Prep Baseball Report

PBR Future Games Spotlight: SS/RHP Joey Butler



Name: Joey Butler
High School: Minooka HS, IL
Class: 2016
Position: SS/RHP
Height: 6-2
Weight: 170

Butler has legitimate two-way potential. He has an impressive frame, standing at 6-foot-2, 170 pounds with plenty of projection. He stands on the first base side of the rubber and throws slightly across his body, but it doesn’t affect his command. He pounds the zone from a slow, deliberate delivery with a pause at his balance point. His arm is free and easy from a high three-quarter slot and he can sit 81-83 mph. His curveball shows 12-to-6 action, sitting at 70-71. His changeup sits 74-75 with arm-side sink. He hits from a balanced set-up with low hands, but quietly raises them in his load and keeps them inside the ball.

The Prep Baseball Report Future Games is a one-of-a-kind event featuring the top 2016 prospects from across our 10 state coverage area. This year taking place at Grand Park in Westfield, IN from July 31-August 2, hundreds of scouts from across the country will fill the stands to watch some of the top uncommitted 2016 prospects across our coverage area.

Current Team Select Roster

Name State School Class Pos Commitment
Joey Butler IL Minooka 2016 SS
Chandler Cannon OH Oregon Clay 2016 RHP
Hank Christie IL Oak Park-River Forest 2016 RHP
Isaac Collins MN Maple Grove 2016 SS
Cal Elvers IL Sacred Heart Griffin 2016 C
Josh Garner IL Plainfield North 2016 RHP
Bryce Gray IL Homewood Floosmoor 2016 C
Austin Hatfield OH Lakota East 2016 1B
Jordan Mason TN Gallatin 2017 OF
Tyler McAlister IL Waterloo 2016 RHP
Mark Meyer OH Tuslaw 2016 RHP
Danny Oriente IL Downers Grove South 2016 OF
Duncan Pence TN Farragut 2016 SS Tennessee
Colin Reid VA Woodgrove 2016 OF
Tyler Smith CO Grandview 2016 SS
Gavin Sullivan KY Eastern 2017 LHP
Tyler Thompson TN Hardin Valley Academy 2016 RHP
R.J. Wagner IN Zionsville 2016 RHP