6/16/2016 10:47:03 PM
BP at Fenway South can turn into Home Run Derby, especially for right handed hitters, but it's nice to see someone like Alejandro Toral (2017 1B, Davie, FL) turn in such a professional BP, lining 380 foot rockets from gap to gap and only leaning and lifting a couple. He's the #1 ranked player in the 2017 class for a reason.
Daniel Cabrera (2017 OF, River Ridge, LA) also put together a very professional BP, being timed up from the first pitch and hitting hard line drives with a short and crisp swing through the whole round.
Nicholas Storz (2017 RHP, Brooklyn, NY) is 6-6/245 and absurdly strong and well leveraged at the plate. He made Fenway South look like a Little League park on few swings with 400+ foot bombs to both center and left field.
Oraj Anu (2017 OF, Orlando, FL) showed top of the scale power from both sides of the plate, an extreme rarity in a player at any level. He doesn't seem to work to hard to hit the ball that hard and far either.
Christian Robinson (2017 OF, Melbourne, FL) needs some adjustments to his swing approach but he's just as strong as Anu and is still 16 years old, having transitioned from the 2018 class during the last year. He has a very high ceiling.
Christopher Seise (2017 SS, Winter Garden, FL) is another hitter who is one adjustment away from being a top of the grading scale hitter. He gets easy whippy bat speed and the ball really comes off his barrel well.
Add Pat DeMarco (2017 OF, Winder, GA) to the list of players who took a very professional BP, showing strength and bat speed and consistency in hitting hard line drive after hard line drive.
Justin Cooke (2017 C, Norman, OK) is a rare switch-hitting catcher. He was pretty much equal from both sides of the plate in his bat speed and approach and has a high offensive ceiling for the position.
Mason Doolittle (2017 C, Jupiter, FL) is another big catcher who shows lots of offensive potential, with a simple right handed swing approach and explosive hands at the ball.
Will Hardigree (2017 C, Auburn, GA) resembles Doolittle in a smaller body in many ways, with good strength in his right handed swing and a short and repeatable swing approach.
Jacob Pearson (2017 OF, West Monroe, LA) has a short left handed swing and a short and quick approach that produced lots of hard line drives and should, with his speed, ensure a high average at the next level.
Cash Case (2017 SS, Mount Dora, FL) had a similar approach and swing as Pearson and might have a bit more raw strength.
Francis Villaman (2017 SS, Orlando, FL) has very quick hands and explodes them down hard on the ball from a short and sound swing approach. He back spun some balls and got very good carry on the ball.
Gabriel Rivera (2017 OF, Palmetto Bay, FL) has a very strong 5-11/195 build and a short and explosive right handed swing.