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2018 Ohio Valley Prospect Showcase
Matthew Arnold is a 2020 C/1B, 3B with a 5-11 175 lb. frame from Ballwin, MO who attends Marquette Senior. Medium frame with a lean build. Frame projects to support additional strength. Primary catcher with a slightly taller, side set stance while receiving the baseball. Gains ground while working out of crouch with quick footwork. Clean exchange and released from a compact arm slot. Generated accurate, on line carry to the bag topping at 76 miles per hour. Best workout pop time of 1.98. Right handed hitter with an upright, slightly open stance and simple front side trigger. Worked to contact with rotational lower half actions. Smooth, clean hand path to baseball with a naturally lifted barrel plane. Looked to lift the baseball to the middle of the field flashing solid jump off the barrel when on time and squared. Good student as well.