Nicholas
Rauch

6/29/16
6-foot-3, 205 pound strongly built prospect. Holds hands in a letter high position, with minimal stride has a smooth load and big time power. 92 mph exit velocity. Swift on his feet with soft hands. Threw 75 mph in the infield.

3/6/16
Rauch has a 6-foot-3, 205-pound frame. He stands slightly open and tall while using a leg kick with his load. He showed good raw power with some bat speed and a good approach. His exit velocity was 94 mph and he ran a 7.04 60-yard dash. On the infield, he has good rhythm with his feet and sets them well to turn the double play. His velocity from first base across the diamond was 76 mph.

1/31/16
Rauch has a strong build at 6-foot-3, 195-pounds. He stands upright in his stance with low hands. He has good rhythm and strong shoulders through his swing. His exit velocity was 89 mph and he ran 4.38 from home-to-1st. On the infield, he showed good hands and and footwork around first base. His velocity on the infield was up to 77 mph.

7/7/15
6-foot-3, 195-pound prospect. Good frame with a strong build. Very quick hands with explosive swing. Works in a pull side approach with some power while recording an exit velocity of 90 mph. Active infielder with good footwork. Soft hands at first base. Arm velocity registered at 72 mph across the diamond. 

6/30/15
6-foot-3, 195-pound prospect. Strong kid with quick hands through the zone. Lower half leaks early. Showed occasional power to the pull side. Bat exit velocity registered was 85 mph.
Good footwork around what bag with soft hands. Arm velocity on the infield was 68 mph. Simple mechanics with fast arm and an explosive finish. Fastball sat 76-77 with an over-the-top arm slot. Breaking ball had late break at 68-71 mph and changeup was 69-70 with arm side fade.  

3/8/15
6-foot-3, 195-pound prospect. High ¾ arm action with clean mechanics. Fastball was down in the zone at 75-77 mph. Slider with good bite at 68-71 mph. Changeup with some sink at 66-68 mph. Soft hands with good lateral movement fielding the baseball. Threw 68 mph across the infield. Consistently makes solid contact in powerful gap to gap swing. Bat speed registered at 84 mph.