12/30/2017 6:19:32 AM
Joseph Velazquez (2019 OF, Loiza, PR) is a young and projectable righthanded bat out of Puerto Rico who showed a short stroke which produced hard contact to all parts of the field while staying quick and direct to the ball.
Blake Decker (2019 OF, Johns Creek, GA) put together a nice round of batting practice, using his 5-11/185 frame to generate hard jump off the barrel while remaining short to the ball. He was on time with his shift and showed nice back spin to the pull side.
Louis Zayas (2019 1B, Davie, FL) is a strong 6-5/210 lefthanded bat out of Floirda who used his strength well with a simple swing, producing nice carry to his pull side. He projects well as he continues to refine and incorporate additional shift into his swing.
Dane Black (2020 1B, Key West, FL) is a righthanded hitting first baseman from Summerland Key, Florida who did a nice job of creating extension out front and shifts through the point of contact well. He creates sound bat speed through the zone with backspin off the barrel.
Coming out of Michigan, Nolan McCarthy (2020 SS, Kalamazoo, MI) had a solid showing during his batting practice session with quick hands and looseness through the zone. He creates extension out front with solid carry and jump off the barrel to the pull side.
Jay Thomason (2020 3B, Auburn, AL) is a 6-0/180 lefthanded bat out of Auburn, Ala. Who had a strong showing in his round and did a nice job of repeating his mechanics. He stays short and quick with his hands through the zone and showed carry off the barrel to his pull side.
Leon Paulino (2019 OF, Hollywood, FL) is a switch-hitter out of Florida who’s already committed to Florida International and certainly looks the part in the box. At 6-3/200 Paulino showed a leverage path and quick, loose hands while impacting the ball from both sides of the plate.
Kevin Figueredo (2020 1B, Miami, FL) put together one of the more impressive rounds on the day with steady and hard contact off the barrel. The loudest of his contact came from the right side where he showed leverage to his path and remained simple with his mechanics.
Coming out from Utah, Preston Winget (2020 OF, Draper, UT) is a young outfielder who showed his contact skills while getting extended and separated with his swing. He did a nice job of repeating his swing and created line drive contact to the middle and pull side parts of the field.
Ari Arteaga (2020 OF, Miami, FL) is a projectable righthanded bat out of Miami who had a nice showing, putting his tools on display with steady line drive contact to all fields. He did a nice job of staying short to the ball with his swing path and showed present quickness to both his hands and barrel.
Alan Caretta (2019 OF, Montverde, FL) showed nice balance throughout his round from the right side, shifting through the ball on time while creating hard contact off the barrel. He created natural lift and leverage to his path with loud contact coming off.
Jesus Pena (2022 3B, Miami, FL) is a very strong looking 8th grader at 6-0/180 and he incorporates that strength into his swing. He showed barrel whip and present bat speed through the zone with nice back spin coming off the barrel.
Jeremiah Ezekiel Peralta (2020 OF, Saint Cloud, FL) shows looseness to his hands in his righthanded swing and did a nice job of repeating his mechanics. He showed a linear path with line drive contact while employing a contact approach at the plate.
Brandon Smith (2019 3B, Woodstock, GA) is a physical 6-3/197 switch-hitter out of Georgia who showed solid bat speed and strength off the barrel. He started from the right side with hard contact off the barrel before showing more lift and balanced to his lefthanded swing with solid bat speed.
Ben Abernathy (2020 SS, Warrior, AL) begins with a slightly open stance at the plate and does a nice job of uncoiling into contact. He showed leverage to his swing path with back spun contact while showing a feel for the barrel through the zone.
Matthew Corlew (2019 SS, Lake Worth, FL) is already committed to Tulane and he showed his tools during batting practice. A projectable 6-3/180 righthanded hitting outfielder, Corlew showed present bat speed through the zone with looseness to his stroke and jump off the barrel when squared.
Jose Fulgencio (2019 SS, Apopka, FL) has a young, projectable frame at 6-0/160 but he took a solid round of batting practice with quick hands and looseness throughout his swing. He did a nice job of hitting the ball out front and consistently found the barrel with solid carry and linear contact off the bat.
Anthony Gutierrez (2019 2B, Miramar, FL) is a 5-11/180 second baseman who employed a simple, repeatable swing that generated consistent results. He remained balanced and showed whip to the barrel while generating back spin to the pull side gap.
Mykanthony Valdez (2019 3B, Davie, FL) is a physical 6-1/210 who’s already committed to Miami and he put his tools on display this afternoon. It’s an easy swing and he generates quality bat speed and power through the zone, showing hard jump off the barrel with extension out front.
Ross Friedrick (2019 C, Alpharetta, GA) is listed at 6-3/200 and he used that strength in his lefthanded swing to get the barrel through the zone quickly. Staying linear through the zone, Friedrick showed back spin off the barrel with steady contact to the middle and pull parts of the field with a linear swing path.
Cooper Torres (2020 MIF, Woodstock, GA) stayed short through the zone with his swing path, showing present bat speed and barrel control through the zone. He repeated his mechanics well and remained compact as he worked all parts of the field.
Jack Tomich (2019 3B, Lithia, FL) is a strong 6-1/190 righthanded hitting third baseman who put together a quality round while showing a linear path and hard jump off the barrel. He was able to generate lift out front occasionally with his swing, staying consistent and steady with backspin to the pull side.