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2019 Northwest Prospect Showcase
Shayn Tauer is a 2021 1B/RHP with a 6-2 186 lb. frame from Silverton, OR who attends Silverton. Large frame with broad shoulders and beginnings of strength. Primary first baseman with clean footwork while surrounding the baseball and working around the bag. Funnels from a slightly deeper position and worked through exchange efficiently. Created solid carry across the infield with developing accuracy topping at 75 mph. Switch hitter with an upright, open stance and toe tap trigger. Works to contact with rotational lower half actions. Clean, loose hand path to baseball from each side and employed a mid field approach. Flashed good strength at contact with the ability to created carry to the gaps when squared. Showed better feel for the barrel and bat speed from the left side of the plate. Also pitched utilizing a side step to medium leg lift delivery. Created some hip coil at gather and released from a three-quarters slot. Fastball generated some arm side run out of hand with slight tilt in the low to mid 70's, topped at 77 mph. Consistently looked to locate to the bottom quadrants of the zone and challenge hitters. Good student as well.