubber setup while using a side step. Mid chest leg drive with shoulders above the hips. Has a long stride while landing slightly closed. Long arm swing while showing effortless and fluid actions; high 3/4 slot. Square to the plate with finish. FB: Peak velo of 86 MPH, while sitting 84-86 MPH; life through the zone.  SL: 73-74 MPH; slurve like. CH: 72-74 MPH; fading action.

Physical: Projectable, thick 6-foot-1, 190lb frame with strength that carried in the actions. 7.64 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH - Open, slightly bent stance with the hands operating high at the shoulder; utilized a lift and replace stride towards the pitcher, slowing down pre-swing rhythm with a subtle barrel tip at the top and initiated through a flat path into the hitting zone. Strong upper half turns yielding a mostly pull-side approach and worked his way up to a T89 mph bat-exit velocity via Trackman as the lower half blocked off properly. Mirrored 33% fly ball / 33% line drive rate with ability to stay behind the baseball at the plate (305 foot batted ball distance, doubles power). Checked out well in all Blast Motion categories, mainly the rotational PWR category near 20 G’s of force. 

Defensively: The third baseman moved accurately in either direction with a soft glove hand that stayed moderately low to the ground. Adequate pace and replaceable feet upon arriving, staying at a wide position while funneling inward to the belt. Released from a whippy low ¾ slot with accuracy to the target (78 mph arm, quick trigger, medium intent).

Pitching: RHP - The righty began off the middle of the rubber with noticeable pace to the delivery; got to a balanced/athletic stack position using strength in the lower half to drive down the slope into footstrike, gaining good separation at a H ¾ slot (FB ranged 80-84 mph, average spin traits, 58% zone rate). Later added a biting 64-67 mph CB with occasional two-plane shape at a gradual tilt and could throw for strikes in any count. A 67-69 mph SL was thrown harder with less command, though it created some deception with good sell at release.

Physical: Well put together, 6-foot, 185-pound frame with a thick, durable build. 7.66 runner in the 60-yard dash. 

Offensively: RHH - Wide open, slightly bent stance as the hands started with minor rhythm at a 45 above the shoulder. Utilized a leg lift stride in order to release the bat head through a flat path yielding a 60% line drive rate per Trackman Baseball. Quick hand speed (23.7 mph) coupled with a noticeable power ceiling (23.4 G’s of rotational acceleration) should lead to big results down the line as he keeps filling out. Recorded a peak bat-exit velocity of 86 mph while generating a top batted ball distance of 279 feet during batting practice. 

Defensively: The third baseman flashed a low posture at the hot corner while arriving on time with the left foot at the fielding window; increased rhythm and pace with a quick trigger from a high ¾ slot. Accurate 84 mph arm strength across with a handle for the play on the run from a lower arm slot across. Athleticism shined during defensive evaluations. 

Pitching: RHP - The righty began off of the middle of the rubber with a deep side rocker step while landing slightly open at foot strike. Good hip-shoulder separation allowing for good drive down the mound, FB ranged from 81-84, T85 mph with nice play down in the zone, mixed a 67 mph CB with advanced sweep to it, featuring up to 18 inches of HM on average across the plate. A 72-74 mph CH still could use some work, but showed flashes of fade to the arm side.