LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2016 West Coast Underclass Showcase
Lupe Puentes Jr is a 2018 SS/RHP with a 5-10 145 lb. frame from Kerman, CA who attends Kerman HS. Medium frame with a compact, athletic build. Frame projects for additional strength with continued physical development. Ran a 7.91 sixty yard dash. Primary shortstop, shows good quickness to the baseball with solid fast twitch actions. Funnels baseball from underneath with clean, smooth paced glove actions. Deliberated actions while generating momentum to the bag while releasing from and over top arm slot. Throws creates accurate, on line carry across the infield topping at 75 mph. Right handed hitter with a spread, balanced stance and coiled top half. Top half coil generates good torque while launching to contact creating a compact, line drive plane through extension. Barrel is on plane and to finish quickly while working through contact. Primarily worked the baseball to the pull side gap throughout batting practice, but showed the barrel skills to work the baseball up the middle as well when letting the ball travel to a deeper hitting position. Also pitched showing a simple side step delivery to waist high leg lift. Lower half drives on line to the plate with good downhill angle. Releases from a loose three-quarters arm slot that produces solid sinking action with fastball that topped at 74 mph. Curveball has 12/6 shape, maintains arm speed well with offering generating solid late depth down in the zone. Good student as well.