Austin
Hatfield

8/2/15
6-foot-4, 218-pound strong athletic build. From behind the plate he shows decent footwork and a good exchange. Pop times ranging 1.94-2.22 with 75 mph arm strength. At first base he shows good footwork around the bag. Throws from a high-¾ arm slot with 80 mph arm strength. At the plate he uses a high leg kick load. Dives into the zone and swings with a flat bat path through the zone. Registered a top exit velocity of 85 mph while running a 5.06 from home to first.

6/8/15
6-foot-4, 215-pound tall, physical frame. From the catcher’s position he could improve his throws to second by staying lower throughout his footwork with his tall frame. He throws with a clean, short arm action coming from an upper ¾ slot reaching pop times between 2.11-2.20 while reaching a top velocity of 72 mph on his throws to second base. In the infield, he uses good footwork around the bag with the ability to move well laterally off the bag. He reached a top velocity of 77 mph on his throws across the infield. Right-handed hitter starts from a tall, open stance using a big leg kick while landing slightly more open and could could get himself more squared up to even when he lands. He uses a long stride, landing hard on his front foot. He uses a slight hand load. His bat path stays flat through the zone for the most part and he finishes high with a two-handed follow through. During his round of batting practice he shows pull tendencies with strength in his swing to the pull side. He did show the ability to go up the middle with the baseball during a game at bat, squaring up a single up the middle off of a mid 80’s mph fastball. He reached a top exit velocity of 91 mph.  

6/3/15

6-foot-4, 220-pound strong build. From behind the plate his has wide frame. Needs to stay down when he receives the ball. His footwork is quick, but opens up on his throws. Good exchange and throws from a high-3/4 slot with pop times ranging from 1.95-2.12 with 72 mph arm strength. Right-handed hitter with some raw power to pull side. Starts open and gets to event with a big leg kick for his load. Uphill path with 87 mph exit velocity and was 5.2 out of the box

1/19/15
6-foot-4, 215-pound strong, solid build. He just started catching a couple weeks ago and shows good signs of a future back there. Shows a quick release and will get better as his footwork improves. Throws from a short, high-¾ slot with pop times of 2.00-2.08 and arm strength of 74 mph. Right-handed hitter that uses a leg kick to load that shows quick hands and power to pull side with an uphill finish. Registered top exit velocity of 90 mph and ran a 7.72 60-yard dash.

6/2/14
6-foot-3, 208-pound prospect with tall, solid frame. On the mound, he uses a quick tempo. Choppy type rhythm to his delivery. Throws through 3/4 slot. Arm action is long and a bit stiff. Some effort in his delivery. Fastball sat 81-84 with arm side run to it. Pounded the zone with strikes. Breaking ball sat 70-74 mph with sharp 11/5 action. Above average depth. At the plate, he starts in a balanced stance. Short stride. Some quickness in his hands with slight uphill path. Creates some pop off the bat. Top exit velocity of 86 mph. In the field, he moves well around the bag. Top velocity of 79 mph across the infield. 

2/8/14
6-foot-3, 208-pound prospect with solid, athletic frame. Potential two-way prospect at this stage. At the plate, he starts in a tall, athletic stance. Uses a small stride. Tendency to bar in his load, which creates some stiffness. Overcomes this with quick hands (87 mph exit velocity). Creates solid contact with pull power in his swing. Should only get better as a hitter as he makes some small fixes. In the field, he shows athleticism in his feet. Reached a top velocity of 75 mph with long arm action. On the mound, he uses a quick tempo. Throws through a 3/4 to high 3/4 arm slot with a fastball that sat in the high 70's and reached up to 83 mph. On the mound, he uses a 66-68 mph breaking ball with 11/5 action. Also uses a hard slider with late breaking action at 69-71 mph. Changeup is thrown for strikes at 72-74 mph with arm side run. 

1/20/14
6-foot-3, 208 pound two-way guy with a projectable frame.  Combination of athleticism and strength.  Clocked in a 7.49 60 yard dash time.  Throws with short arm action through a 3/4 slot.  Features some softness in hands, and a quick exchange.  Showed some life on throws topping out at 74 mph.  Powerful right handed bat.  Uses a balanced straight on stance with short stride.  Tends to bar arm.  Uses a level swing path with simplified swing mechanics.  Reached a top exit velocity of 87 mph off the tee.  On the mound, he displays some looseness in arm action.  Smooth rhythm.  Some effort in delivery.  Fastball displayed constant arm-side while sitting between 75-76 mph.  Displayed good feel for his 62-64 mph breaking ball that showed average depth with 11/5 tilt.  Throws an advanced changeup for his age.  Sits 70-72 mph and thrown with deceptive fastball arm speed.  Definitely worth keeping an eye on as the year progresses.