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CLASS OF 2018

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RHP

Daniel
Claussen

University of St. Thomas
Totino Grace (HS) • MN
6' 1" • 175LBS
R/R • 24yr 3mo
Travel Team: Minnesota Impact

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8/20/17- 6-foot, 175-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. #45 ranked player in MN 2018 class. 7.53 runner. Tall stance, leg kick trigger, short to contact, flashes solid pop to pull side, 83 mph exit velocity. Solid overall actions, clean arm action, accurate to bag, 81 mph arm across infield. On mound; short rocker step, solid balance point, medium stride, short arm action with quickness. Fastball showed varying action, occasionally underneath on release, at 80-82 mph. Rolling 11/5 break on curveball; with ability to land for strikes. Commands zone well with changeup; thrown with good hand speed and flashes above avg. fade.
6/20/17- 6-foot, 175-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 7.65 runner. Shows rhythm in hands, leg kick trigger, struggled with timing, spray contact producing ground balls and fly balls, 81 mph exit velocity. Solid actions in field, long release on throws with cut action, hands are sure, 81 mph arm across infield. On mound; high front side, creates deception, has good arm speed, and shows ability to throw strikes. Sneaky 80-82 mph fastball with late run and sink. Big shape on 10/4 breaking ball. Changeup is thrown with fastball arm speed with quality run and sink.

3/4/17- 6-foot, 175-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 4.62 home-to-first time. Athletic stance with slight crouch, above avg. bat speed, line drive swing plane, consistent hard contact with gap to gap approach, 81 mph exit velocity. Good footwork and fields out front, works down to up, plays through ball, and shows above avg. arm and actions in field, 83 mph arm strength across infield. On mound; up tempo delivery through balance point, quick arm out front from slight pie arm action, high front side creating deception and hiding baseball. Fastball was 81-82 mph, touching 84 mph, with late ASR for strikes. Solid feel for 11/5 breaking ball. Changeup is thrown with arm speed and shows late ASR and fade.
5/3/16- 6-foot, 150-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. 7.9 runner. Projectable frame- solid strength. Active load, short to contact, generates bat speed, hard contact, mid/pull approach, 81 mph exit velocity. Flashes solid athleticism, decent glove, short release on throws, 72 mph arm strength. Has interesting traits; follow in 2018 class. One piece pie arm action, uptempo delivery, with uncontrolled front leg. Fastball was consistently down in zone, running action, at 74-77 mph. Slurvy shape on breaking ball, elevated, with upright finish. Tends to push changeup, firm, with flat action to plate.


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