Richie
Barrella

Richie  Barrella, C (Canterbury School, 2015) stands 6-foot-1, 190-pounds with a lean frame, athletic build. A cerebral catcher behind the plate, Barrella fits the mold of an impact-ready guy at the next-level. Behind the plate he shows the ability to receive with soft hands, big open target, showing above average quickness evidenced from him 7.1 60 time. Blocks at a high-level keeping the ball in-front using a kick-out technique, recovers quick  ready to make a play . On this throws to second he shows a quick transfer, clean arm action, works from a high-3/4 slot with consistent pop times at 2.0-2.02. At the plate he has a shoulder width setup, back load on the pitch with a slight heel lift, no stride. Path is short and compact to the ball, barrel is slightly inclined through the zone. He gets great extension out in front, high balanced finish.