Watch the top 52 HS draft prospects at Petco Park Aug 12, 2018. See every At-bat's decisive pitch and play in less than 20 minutes from the Perfect Game Classic.
Why do I get this feeling that all the pressure these guys are feeling right now to play baseball really well is what a lot of what we don’t see in major league players because I feel that they are “comfortable” with their spot and the game itself?
When I was a prospect many years ago, the MLB elite catchers averaged a quick release to second at around a 1.7 seconds. As a high school prospect to be hitting the 1.9 second mark is very good as a catcher. As a catcher, I ran a 7.4 / 7.5 seconds in my 60. To be hitting that 7 second mark for a catcher is excellent. Your blocking skills are good. But I would like to see how you handle a hard curve ball and slider in the dirt. Make sure when receiving, how you frame the corners of home plate is important. Try and get a video on framing the corners. I would like to see your discipline as a batter at the plate. How do you adjust to the outside corner pitch and inside corner pitch. Inside corner, bat speed, outside corner pitches, the discipline to recognize the outside corner pitch, keep the body weight back, then transition the weight shifting forward in a burst, keeping the club-head back to drive the ball into right center. Excellent video. Keep working hard young man. I wish you the best as a draft prospect!
John Rogers #8 keep grinding, all pg tournaments (invite only or not) have some great competition. My team faced multiple kids throwing mid 90’s this year.
