Grant
Mertz

2/20/16 - Mertz is a 6-foot-2 195-pound right-handed hitting first baseman and right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2018 class from Park Hill HS.  He ran a 4.88 home-to-first and has an exit velo of 83 mph. At the plate, balanced set up, smooth load into back leg, loose hands with level path, gap-to-gap approach.  On the infield, high three quarters release, long arm circle, fluid footwork working with transfer in hands, 74 mph positional velo. On the mound, worked mainly out of the stretch, smooth tempo, over the top release, in-line stride, throws with easy effort, fastball at 73-74 mph, curveball at 65-67 mph, 11-to-5 shape, change up at 66-68 mph, some with arm side sink.