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Tournaments  | Story | 7/24/2016

16u BCS Finals Day 6 Scout Notes

Brandon Hohl
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The first day of the 16u BCS Finals playoffs was packed with talented athletes. There were lots of uncommitted prospects adding to their playing resumes and one of the best pitchers in the country made an appearance in round two.

We’ll start with uncommitted infield prospect for Chet Lemons Juice, Keniel De Leon (2019, Orlando, Fla.). Playing shortstop, De Leon showed good hands and awareness ranging to his left up the middle for a glove flip put-out to second base. He shows range and actions that can keep him in the middle of the field in the future. At the plate he stands with his feet shoulder width apart, hands at his chest and the barrel set over the shoulder. De Leon takes a simple gather to the rear leg, striding forward to create a lot of elastic tension, as the barrel takes a good path up to the ball. It seems like right now his bat speed is still developing although he shows a good feel for contact.

I addressed Yeankarlos Lleras (2018, Carolina, Puerto Rico) from Friday for his athletic potential as an outfielder and at the plate. On Saturday he showed up on the mound throwing 87-89 mph with his fastball. He showed a developing curveball only once in the short third of an inning of work. Adding another raw element to Lleras’ background, he shows that he can do almost anything on the field.

Chain National-Buress and Chain National-Dobbs threw out two impressive righthanded pitchers in the first two games of the playoffs. First, for Chain National-Buress was Carter Raffield (2018, Cochran, Ga.) with his 6-foot-4, 215 pound frame, giving him an imposing presence on the mound. Driving off the rear leg, Carter takes a long stride towards the plate, has a long arm swing with an over-the-top release point. With his length and slot he’s able to create a tremendous amount of downhill plane on the incoming pitch. He worked his straight four-seam fastball up to 90 mph while working 87-89, commanding the zone early. Raffield also mixed a 72-73 mph curveball at 72-73 with sharp, slurvy 11-to-5 movement. Raffield finished with five innings pitched, allowing only two hits with six strikeouts on his way to a shutout victory.

Klay Allen (2018, Alma, Ga.), who is currently unranked and uncommitted, took the mound for Chain National-Dobbs. Allen is a tall and projectable righthanded pitcher that works with a leg lift just above the hip, driving off the back leg into a long stride that creates a downhill plane with a short and repeatable over-the-top arm action. After giving up an early run in the first inning, Allen settled in to his outing. He was able to command his 84-86 mph fastball, working both sides of the plate and being most effective inside when his fastball could move with arm-side run. His primary off-speed pitch was his 70 mph 11-to-5 curveball that moved with sharp, late break

Levi Kelly (2018, Cape Coral, Fla.), the 14th overall prospect in the nation and an LSU commit, shows command of three plus pitches like the top-of-the-rotation starter he is. He sat at an easy 92-93 mph with his fastball, 80-81 mph with his sharp 11-to-5 curveball and worked around 80 mph with his changeup. On Saturday he made a point to show off his secondary pitches by working heavy curveball and changeup early in the count, often doubling up on the curveball, creating a lot of swing and misses. Levi threw a seven inning complete game allowing only two hits and striking out 11.

Austin Thrasher (2018, Dothan, Al.), second basemen and outfielder for Chain National-Dobbs, showed great actions at the plate. He has a tall and narrow stance with rhythm in his hands that constantly moves the barrel. His swing starts with an early leg lift while priming his rear leg, dropping the barrel from vertical to behind his head before striding forward to create elastic tension and landing in a torqued position. What I really like about Thrasher’s swing is how long he stays engaged with the pitch. He has very aggressive takes that shows how prepared he is to swing. When he does swing his barrel drops below his shoulder while sitting into the lead leg, working up to the ball with his bat path with impressive bat speed.

I really liked the defensive actions by uncommitted Frozen Ropes shortstop Jack Sigrist (2018, Plano, Texas). Supremely confident with any ball hit to him, Sigrist puts himself in a good position to make any play with good footwork, sure hands and a strong arm. He made a tough pick look easy to tag out an attempted steal that was impressive to see. At the plate he starts very open with his feet narrow and hands held high. Starting his swing with a leg lift that gets his feet back to even, he then strides forward, creating some separation and elasticity. The bat path is good but the bat speed is still developing. The offensive side of his game is probably Sigrist’s most raw tool and one that can still develop due to his athleticism. He is an impressive runner and gets down the line with impressive speed, as I clocked him at 4.07 seconds on an infield single.
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