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Wed February 13, 2019
The weekend of January 26th and 27th, PBR Florida held its 3rd annual Preseason All-State event at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., to evaluate close to 100 of the state’s top prospects. This invite only event was comprised of prospects from all classes. To view the whole roster, CLICK HERE.
We began our event coverage with a Statistical Analysis, highlighting the top statistical performers on leaderboards. We then provided our first impressions from the event, broken down by team: Team White, Team Blue, Team Black, Team Red, Team Yellow, Team Gray
We started our position breakdown with the position players: Catchers, Corner Infielders, Middle Infielders, Outfielders.
Today, we will look at the pitchers before concluding with the two-way prospects tomorrow. The prospects from the 2022 class were especially impressive at this event. LHP Brandon Barriera (Westminster Academy) ran his fastball up to 88 mph and showed feel for a curveball and changeup combination. Right-handers Evan Dobias (Westminster Academy) and Ryan Fry (Wharton) are no strangers to us and continued to show that they are top end talent in their class.
Florida Atlantic recruit RHP Dante Visconti (Bartram Trail, 2019) put in such a performance that he earned himself an invite to the prestigious PBR Super 60 showcase, held every February 4th in the Chicago, Ill. area.
Below, you can find the top 5 pitching prospects, followed by the remaining pitchers in alphabetical order.
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Brandon Barriera LHP / 1B / Westminster Academy, FL / 2022Uncommitted, currently one of the top prospects in the state country, ranked No. 2 in Florida and No. 14 Overall. 6-foot, 155-pounds, highly athletic, strength throughout frame, muscular build, moves loosely, projectable. Arm action is short, circular on the back-side, arm speed is quick to a ¾ slot. Tall and fall delivery, sit on back-side, leads with hip, works online, lands square, finishes athletically. Fastball worked 86-88 with some run. Curveball, 68-69, 1/7 shape, depth, late bite. Changeup, fade and sink action, 73-74. High follow 2022 MLB Draft prospect. |
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Dante Visconti RHP / Bartram Trail, FL / 2019Rankings StateRank: 88 / POS: 28
Florida Atlantic recruit. 6-foot-5, 205-pound right-handed pitcher, extra-large frame, broad shoulders, athletic build. Long arm action, shows on the back-side, turns over quickly into a low ¾ slot, creates deception. Drop and drive delivery, works on-line, lands slightly closed, shoulders square, finishes upright, square to the plate. Fastball sat 89-90 mph with heavy run. Curveball, sweeping action, 76-78. Changeup, sinking action, 78-81.Unorthodox delivery with movement of arsenal will cause hitters fits. |
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Evan Dobias RHP / OF / Westminster Academy, FL / 2022Rankings StateRank: 8 / POS: 2
Virginia commit. 6-foot, 160-pound, athletic frame, projectable build. Arm works short and clean on the back-side, turns over quickly to a ¾ slot. Hybrid delivery, repeats with easy effort, tall and fall, works on-line, lands closed, finishes walking off. Fastball sat 82-84 with easy life. Curveball, 11/5 shape, depth, 71-74. Changeup, fade action, 76-79. High follow 2022 prospect. |
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Luke Baker LHP / Buchholz, FL / 2020Mississippi commit. Extra-large frame, long appendages, 6-foot-6, 215-pounds, left-handed pitcher, projectable build. Works with a short, quick arm action out of a ¾ slot. Tall and fall delivery, leads with hip out of balance point, works on-line, lands square, finishes crossing over. Fastball sat 80-82, touched 84, running action. Curveball, near fastball arm speed, 11/5 shape, depth, 63-64. Changeup, fade action, 68-70. |
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Ryan Fry RHP / 3B / Wharton , FL / 2022Miami commit. 6-foot-2, 160-pound right-handed pitcher, athletic frame, strong lower half, broad shoulders, projectable, room for continued physical development. Arm works loose and athletically from a ¾ slot. Tall and fall delivery, momentum works towards home, finishes athletically. Fastball sat 80-83 with run. Curveball, depth, 11/5 shape, 66-68. Changeup, fade action, 69-71. High follow 2022 arm. |