Prep Baseball Report

Birmingham Preseason ID: Vizual Edge Scoreboard


Austin Sharp
Alabama Scouting Director

 

PELHAM, AL - The Birmingham Preseason ID was held on Wednesday, January 3rd at P360 Performance Sports in Pelham, AL. This event was an open event that consisted of prospects from the 2024-2029 classes. These players went through extended pro-style workout that included batting practice using Trackman and Blast Motion, ran the 30 yard dash using Swift Performance, and much more. Pitchers were able to throw in simulated bullpens during the workout and were able to get numbers and metrics off of our Trackman unit, such as pitch velocity, spin rate, horizontal & vertical movement & much more. There were some players who showed up and continued to build off of prior performances, but there were also some new names who jumped onto our radar with a strong showing on Wednesday.

Continuing off our post-event coverage for these events, we take a look back at some of the leaders from our Vizual Edge testing from last week's event. Please continue to check back over the next week, as we will release individual scouting reports on each player present from the event.

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TOP EDGE SCORES

Rank Name State School Class Pos Edge Score
1 Kole Nicholson AL Tuscaloosa County 2025 1B 87.76
2 Andrew Owen AL PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 2025 1B 84.95
3 Jack Bland AL Homewood 2026 OF 79.73
4 Jacob Alexander AL Deshler High School 2025 RHP 79.11
5 Corbin Driskell AL Southside 2025 C 77.43
6 Hayden Jones AL Central 2027 OF 75.75
7 Paul Barnett AL Mountain Brook 2027 SS 75.04
8 Mason Baynes AL Mountain Brook High School 2027 3B 73.04
9 Collin Crump AL Homewood High School 2027 C 72.54
10 Jack Ross AL Homewood High School 2025 3B 71.90

The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.

The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.

 

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