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Michael Samela
HS Grad
2008
Age
27 and 9 mos
Age on
2008
Draft
17 and 11 mos
Position(s)
OF
C
Ht/Wt
5-11
,
185
lb
B/T
R/R
School
Staples
Hometown
Westport, CT USA
Summer Team
South Florida Bandits
Fall Team
National Rank - Class of 2008
Ranking Last Updated:
Jun 04, 2008
Overall
1242
Position -
OF
NA
Good athlete who can play a variety of positions
CT State Rank - Class of 2008
Ranking Last Updated:
Jun 04, 2008
Overall
NA
Position -
OF
NA
GPA
Scout Level
SAT
Scout Level
ACT
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College(s) interested in
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Villanova
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Best PG Grade
8.5
8/17/2007
PG Grade
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Perfect Game USA's Player Rating System
10
Potential very high draft pick and/or Elite level college prospect
9
Potential top 10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect
8
Potential draft pick and/or excellent college prospect
7
College prospect, possible future draft pick with development
6
Potential college prospect
5
Possible College prospect and/or possible HS varsity
4
HS JV
3
Possible HS JV
2
No prospect at this time
1
The game is too dangerous
Latest Showcase Report
2007 Northeast Top Prospect Showcase
Aug 17, 2007
PG Grade: 8.5
Michael Samela is a 2008 OF/C from Staples HS, residing in Westport, Connecticut, with a 5'11"/185 pound frame. Michael has a solid frame. He hits from a slightly open and upright stance with a top hand release. Samela has a line drive approach and stays inside the ball well. He uses the whole field to hit and can be rotational at times. Michael runs well with a 7.00-60 yard time. He has long arm action from the outfield with a solid release at 85 mph. He has good carry on his throws and solid actions defensively in the outfield. Samela has a solid transfer behind the plate and a solid 2.08 pop time. He has an accurate arm and solid receiving skills. His pop time will improve as he gets quicker and closes off his front side. Michael is an excellent student.
PG Career Progression
PG Grade
Sixty Time
Outfield Velo
Catcher Velo
Poptime
Best
PG Grade
:
8.50
PG Grade
Percentile Rank among
grad class in the recorded year
60
7.00
sec
8/17/2007
83.62% Rank
best
6.17
avg
7.37
(2008 class in 2007)
best
6.17
avg
7.44
(2008 class)
OF
86
mph
6/9/2007
80.87% Rank
best
97
avg
81
(2008 class in 2007)
best
101
avg
80
(2008 class)
C
78
mph
6/10/2006
92.45% Rank
best
82
avg
71
(2008 class in 2006)
best
87
avg
73
(2008 class)
Pop
2.02
sec
6/9/2007
52.80% Rank
best
1.74
avg
2.04
(2008 class in 2007)
best
1.73
avg
2.07
(2008 class)
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