6/16/2017 12:00:00 AM
Jordan Groshans (2018 SS, Magnolia, TX) hits the ball out front with a loose and strong right handed swing that produces easy bat speed and lots of pull power.  He has a simple hand and barrel path to the ball and it jumps hard.

Jeremiah Jackson (2018 SS, Mobile, AL) weighs only 165 pounds but he produces lots of right handed bat speed with a long and loose swing with excellent extension and separation through contact.  He drove the ball gap to gap with authority and projects to keep improving as he gets stronger.

Cole Moore (2018 C, Georgetown, TX) has a strength over bat speed tool set at the plate but could well have been the strongest young athlete to hit for the first two teams.  He got outstanding carry to all fields when he squared up the ball from a pretty short and direct left handed swing.

Kendall Logan Simmons (2018 SS, Macon, GA) was the bat speed equivalent of Moore's pure strength.  His raw bat speed is outstanding, with extreme hand quickness and plenty of strength behind it.  He gets lots of easy carry when he gets square with the ball.

Connor Scott (2018 OF, Tampa, FL) has always been compared to top Astros prospect Kyle Tucker and he's probably tired of it but there is no mistaking it.  Even their swings, with loud barrels and lots of loose bat speed and raw power are similar. 

Hunter Watson (2018 3B, Pottsboro, TX) hits from a very deep low hand load but has the hand quickness and bat speed not only to get away with it but to be one of the most impressive hitters in the class.  He has a build that will draw lots of Corey Seager comps in the future.

Grant Lavigne (2018 1B, Bedford, NH) hit the Gold Standard in batting practice, which is to hit a first pitch home run, all the more impressive when it was over the 380 foot RF sign at Fenway South.  He has prodigious left handed power and attacks the ball aggressively.

Sean Guilbe (2018 SS, Reading, PA) hits from all out attack mode as well with impressive right handed bat speed and lift in his swing.  It will be interesting to see if his game approach matches his BP approach and if he can hit the ball as hard and often against live pitching.

Devin Warner (2018 SS, Euharlee, GA) has an identical approach from both sides, with a preload and completely still start but he has the strength and barrel speed to get away with it.  A little bit of rhythm and shift would go a long way with him.

Ryan Bliss (2018 SS, Lagrange, GA) was the smallest player to hit on the first two teams at 5-8/160 but he also had one of the best swings and squared the ball up almost every swing with hard line drive contact.