On Feb. 19, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to the Pullman Community Center in Chicago to host the Chicago Preseason ID. This event provided us an ample opportunity to check-in on some of the area’s top high school prospects and identify several new names to know as we prepare for the IHSA season, as well as future invite-only events on the PBR Illinois calendar.

Yesterday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits. Now, we will take a further in-depth look at the top positional players with the help of our tech partnerships, broken down by the categories down below: 

Below you'll find which players popped on the numerical side at Chicago’s Pullman Center over the weekend.

SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING

60-YARD DASH

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	60-yd
1	Brenden Beals	IL	Barrington	2023	SS	6.88 s
^	Angel Mohammad	IL	Taft	2024	OF	6.88 s
2	Kevin Zanin	IL	Mount Carmel	2024	2B	6.93 s
3	Andrew Crenshaw	IL	Lindblom	2024	SS	6.99 s
4	Ethan Collins	IL	Oak Lawn	2024	LHP	7.15 s
5	Dominic Jacoby	IL	Taft	2023	SS	7.16 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank	Name	State	School	Class	Pos	10-yd
1	Brenden Beals	IL	Barrington	2023	SS	1.68 s
2	Angel Mohammad	IL	Taft	2024	OF	1.71 s
^	Ethan Collins	IL	Oak Lawn	2024	LHP	1.71 s
3	Andrew Crenshaw	IL	Lindblom	2024	SS	1.73 s
^	Kevin Zanin	IL	Mount Carmel	2024	2B	1.73 s
4	Antwan Harvey Jr.	IL	Lindblom	2023	2B	1.75 s
5	Dominic Jacoby	IL	Taft	2023	SS	1.77 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.

 

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TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

SWEET SPOT%

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

 

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BLAST MOTION

HAND SPEED (AVG.)

Hand Speed: The observed speed as measured on the handle of the bat (measured six inches from the knob of the bat). Peak Hand Speed will occur prior to the moment of impact, very close to the commit time in the swing when the wrists unhinge.

BAT SPEED (AVG.)

Bat Speed: The observed speed of the sweet spot of the bat at impact. The sweet spot of the bat is measured six inches from the tip of the bat.

ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION (AVG.)

Body Rotation: A swing that has the appropriate relative contributions of body and bat rotations is an efficient and Powerful swing that maintains proper sequencing. An efficient baseball swing is one in which the body creates the initial movements, which is then transferred to the arms and out to the bat, thereby maximizing Bat Speed through this proximal-to-distal kinematic sequencing movement pattern.

 

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VIZUAL EDGE

EDGE SCORE

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.

+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.

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