Michael
Polete

6/7/16 - Polete is a 6-foot-1 175-pound right-handed hitting catcher in from Mehville HS in the St. Louis area.  He ran a 7.47 60 and has a 4.70 home to first.  His exit velo was 83 mph. At the plate, starts in open stance, inline stride, gap-to-gap approach, level path, body under control.  Behind the plate, pop times between 2.00 and 2.27, one of the top pop times for the event, 70 mph positional velo, over the top release, fluid catch and throw with fluid footwork, mostly accurate throws. On the mound, Polete was efficient with is pitches during his outing, throwing fastball and curveball. He was 76-79 mph with his fastball, 64-69 mph with curveball, breaking ball has 12-to-6 shape, late action, showed command of both pitches, over the top release, high percentage of strikes, repeats mechanics and tempo, throws with regular effort.