8/17/2019
Louis Jordan (2020 3B, New York, NY) has a long and loose 6-2/160 build and a strong upper body generated swing with lots of lift to left field. He got the ball in the air and squared up well and will continue to hit the ball further as he gets stronger.
Jannuel Wispi (2021 SS, Baltimore, MD) has a short and quick hand driven swing that produced some hard middle of the field line drive jump. He has some simple pre-swing adjustments to make that will improve his timing immediately.
Ryan Van Buren (2021 RHP, Meadowbrook, PA) was one of many primary pitchers who swing a strong bat. The 6-2/165 right handed hitter has good hand quickness and drove the ball well gap to gap with some carry.
Ranciel Ventura (2021 SS, Allentown, PA) is an athletic middle infielder with a short, under controlled line drive swing and the beginnings of some present strength. He was very consistent in his gap to gap contact.
Eli Meredith (2020 OF, Philadelphia, PA) is an athletic switch-hitter who showed better bat speed and lift from the left side, although he did have some juice in the barrel from the right side as well. He was aggressive and attacked the ball from both sides.
Jarod Abram (2020 RHP, Mountainside, NJ) is a big and strong athlete at 6-3/225 and has lots of strength in his right handed swing. He has the ability to hit some bombs if he learns to turn the barrel instead of being satisfied with hitting the opposite way with a lagging bat head.
Nick Scattareggia (2021 C, Watervliet, NY) is a strong bodied catcher with some strength in his rotational right handed swing. He barreled up almost every pitch with some jump and solid line drive carry.
Matthew Phillips (2022 1B, Norfolk, VA) is a young left handed hitting first baseman with some present strength and lots of room for more. He's best when he is getting extended through contact and letting the barrel go and line one ball off the right field fence on his best swing.
Arlys Saladin (2020 3B, Newark, NJ) has a strong compact build and showed one of the simplest and most direct swings of batting practice. He repeated his swing mechanics and timing very well and hit line drive after line drive during his round.
Ty Sallie (2021 SS, Parsippany, NJ) has a late hand load that can leave his swing late as well but once he got timed up and confident the ball was flying off his bat. He should continue to improve as he gets stronger and makes some pre-swing adjustments.
Marc Portlock (2020 MIF, Princeton, NJ) has a very athletic and projectable 6-1/175 build and a loose body that can add lots of strength in the future. He swings hard with nice extension through contact and projects some power.
Sean O'Mara (2021 SS, Shrewsbury, NJ) hits from a spread stance with a late hand load and an aggressive quick swing. He showed nice lift and jump to right centerfield when he got timed up and finished his round strong.
Andrew Butera (2020 OF, Collegeville, PA) might have had the most aggressive swing at the showcase and really attacks the ball from the right side. The bat speed and twitchy hands are there to relax a bit and let his athleticism work for more consistent square contact.
Brandon Peterson (2022 SS, Utica, NY) has a very nice left handed swing, with quick and short hands to the ball, and barreled up almost every ball. More strength is going to equal more bat speed for the young middle infielder.
Tim Nicholson (2021 C, Darnestown, MD) has a nice right handed swing to go along with a commitment to play at George Washington. He squared up the ball hard with consistent mid-field to pull side contact and projects well physically.
Jayson Cruz (2021 OF, Newark, NJ) is one of the strongest players at the event and he has unusually long arms for a 6-0/190 athlete, so when he gets extended there is lots of power and juice in his bat. The raw bat speed is there to take a big jump forward as a hitter.
Matthew Canizares (2021 OF, East Elmhurst, NY) has a very calm and well timed swing that got the barrel to the ball from the first pitch to the last, as by this scout's count he barreled up nine balls. All he needs is more strength to take the next step as a hitter.
Andrew Glatt (2021 SS, East Windsor, NJ) is another young hitter whose swing works really well for him right now and more strength is the key element in his improving, not any adjustments to his swing.
Joshua Wilson (2021 2B, Clinton, MD) doesn't stand out physically at 5-9/150 but he had some of the quickest and most explosive hands we saw today, hits hits the ball out front with a short and quick swing and showed surprising pop for his size.
Jake Rothstein (2020 1B, Woodbridge, NJ) has good size at 6-3/190 and a simple and direct left handed swing that made consistent hard pull contact. He was well timed and the ball jumped off his barrel