LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2018 National Underclass Showcase-Main Event
Aries Gardner is a 2020 1B/LHP/OF with a 6-4 210 lb. frame from Southfield, MI who attends University Of Detroit Jesuit. Large frame with long limbs and a strong, athletic build. ran a 7.19 sixty-yard dash. Primary first baseman with athletic footwork while centering the baseball. Funnels out front and worked through exchange efficiently. Displayed solid arm strength while throwing across the infield topping at 81 miles per hour. Also worked out defensively from the outfield showing deliberate footwork while closing to and working through the baseball. Works to a taller throwing position while working through transition and released from a three-quarters slot topping at 80 miles per hour. Left handed hitter with an upright, open stance and medium leg lift trigger. Stays on back side and works to contact with rotational actions. Inside hand path to baseball with a lifted barrel plane through extension. Showed developing feel for the barrel with present strength when squared. Looked to lift the baseball to the middle of the field between the gaps. Also pitched showing a simple side step to high leg lift delivery. Created slightly coil over back leg at gather and worked to the plate with drop and drive actions. Released from a three-quarters slot generating occasional downhill plane and run, topped at 76 miles per hour.