Brandon
Parks

Preseason All-State I

5-foot-11, 175-pound athletic frame. Hits from the left side with an upright square stance with hands set high. Small leg lift to striding on line, hands make small load with a bat wrap, swing is flat and quick with line drive tendencies, stays on through extension, and lower half finishes completely. Head is silent throughout and displayed solid balance in the swing. Exit velo was 87 mph. Quiet controlled movements on approach, receives ball out front, and showed a clean exchange to a short quick three-quarter arm action at 87 mph. Home-1st time was 4.21. Low effort delivery with solid balance point before driving off of the backside towards the plate. Shoulders slightly uphill and landing on line. Arm circle is short and throws from a high three-quarter arm slot falling towards the third base side at finish. Fastball was firm through the zone at 80-82. Breaking ball had a tight late slider-esque break and Parks showed feel for it. The breaking ball sat at 64-67 mph. Changeup showed some late diving action at 67-71 mph. 

Top Prospect Games II

Parks is 5-11 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He hits from the left side from a slightly open upright athletic stance, strides on line, short load back, hips rotate completely, some balance to swing. Very short to ball, slightly uphill swing path, showed good approach working gap to gap, exit velocity was 84. At first base, gets body behind ball and fields with average hands. Throws from high three quarters arm slot, position velocity was 82. On the mound, he throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a very short loose arm action that is quick with normal effort. Shoulders uphill and on line, lands square with an athletic finish. Fastball was 75-78, touching 79, with downward plane and a bit of late run. Curveball was 63-65 with some armspeed and sharp late 1/7 break. Change-up was 64-66 with some armspeed and sink.

Underclass Games

Parks is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He hits from the left side from a slightly open athletic stance, strides closed, short load back with some rhythm, hips rotate with some explosion, and he has some balance during his swing. Short to ball, level line drive swing, showed good approach working gap to gap, has potential for some extra base power, exit velocity was 82. At first, gets body behind the ball and fields with average hands and a wider base, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot, infield velocity was 79. On the mound, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a very short free arm action that is quick, throws with normal effort. Strides out on line, fall off finish. Fastball was 75-77, touching 79, with downward plane and some sink to it. Curveball was 67-68 with some armspeed and 1/7 break.

Preseason All-State

Parks is 5-11 with an athletic frame, he hits from the left side from an open athletic stance, short stride on line, smooth short load back, has some rhythm. Hips rotate and he keeps some balance during his swing. Short to ball with some extension through it, some quickness to his bat. Slightly uphill path with a line drive swing and pull preference, chance to develop some power, exit velocity was 85. At first, gets body behind the ball, fields with average hands. Throws from low three-quarters arm slot, infield velocity was 74. On the mound, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with normal effort, shorter free arm action. Shoulders on line and level, lands square with a slight fall off finish. Fastball was 77-79 with downward plane to it. Change-up had good armspeed and was 71-74 with a bit of run to it. Curveball was 68-71 with good armspeed and hard 12/6 break.