Graham
Kasten

Kasten continues to show up and impress in event on both sides of the ball. Kasten’s overall frame is strong and sturdy standing 6-foot-1, 205 pounds with good proportions. During batting practice, Kasten hits from a stock set up from the left side. He has a short and quick swing that’s well-sequenced with good use of the ground and his lower half to deliver the barrel to and through the ball. He had one of the hardest max exit velocities of the event at 96 mph and hit a ball 363 feet. On the mound, he has a very polished look to how he gets it done. His fastball was sitting 79-82 mph but plays up at the plate. He also has a sharp breaking ball and a change-up with late fade to arm side at the plate for a three pitch mix.

Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 6-1, 190-pounds. Physical, strong lower half
Hits: LHH. Wide base, gather back to back side, falls to balanced center Uses leverage and quick hands to impact the ball to all fields, sprays it, hitterish, adjustability
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 87.3 MPH. 344' max distance.
Arm: LH. INF-77 mph .low 3Q slot,
Defense: Some feel around the bag
Run: 7.87 runner in the 60.

Positional ProfileLHP/1B
Body: 6-0, 190-pounds. Mature, strong lower half. Will continue to fill and get stronger
Delivery: Stays in line. Methodical windup. Crossfire. Efforty.
Arm Action: LH. Low 3/4 slot.
FB: T77.8, 75-78 mph. Cutting action. T2286, 2153 average rpm.
CB: 65-68 mph. 1/7 break. Tight. Thrown at arm speed. T1785, 1746 average rpm.
CH: 70-72 mph. Developing feel. T1668, 1543 average rpm.

Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 6-0, 190-pounds. Mature, strong lower half. Will continue to fill and get stronger
Hits: LHH. Stock set up, weight shift back gather to a powerful fall landing back to middle creating natural stretch and hand trigger. Clean path direct with slight uphill path through baseball spaying line drives to all fields with ability to loft balls over the fence. Aggressive, centered drive of lower half creating, Loft and leverage, pull side pop, top spin to pull side, hard contact, hand speed and quickness, ball jumps off bat.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 85.1 MPH. 353' max distance.
Arm: LH. INF-78 mph .3Q slot, accurate, carry,
Defense: Feet work around bag, shows ability to throw on the run and control body
Run: 7.63 runner in the 60.

Strong sturdy lower half on a 6-foot-0 190-pound frame with some strength gains remaining, showed the ability to hammer the ball with aggressiveness, centered drive of lower half creating a ton of hard contact with the ability to drive the ball deep into gaps, shoed hand speed and quickness, ball jumps off the bat.  Displayed soft hands and knowledge of how to work around the bag at first base. Kasten would then jump onto the mound where he continued his solid all-around day. From a low ¾ slot, the southpaw ran a fastball with cut up to 78 mph and sat in the mid-70s throughout his ‘pen. He then mixed in a tightly spun 1/7 breaking ball that was thrown for strikes and a developing changeup that flashed depth.