Donny
Shimko

1/20/19 - 5-foot-9, 165-pound right-handed hitter initiates from a slightly-open stance and uses a leg-lift stride. Showed feel for both his swing and the barrel, registering a bat exit velocity of 78 mph. Recorded a 4.76 home-to-first time. Showcased above-average footwork consistently arriving to the baseball on-time. A longer arm-action will improve throws of 67 mph across the infield.

9/15/18 Defensively, at third base hands are soft and confident in funneling bottom up and out front. Feet work well to and through he baseball. Actions are athletic on slow roller play. Arm was accurate on throws of 66 mph across the diamond.

Offensively, 5-foot-8 165 pound, right-handed hitter initiates swing from neutral set up with pronounce leg kick and stride to neutral. Utilizes subtle bat tip in load. There is balance and rhythm with some length present. Weight shift and hip turn are solid. Shimko was able to make swing play in BP with squaring of ball to all fields. A bat exit velocity of 77 mph was recorded.

1/21/18 Defensively, shows adequate hands while fielding ball out front. Feet work well to and through the baseball. Transfer is clean with short throwing motion.

Offensively, initiates from open set up with aggressive leg kick. Adequate separation is achieved. There is front leg reach and intermittent stiffness in landing. Shimko maintains posture and achieves leverage at contact. Hands work well to baseball with solid barrel feel allowing multiple ball to be squared in bp. A bat exit velocity of 78 mph was recorded.

6/14/17 - 5-foot-8, 165-pound solid frame. At third base he uses good footwork, creating rhythmic momentum through the baseball. Fields with his hands out in front of his body and throws with a clean, short arm action through a ¾ slot reaching a velocity of 67 mph across the infield. A right-handed hitter that starts in a tall setup. Leg kick gets the lower half going and creates energy. Barrel starts level and gets vertical prior to launch. Bat has some whip to it as it work through the zone on a mostly level path. Strong kid that showed gap to gap pop in batting practice with power potential to his pull side.
60-yard Dash: 8.04
Infield Velocity: 67
Exit Velocity: 75