Class of 2025 Showcase: Positional Data Dive
October 17, 2023
On Sunday, October 8th, the PBR Illinois staff traveled to The MAX in McCook, Ill., to host the Class of 2025 Showcase. This annual event is for players who just started their junior years, in this case the state’s 2025 class, and hosted more than 40 players from across the state.
For a closer look at the showcase details and the technologies we'll have on-site to assist our in-person evaluation for all in attendance, click here. For a complete look at those registered to attend this event, view the most up-to-date version of the roster by clicking here.
Monday, we took a closer look at some of the immediate standouts who caught our attention with our Quick Hits. Yesterday, we published our Statistical Analysis, where we broke down the stat leaders from the more traditional categories. 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:
SYNCRO ATHLETIC TESTING
60-YARD DASH
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 60-yd |
1 | Ryan Frano | IL | Glenbard East High School | 2025 | LHP | 6.92 s |
^ | Jonathan Medina Jr | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | OF | 6.92 s |
2 | Aadden Guerrero | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | SS | 6.98 s |
3 | Roan Orlanes | IL | Naperville Central | 2025 | SS | 6.99 s |
4 | Luke Canada | IL | Timothy Christian | 2025 | SS | 7.04 s |
5 | Theodore Greco | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | SS | 7.05 s |
10-YARD SPLIT
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | 10-yd |
1 | Ryan Frano | IL | Glenbard East High School | 2025 | LHP | 1.63 s |
2 | Luke Canada | IL | Timothy Christian | 2025 | SS | 1.65 s |
3 | Ethan Mendez | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | SS | 1.67 s |
4 | Jonathan Medina Jr | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | OF | 1.70 s |
5 | Nicholas Splitt | IL | Lemont | 2025 | 1B | 1.72 s |
^ | Patrick Kennedy | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | RHP | 1.72 s |
Run Speed (Max)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Run speed (max) |
1 | Jonathan Medina Jr | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | OF | 19.6 |
2 | Aadden Guerrero | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | SS | 19.5 |
3 | Roan Orlanes | IL | Naperville Central | 2025 | SS | 19.5 |
4 | Theodore Greco | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | SS | 19.4 |
5 | Ryan Frano | IL | Glenbard East High School | 2025 | LHP | 19.3 |
Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. 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)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (max) |
1 | Beni Espinosa | IL | DePaul College Prep | 2025 | SS | 94.6 mph |
2 | Owen Strahl | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | OF | 94.1 mph |
3 | Jonathan Medina Jr | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | OF | 93.5 mph |
4 | Ethan Mendez | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | SS | 92.6 mph |
5 | Oliver Brandow | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | SS | 91.6 mph |
6 | Anthony Batshon | IL | Lockport | 2025 | C | 91.4 mph |
7 | Alex Behles | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 1B | 90.6 mph |
8 | Theodore Greco | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | SS | 90.6 mph |
9 | Jaden Gonzalez | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | SS | 90.5 mph |
10 | Dylan Hecht | IL | DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP | 2025 | OF | 90.4 mph |
EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Exit Velocity (avg) |
1 | Beni Espinosa | IL | DePaul College Prep | 2025 | SS | 90.5 mph |
2 | Owen Strahl | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | OF | 89.1 mph |
3 | Aadden Guerrero | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | SS | 86.2 mph |
4 | Oliver Brandow | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | SS | 85.6 mph |
5 | Alex Behles | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 1B | 85.4 mph |
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)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Distance (max) |
1 | Beni Espinosa | IL | DePaul College Prep | 2025 | SS | 343 ft |
2 | Evion Rodriguez | IL | Morgan Park | 2025 | 3B | 341 ft |
3 | Ryan Frano | IL | Glenbard East High School | 2025 | LHP | 332 ft |
4 | Owen Strahl | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | OF | 330 ft |
5 | Nicholas Splitt | IL | Lemont | 2025 | 1B | 321 ft |
SWEET SPOT%
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Sweet Spot % |
1 | Andres Becerra | IL | Proviso West | 2025 | 2B | 88 % |
2 | Beni Espinosa | IL | DePaul College Prep | 2025 | SS | 80 % |
^ | Dylan Hecht | IL | DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP | 2025 | OF | 80 % |
3 | Eli Ordower | IL | Niles West High School | 2025 | SS | 77 % |
^ | Jackson Newton | IL | Dunlap | 2025 | OF | 77 % |
^ | Chase Vargo | IL | Fremd | 2025 | OF | 77 % |
4 | Joseph DalPonte | IL | Lockport | 2025 | SS | 75 % |
^ | Oliver Brandow | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | SS | 75 % |
^ | Justin Hodges | IL | Hononegah | 2025 | OF | 75 % |
5 | Jonathan Medina Jr | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | OF | 72 % |
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.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Hand Speed (avg) |
1 | Patrick Kennedy | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | RHP | 24.4 mph |
2 | Anthony Batshon | IL | Lockport | 2025 | C | 23.7 mph |
3 | Chase Vargo | IL | Fremd | 2025 | OF | 23.4 mph |
4 | Oliver Brandow | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | SS | 22.7 mph |
5 | Beni Espinosa | IL | DePaul College Prep | 2025 | SS | 22.5 mph |
6 | Aadden Guerrero | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | SS | 21.9 mph |
7 | Justin Hodges | IL | Hononegah | 2025 | OF | 21.6 mph |
8 | Edward Lopez | IL | Mount Carmel | 2025 | 2B | 21.6 mph |
9 | Owen Strahl | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | OF | 21.6 mph |
10 | Ethan Mendez | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | SS | 21.5 mph |
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.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Bat Speed (avg) |
1 | Owen Strahl | IL | Lake Zurich | 2025 | OF | 73.5 mph |
2 | Anthony Batshon | IL | Lockport | 2025 | C | 72.3 mph |
3 | Ethan Mendez | IL | Benet Academy | 2025 | SS | 72.2 mph |
4 | Alex Behles | IL | Huntley | 2025 | 1B | 71.6 mph |
5 | Patrick Kennedy | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | RHP | 71.2 mph |
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.)
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Rot. Acc (avg) |
1 | Aadden Guerrero | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | SS | 22.2 g |
2 | Chase Vargo | IL | Fremd | 2025 | OF | 20.4 g |
3 | Vincent Skokal | IL | St. Rita | 2025 | C | 20.1 g |
4 | Max Russ | IL | Immaculate Conception Catholic | 2025 | OF | 19.2 g |
5 | Oliver Brandow | IL | Champaign Central | 2025 | SS | 19.0 g |
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
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Edge Score |
1 | Theodore Greco | IL | Lane Tech | 2025 | SS | 85.28 |
2 | Braylon McNair | IL | Lindblom Math & Science | 2025 | 1B | 83.76 |
3 | Dylan Hecht | IL | DEPAUL COLLEGE PREP | 2025 | OF | 83.42 |
4 | Ryan Frano | IL | Glenbard East High School | 2025 | LHP | 82.93 |
5 | Jackson Newton | IL | Dunlap | 2025 | OF | 82.44 |
6 | Kaleb Elwood | IL | Aurora Christian | 2025 | C | 81.76 |
7 | Joseph DalPonte | IL | Lockport | 2025 | SS | 80.06 |
8 | Jonathan Medina Jr | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | OF | 80.05 |
9 | Jaden Gonzalez | IL | Lyons Township | 2025 | SS | 79.79 |
10 | Aadden Guerrero | IL | St. Laurence | 2025 | SS | 79.21 |
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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