Benjamin
Kinney

6/20/17- 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 7.94 runner. Body load with leg kick trigger, loose swing, consistently barrels baseball, singles hitter with avg. pop in bat, 83 mph exit velocity. Narrow stance, avg. mobility, works underneath pitches well, long release on throws, avg. accuracy and carry to bag, 72 mph arm with 2.14-2.3 pop times. On mound; even tempo, compact arm action, lands on straight front leg, up and over delivery. Fastball was 73-75 mph and curveball was 55-56 mph.

3/20/17- 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 8.15 runner. Open stance, strides across body, early hand/shoulder load, hard oppo contact producing line drives and fly balls, 82 mph exit velocity. Quiet receiver with ability to stick pitches in zone, solid blocker, smothers baseball and keeps in front, shows appropriate footwork behind the plate, long exchange and release on throws, 2.2-2.28 pop times with 72 mph arm strength. 

3/4/17- 6-foot-2, 180-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.81 home-to-first time. Open stance, strides across body, early hand/shoulder load, hard oppo contact producing line drives and fly balls, 81 mph exit velocity. Quiet receiver with ability to stick pitches in zone, solid blocker, smothers baseball and keeps in front, shows appropriate footwork behind the plate, long exchange and release on throws, 2.08-2.2 pop times with 71 mph arm strength. On mound; controlled mechanics, compact arm action, clean out front with slight head whack on release. Fastball was 73-75 mph, on downhill plane, with occasional cut action. Loose spin and shape on breaking ball with early break. Shows solid fade on changeup for strikes.



5/3/16- 6-foot-2, 175-pound right-handed hitting catcher. 8.3 runner. Knee to knee trigger with in-line stride. Clean bat path. Short finish after contact with middle/away approach. 81 mph exit velocity. Good posture receiving- stays tall and quiet with upper half. Clean exchanges. Loses direction on throws with feet. 67 mph arm strength with 2.45 pop time.

2/27/16- 6-foot-2, 175-pound right-handed hitting catcher. Open stance with double tap trigger. Active load. Short to contact. Mid-pull approach. Flashes above avg. pop in bat. 80 mph exit velocity. High stance behind plate. Good hands. Receives well. Keeps ball in zone. Quick feet on blocks. 69 mph arm strength to bag. Consistently short to bag (1 hop). 2.19 pop times. Clean exchange on throws. Loses forward momentum on throws- falls off.

10/25/15- 6-foot-1, 170-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 8.13 runner. Active load and stride. Short to contact. Flashes hard line drive contact with gap to gap approach. 72 mph exit velocity off tee. Shows ok hands receiving. Lacks current mobility behind plate. Clean exchanges on throws with good direction to target. Throws short to bag. 68 mph arm strength with pop times in 2.15-2.25 range. Simple mechanics on mound with short arm action. Lands across body in delivery if ok extension to plate. Fastball has cut action at 68-70 mph. 12/6 breaking ball has solid depth. Avg. fade on changeup with flat action.