10/09/17 Whitacre a 5-foot-6, 180-pound C/RHP from Frankfort HS inittiates swing from neutral set up with short stride staying neutral. Hands wok well to baseball and solid extension is achieved. There is passive weight shift and limited separation. Whitacre drops hands in load. He would benefit from more aggressive weight shift away from hands as well as working hands up and back in load.
Defensively, 68 mph arm strength out of crouch played up to pop times of 2.05 - 2.09 as a result of quick hands/feet and clean quick transfer. Young catcher has makings of solid defender. He must work on softening hands in receiving as well as lateral quickness.
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10/09/17 Whitacre a 5-foot-6, 180-pound C/RHP from Frankfort HS inittiates swing from neutral set up with short stride staying neutral. Hands wok well to baseball and solid extension is achieved. There is passive weight shift and limited separation. Whitacre drops hands in load. He would benefit from more aggressive weight shift away from hands as well as working hands up and back in load.
Defensively, 68 mph arm strength out of crouch played up to pop times of 2.05 - 2.09 as a result of quick hands/feet and clean quick transfer. Young catcher has makings of solid defender. He must work on softening hands in receiving as well as lateral quickness.