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2024 13U/14U Southwest Showcase
Michael Taylor is a 2028 RHP/1B, 3B, SS with a 5-5 140 lb. frame from Chula Vista, CA who attends Mater Dei Catholic. Features a smaller/lean build with plenty of room/time to add. Ran a 8.19 60-yd dash. In the INF, showed developing actions. Staggered/choppy footwork at times with some unsure hands that did field everything clean except for the slow roller. Avg. exchange quickness where he used a glove tap at times. Showed a shorter/efforty arm action that got off accurate throws across with avg. strength for his level. At the plate. he tis in a wider stance where he gets into his legs with some pre-torso tilt. Uses a simple forward stride and gets the barrel into a flatter launch. Some drift into contact where he loses his backside at times. Hands work direct delivering a steeper barrel through the zone. Some effort to the operation where he got off swings with avg. bat speed for his level. Best results were a couple FB barrels to the middle of the field. On the mound, he works exclusively from the stretch and gets into a mid-chest knee lift he syncs with a glove pump up. Arm works longer out the glove and a bit stabby in the back getting up to a normal 3/4 slot with avg. arm speed. Decent lower half engagement where he works on-line with minimal block at landing. He ran the FB up to 71, living in the upper 60s showing some feel with it to the armside. Mixed in a developing 11-5 upper 50s breaker with noticeable hump out the hand.
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Hitting
Narrow Stance
Small Leg Lift
High Back Elbow
Level barrel path
Line Drive Approach
Mid-field approach
Pitching
Lands In Line with Plate
Medium Leg Lift Delivery
3/4 Arm slot
Medium Arm Action
Commands zone
Works to corners well
Good Fade/Sink
Throws Strikes
Outfield
Fields out front
3/4 Arm slot
Infield
Accurate to base
+1 MPH
FB Velo since 12/27/2023
-0.07 SEC
60 Time since 01/06/2024
+4.23 MPH
Max Barrel Speed
since 05/18/2024
+2.85
Impact Momentum
since 05/18/2024
+3.94 Gs
Max Acceleration since 05/18/2024
Best
PG Grade:
6.5
2024 13U/14U Southwest Showcase
Right Handed Hitting
Swing Efficiency™
Swing Efficiency™ is a score from 0-100 based on how fast you move your body compared to other players of a similar height and weight. Our library of over 10,000 hitters shows that for a given body type, higher swing efficiencies generate higher exit velos. PG All-American Arjun Nimmala may only weigh 170 lbs, but he can still hit 103MPH off a tee thanks to his elite Swing Efficiency™.
65%
The order in which each body segment reaches its peak speed
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