Noah
Dreier

Dreier represented Team Wisconsin at last summer’s Future Games and he remains one of the state’s top-ranked uncommitted players. Dreier’s mid-80s fastball carries through the zone with some of the top spin metrics in the area, averaging a rate of 2,331 rpm, and that spin works as a separator within his offspeed offerings. Both his slider and curveball record spin rates over 2,500 rpm, and each generate big horizontal action. While Dreier looks the part of a high-leverage arm at times, he’s also considerably athletic, and it works very well up the middle of the infield. His added strength over the past year or so have helped him increase the strength at impact from the right-handed batter’s box as well, resulting in a few home runs in BP at this event, and his average bat speed (74.3 mph) was the highest among 2023s.

Positional ProfileSS
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Athletic, broad shoulders
Delivery: High online tuck, controlled tempo, balanced, clean, loose
Arm Action: RH. Medium online arc, hides it, quick, clean loose, minimal effort
FB: T86.5, 84-86 mph. T2473, 2331 average rpm.
CB: 72-73 mph. Sharp 11/5 downer T2547, 2468 average rpm.
SL: 77-77 mph. Sharpness 10/4 shape T2560, 2560 average rpm.

Positional Profile: SS
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Athletic, broad shoulders
Hits: RHH. Athletic set up, short trigger, leg lift tall to fall to hit pos Shorter path works uphill to create loft to all fields, strong with some bat speed and ability to impact when barrel contact
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 87.8 MPH. 356' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-87 mph .Plus arm, accurate, great actions, smooth
Defense: Great actions, smooth,
Run: 7.36 runner in the 60. Athletic smooth gait

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-11, 180-pounds. Strong lower-half, round shoulders.
Delivery: Repeats delivery, controlled leg-lift into a drop/drive lower-half, remains in-line with the plate, front foot lands closed.
Arm Action: RH. Clean arm circle out of the glove into a 3/4 release point, arm works quick.
FB: T88.7, 87.1-88.5 mph. Jumps out of the hand, finish through the zone T2463, 2340 average rpm.
CB: 74.1-76.1 mph. Sharp 11/5 shape, downer action, kept down with feel. + Spin. T2632, 2542 average rpm.
SL: 78.5-79.2 mph. Sharp 10/4 action, smaller shape.  T2595, 2588 average rpm.
CH: 81.9-83.4 mph. Thrown with fastball intent, fading action to the arm-side.  T1837, 1720 average rpm.

Hit: RHH. Tall balanced setup. Quiet foot strike. Preset hands. Vertical entry, postural tilt, tight swing. Lift through impact. Working inside under.
Power: 94.1 max exit velocity, averaged 87.5 mph. 344’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 87 mph.
Defense: Subtle bounce prep steps, fluid feet, hands work, glove play soft and out front.
Run: 7.15 runner in the 60.

Dreier stands at 5-foot-11, 180 pounds, with a strong lower half, running a 7.15 in the 60. Setting up in the box tall and balanced, with a quiet foot strike. Dreier makes a vertical entry with postural tilt, and a tight swing arc. He lifts through impact and works inside underneath with lift through impact. Working inside under with 80 mph barrel speed, and exits as high as 94.1 mph. Dreier is also highly impressive when he takes the mound; showcasing a repeatable delivery with a controlled leg-lift, working into a drop/drive lower-half that remains in-line with the plate while planting into a closed landing foot. His arm works clean out of the glove into a quick ¾ release point, also producing a fastball up to 89 mph with finish through the zone. His curveball and slider both possess top-level spin, each spinning at 2,500-plus rpm with sharp action (11/5 plane curveball and 10/4 slider) that he also kept mostly down in the zone. Add in a fading changeup, 82-83 mph, and Dreier’s four-pitch mix plays well above his years.

At the workout portion of the Future Games, Dreier showcased advanced infield actions from top to bottom. Dreier was composed and aggressive to the baseball, arriving to it in rhythm while funneling it cleanly through his exchange and releasing it on target to first base, topping 86 mph.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP. Represented Team Wisconsin at the 2021 Future Games.
Body: 5-foot-10, 170-pounds.
Delivery: Clean directional delivery, athletic and compact, smooth rhythm, good balance point, lands square to target.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm action, over-the-top arm slot.
FB: T86, 83-86 mph. Straight four-seam action, plays true with backspin. T2091, 1963 average rpm.
CB: 66-71 mph. 11/5 shape, depth and tight spin; late action at times. T2466, 2294 average rpm.
SL: 72-75 mph. Showed tight action, 10/4 shape, potential swing and miss offering. Best of two breaking balls. T2301, 2206 average rpm.

Hit: RHH. Wide, balanced setup, short stride, simple pre-pitch actions. Path works uphill, attacks inside of baseball, line drives, used opposite field.
Power: 88.39 max exit velocity, averaged 76.81 mph. 290’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 88 mph. Short arm action, athletic and quick, flashed carry.
Defense: Easy infield actions, soft hands, quick feet, smooth exchange/release, athletically plays through baseball.
Run: 7.36 runner in the 60. 

At 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, Dreier made some noise with an 84-86 mph four-seam fastball. Working with a high front side out of a high ¾ slot, Dreier showed an ability to spin the baseball with both a slider and curveball that logged above-average spin rates for his age, while his curveball showed more depth. He’s an athletic arm to follow inside this class.

Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 150-pounds. Lean, wiry frame with athleticism.
Delivery: Smooth drop/drive type delivery, athletic at balance point, rides off back hip downhill, high front side, stays in line to target with an athletic finish through release. Confident composure throughout his ‘pen.
Arm Action: RH. Short and quick arm path, loose high 3/4 slot.
FB: T81, 78-80 mph. Comes out clean with some jump, pounds knees down in the zone for strikes.
CB: 65-69 mph. 11/5 shape, occasionally sharp but works behind at times. Thrown with fastball intent.
SL: 69-71 mph. Similar actions to curveball, thrown harder with more intent. Still completely harnessing feel to spin, consistently sharper than curveball.
CH: 74-76 mph. Near fastball arm speed, plays straight towards the middle of the zone. 

Hit: RHH. Tall/balanced setup, hands set high. Subtle load back, trunk closes, stays coiled in stride. Weight works off back foot at plant. Bat path is short to the zone, works off an uphill plane through it.
Power: 86 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. INF - 80 mph. Short, loose throws; quick arm, athletic slot. Arm strength projects.
Defense: Confident approach; athletic feet, fluid to gather. Hands are soft and quick, clean transfers. Moves around the infield with a bounce, above-average range to both sides.
Run: 7.57 runner in the 60. 

A right-handed-hitting shortstop who’s shown well the past two tournaments we’ve seen him, in multiple ways. He’s a smooth defender with above-average actions and feel for an up-the-middle infield position, and he just has a natural feel for the barrel. Dreier tallied another five hits at Badger State. On Friday, he also came in for the team to lock down the save; in two innings, he struck out three, walked one. He was sitting 79-80 mph, touching 81, mixing in a change-of-pace breaking ball at 64-66.

Right-handed-hitting shortstop. Batted second in the lineup for Brew State Baseball Academy on Friday against MVP Elite. Dreier went 2-for-4 at the plate with a single and a double. He has a tall, narrow stance accompanied by a smooth load and a level swing. Dreier showed above-average actions at shortstop this weekend, ranging well side to side with slick hands that played well on the move. He and the aforementioned Grennier comfortably handled the up-the-middle defense this weekend and the two worked well in tandem.