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2017 Sunshine Northeast Showcase
Mike Barbagallo is a 2019 2B/RHP with a 5-9 140 lb. frame from Somers, NY who attends Somers. Compact frame with a lean build. Projects for additional strength while continued physical maturity. Ran a 7.43 sixty-yard dash. Primary second baseman with clean, fluid actions while surrounding the baseball. Sound glove actions while funneling from a slightly deeper position and works through exchange quickly. Flashed good range to glove side. Released from a three-quarters arm slot producing some carry with accuracy to the bag. Right handed hitter with a spread, open stance and high back elbow set at load. Shifts into contact with linear lower half actions. Simple, repeatable path to contact with a line drive plane through extension. Primarily utilized a mid field approach but flashed the barrel control to work to the opposite field gap as well. Also pitched, working primarily from the stretch. Simple leg lift to belt and stays balanced at gather. Lands in line with the plate and carries momentum through finish. Compact arm action from a three-quarters arm slot of a fastball offering that flashed some downhill angle in the low to mid 70's, topped at 75 miles per hour. Curveball had proper shape with solid spin and some depth to the bottom of the zone in the low 60's. Good student as well.