LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2018 West Coast Prospect Showcase
Atsushi Kataoka is a 2019 OF with a 5-11 175 lb. frame from Osaka, OS who attends Mino Jiyu-Gakuen HS. Medium athletic build with good present strength. Left handed hitter, hits from a wide base, rotational upper body swing with lots of hand/arm use, has some strength in his swing at contact and short enough to the ball, looks to pull the ball with a line drive swing plane. 7.73 runner, tends to field the ball way off to the side in the outfield, developing arm strength. Also pitched, deliberate delivery, stays tall on his backside well, 3/4's arm slot. Fastball topped at 74 mph, gets good cutting action at times, threw both a curveball and a slider and was aggressive about mixing his pitches.