Colorado Insider: Under the Radar 2016 Middle Infielders

John Cackowski
State Director, Colorado

Recently PBR Colorado put out its first 2015 and 2016 player rankings. With any list that has to deal with rankings there will always be discussion and opinion. In our 2015 list we ranked out to 35, and in our 2016 list we ranked out to 40. We will be expanding both of these lists to 50, 75, and 100 as we get a chance to see more players in events and games.  Below is a list of some 2016 middle infielders  who could move up in our rankings. We will be updating our rankings after the 2/22 Preseason All-State Event.

Ben Schecter, MIF/OF, Lakewood, 2016
5-foot-10, 140-pound is an athletic shortstop/outfield/RHP. Throws from a long slinging arm slot with some accuracy. In the infield, threw 74 mph across the diamond from a short arm action, impressing with average hands and clean exchanges playing through the baseball. From the outfield with same arm action he threw 77. Hits from an slightly open setup, loading hands back smoothly with a good approach up the middle of the field. Level bat path produced several line drives from gap-to-gap with 72 mph exit velocity. Versatile baseball player that we have seen have a lot of quality at-bats during the Colorado Top Prospect Games, and The Southern Prospect Games.