Malik
Harris

The physically imposing corner bat, and future power arm, had a really good showing as he stung balls in the BP portion of the workout, with a powerful, quick and slightly uphill path to elevate and lift the ball. Has present avg raw power and is in line, with his man strength to come, to develop into plus raw. Showing a max EV of 100, with a 75% rate of sweet spot contact. During game action, Harris got a FB middle-middle and crushed it, high and deep to LCF and out of the park. On the mound, Harris has been working on  staying back and separating out of the glove earlier and over the rubber. This helped him stay back as he kept his front side closed and drove the slope and plane of the mound. Lands sound and the arm is a HTQ whippy arc, with a loose wrist to finish pitches. The FB was 86-89 with late finish and hop. The CB 73-74 had an avg MLB spin of 2451, and as his velo climbs, so will the spin. The SL 77 takes on quick lateral action, though can blend at times with the CB and create a hybrid look. A definite two type talent at the next level with a commitment coming in the next two weeks. Stay tuned…

The Grand Canyon commit and West Coast Games alum has a big strong build and strikes an imposing figure at the plate and on the mound. With a power bat profile and hand and bat speeds of 24.8 and 72.4, Harris also recorded an EV of 97.6. On the mound Harris can touch 88 and he’s a bit raw mechanically, but there’s low 90’s in his future as he has 2 more years of HS baseball left to polish some things, before he heads to the Valley of the Sun and the “Lopes” of Grand Canyon. 

A West Coast Games participant, after following video and tweets of Harris, we extended an invitation to the WCG’s. I was also able to see him pitch in late August at the PBR Utah Select tournament and was intrigued then and had a chance to talk with his father, to express my interest in following his progress. The delivery gathers well with a high kick and gets down and into his legs for future potential increases in velocity. The FB 83-88 varies due to needing to repeat better, but at 6-5 215 and with 2 years of HS, it’s easy to see him touching the low 90’s at some point. The ball exits his hand clean and he gets good ext out front at times. The CB 70-71 needs to be thrown a tad harder, but with added strength, the wrist is loose and flexible with velo and bite to come. The CH 74-75 with 2117 spin. All three pitches have a projection with added strength gains. The physical size is tremendous, yet strength gains are evident as he reaches his man strength. Now has a couple of schools on him, with a couple of D1s and a couple of JUCO’s as well. The future is bright for this kid, as he is just now being exposed and seen through PBR, which has benefitted him tremendously!