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Uncommitted Spotlight: '25 3B/RHP Braden Butler

February 5, 2024
Steven Hardesty
Central Coast/North LA Area Scout

  

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The Uncommitted Spotlight Series continues as the calendar rapidly approaches the start of the '24 CIF High School baseball season Prep Baseball California is now highlighting some of the top uncommitted class of '25 athletes. The players featured are pulled directly from our '25 Class Rankings. These JR year players are ones that college coaches and fans should be keeping their eyes on over the coming months.

We invite you to get to know them through the eyes of our Prep Baseball California staff of scouts and the data-backed numbers collected at our events with our partnered companies. TrackMan, Blast Motion, Swift Performance, and Visual Edge provide comparable data to project and evaluate players. All of these systems come together to give a clear picture at what colleges will get when a players steps onto their campus.

Today, we put the spotlight on a SoCal '25 3B/RHP Braden Butler from Capistrano Valley High School. Displaying a stronger 6'3 205 lbs. frame with good athletic ability Butler presents an interesting 2-way potential prospect. Flashing the running speed at 6.96 in the 60 with burst and the actions moving around at 3B to project to stick at the hot corner. His arm is presently solid average and could develop into a potential above average arm. There is strength in his RH swing with aggressive hands at 21.4 MPH and solid bat speed at 71.5 MPH while showing leverage in his path to drive the baseball to the pull side of the field. His power is fringe above average at 94.5 MPH max exit velocity. The approach is geared to pull the ball in the air which present a power over hit profile as a position player with the strength in his frame to carry him as a power hitting 3B with solid defense. Butler is interesting on the mound with a quick arm and good intent to his delivery. His FB works in the 83-85 MPH range while mixing in a good assortment of offspeed compliments in his 64-67 MPH CB, 70-72 MPH CHG and a 73-75 MPH SLD. The frame and body control give him a chance to start with a solid 3 pitch mix which flashes potential to be a 4 pitch mix if he can polish his CHG. Butler should be one college coaches are tracking this spring and summer as a potential option for their '25 class.

College coaches and fans be sure to click on Butler's profile to see full video and statistics. 

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Braden Butler

Class of 2025 / 3B

Rankings  StateRank: 170 / POS: 12

Player Information

  • Graduating Class: 2025
  • Primary Position: 3B
    Secondary Position: RHP
  • High School: Capistrano Valley Christian
    State: CA
  • Summer Team: Canes West 2025
  • Height: 6-3
    Weight: 215.5lbs
  • Bat/Throw: R/R

Scouting Report

8/11/23

Braden Butler, Capistrano Valley Christian (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP Butler is an all around athlete, a tall and built out player with a low 7s 60 paired with a powerful swing.
Body: 6-2, 216-pounds. Strong and built out base.
Delivery: Slower and relaxed delivery, sits weight into his back leg and drives forward.
Arm Action: RH. Full arm action, reaches back and whips forward.
FB: T82, 79-81 mph. Comes out of the hand fast compared to his slower delivery. T2071, 1956 average rpm.
CB: 63-66 mph. Has sweeping qualities to it, works best on the outside corner to RHH. T1788, 1703 average rpm.
CH: 70-72 mph. Plays well off the FB, relies on speed difference. T1252, 1089 average rpm.
ATH: 7.14 runner in the 60. 1.68 and 3.95 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

8/11/23

Braden Butler, Capistrano Valley Christian (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: 3B/RHP Butler is an all around athlete, a tall and built out player with a low 7s 60 paired with a powerful swing.
Body: 6-2, 216-pounds. Strong and built out base.
Hit: RHH. Knees bent with offset feet and hands at his head. Quick and sharp load. steps slightly in on a long stride. Consistent line drives in BP 65.9 mph bat speed with 11 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 74.9 mph. 300' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-78 mph. Quick arm action, whips the ball.
Defense: Stays low to the ground while fielding the ball. Good spatial awareness.
ATH: 7.14 runner in the 60. 1.68 and 3.95 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

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