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2016 Sunshine West Showcase
Kyle Horton is a 2017 OF/RHP/1B with a 6-3 185 lb. frame from Las Vegas, NV who attends Centennial HS. Tall frame with a lean, athletic build. Projects for additional strength. Right handed hitter with a narrow, slightly open stance and high back elbow set. Simple, smooth swing path with a line drive plane. Creates good backspin to the gaps with jump off the barrel. Ball comes off with consistent loud contact. Solid bat speed through the zone with the ability to turn barrel to pitches middle in. Has barrel control to work all fields as well with plus balance through contact. Worked out defensively from the outfield showing a compact arm cirlce at seperation and release from a long three-quarters slot. Clean, fundamental footwork while working through transition with clean glove to hand exchanges. Also pitched showing a quick arm aciton from a high three-quarters to over top slot. Works downhill well with a fastball that has slight arm side run. Creates a lot of rotation and spin on a slider that flashed good depth. Change up has downward action with fade and slight cutting action. Commanded the bottom of the zone with all three pitches while mixing pitches. Solid two way prospect that will continue to improve with maturity. Named to the 2016 Sunshine West Top Prospect List.