Noah
Gatti

No player made as much of an impression on me in Atlanta as Gatti! Not blessed with carrying tools from the 5 standards, but what he does do, is a little bit of everything well and is a baseball player! A high baseball IQ type that plays for a big time HS coach and program that expects the game to be played at a high level of fundamental success. Blessed with abv avg hand/eye to make consistent hard contact on a line and recognizes off speed and competes until he gets a pitch to hit hard to all fields. Tough to K out and will look the zone over and build deep counts and is rarely off balance or fooled. A conventional semi crouched square setup to hit and gets to a solid launch phase with separation and is ready to hit. Takes a short compact stroke and stays inside the baseball to use the field and spray the ball around while getting down the line with below foot speed, yet takes an aggressive turn and makes the defense be aware of his aggressive turns to get the ball back into the INF. Defensively he’s solid and what range he lacks, he moves and positions himself to be in the right spot and make plays. There’s a little Pedroia in him. His angles are good to the baseball and he gets his right foot on the right side of the ball, moving to his right and gets around balls instead of being lazy and just taking the EZ backhand. The arm is playable from all 3 INF spots and is best suited at 2B moving forward, but is instinctive with quick hands to play a solid 3B with the ability to handle SS. A true UTL type profile, that can bring his glove to the park and find his way into an everyday lineup at 3 spots, because he does everything well and makes a high rate of contact at the plate. The upside is that of a player at a nationally ranked JC program or high level D2/mid major D1 program that knows how to play the game and he could play for me anyday!

The younger brother of perennial All-State OF'er, Noah Gatti, a USU-Eastern Commit, Noah has the bat and glove to stay on the dirt at 2B, as an offensive 2B at the next level. Should be getting his shot to start at 2B, and team with Future Games SS, Bo Williams for the next two years. Has the base pre-pitch rhythm and timing as his feet hit the ground in his pre-pitch setup, as the ball crosses home plate. Fields out front and from the ground up. Does have bat speed and he accelerates the head of the bat at contact. Is where most top sophomores are at from a EV and data standpoint at his age and see this only getting better and better as he physically matures and grows. Not a runner like his brother, and will need to rely on his baseball instincts, field awareness and being a quality base runner. What does standout, is the bat and it will be fun to watch his development over the next three years. 

Positional Profile: 2B

Hits: RHH.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 86.3 MPH. 296' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-74 mph .
Defense:
Run: 7.45 runner in the 60.
Vizual Edge: 75.54 Edge Score