Future Games Trials: Infield Analysis

INFIELDERS

Tyler Abrego, SS/RHP, Argyle HS, 2021
Abrego had a solid all around day and has a seasoned presence about him. The right-handed hitter drove the ball from the middle to oppo gap with an inside-out path and quick hands. Handles the ball really well at shortstop, can start and finish the pivot in the middle and knows how to throw from different slots with a quick exchange and easy arm swing to make accurate throws with a top velocity across the diamond of 84 mph. On the mound, the right-hander has a smooth, athletic delivery with a clean arm swing. His fastball topped out at 81, sitting mostly 79-81 mph and throwing a quality changeup at 72-73 mph.

Reece Parrott, SS, Newman Smith HS, 2021
6-foot, 170-pounds. Parrott has the all around actions and movement patterns, both offensively and on the infield that should allow him to catch the eyes of college recruiters. The right-handed hitting shows feel for the barrel with a good sense of timing. Smooth load back as he pushes his hands back, then strides forward, engaging his lower half to transfer his weight and deliver the barrel with plenty of lag and a loose finish. Solid leverage for his size with a top exit velocity of 86 mph and more to come in the future. At shorstop, he has polished actions with smooth footwork, soft hands and quick exchange that allow him to throw from different slots and on the run.

Gerardo Salinas, SS/C, Milby HS, 2021
Salinas has a high-waisted, long-limbed frame at 6-foot-1, 180-pounds. The right-handed hitter has a balanced setup with good rhythm as he triggers his hands, landing with separation and getting the barrel through contact with loose hands and easy effort and top exit velocity of 85 mph. At shorstop, he takes an excellent first step on ground balls, keeping his chest and shoulders stacked over his feet as he cuts distance. Really like the way he stays in his legs as he starts the double play, and he can throw on the run.

Cole Brady, RHP/3B, Central Heights HS, 2021
Brady has a strong, sturdy frame at 6-foot, 170-pound frame. The right-handed hitter takes aggressive hacks that produces hard contact with lift and strength in the barrell. Starting from a slightly open stance, he pinches his knees together, pushing back to load as he triggers his hands and takes a short stride. Plenty of lag in the barrel as his hands work quick through the zone on a short path to produce a top exit velocity of 83 mph. On the infield, he shows the actions, glove play, and arm strength that should allow him to stay at third moving forward. Moves with long strides, can make the glove play, funnels the ball quickly to the midline of his body, then winds up to throw with carry across the diamond with a top velocity of 85 mph. On the mound, he uses an up tempo delivery as he brings his hands over his head. Gets down the mound with his hips turned inward and a medium stride before he uncoils at release with an athletic finish. Over the top slot with a medium arm circle and quick arm swing. Pitched at 80-82 mph with his fastball and threw a plus splitty for strikes with late drop off the table at 71-73 mph. Curveball had early break at 63-68 mph.

Garrett Nail, RHP/3B, Sweeny HS, 2022
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound left-handed hitter took an outstanding round during BP, he was on the barrel and hit the ball hard from the middle to pull side with a top exit velocity of 85 mph. Starting from a tall, open stance, he uses a quick leg kick to load, taking a short stride and landing square. Quick-loose hands delivery the barrel on an inside out path on an uphill plane with a whippy finish as he sits into his back side. On the infield, Nail has a quick first step, fielding the ball with a quick-clean exchange. Does a nice job of playing low with soft hands, getting rid of the ball quickly from a ¾ slot and top velocity across the diamond of 74 mph. On the bump, the right-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a short arm swing and short stride down the mound. His fastball sat 79-80 mph. Threw a quality changeup at 65-67 mph, flashing arm side depth and fade.

Collin Coker, SS/2B, Sweeny HS, 2022
Coker has a long-limbed, projectable frame with broad shoulders at 6-feet, 160-pounds. The right-handed hitter loads back smooth has he triggers his hands down and back as he strides forward. Loose hands deliver the barrel on an uphill plane as he rotates through contact. Excellent footwork patterns on the infield with soft hands and rhythm through the ball. Does a nice job of playing low through the ball for a young player, presenting his hands out front and exchanging the ball quickly to throw 74 mph across the diamond.

Dylan Yanes, SS, Langham Creek HS, 2022
Yanes has an athletic, quick-twitch frame at 5-foot-7, 135-pounds. The right-handed hitter starts from a neutral stance, then pushes back with a low-hanging reverse leg lift as he triggers his hands down and back into a front arm bar. Glides forward as he strides, hitting off his front foot as he transfers his weight. Swings on an uphill plane with an inside-out path and high finish. On the infield, he has a quick first step and shows quality range to both sides. Plays through the ball with soft hands and throws from a ¾ slot with a top velocity of 76 mph across the diamond.

Connor Lee, RHP/2B, Pearland HS, 2021  
5-foot-11, 160-pounds. The right-handed hitter starts from a tall stance, then loads his hands down and back before striding forward. Quick hands work on a short path through the zone, producing hard contact to the pull side with a loose finish and top exit velocity of 83 mph. On the infield, Lee does a nice job of playing his glove low with soft hands. Long exchange into a compact arm stroke with top velocity across the diamond of 83 mph. On the mound, the right-hander works from an over the top slot with a long arm swing and reach out of the glove. Good mobility in his lower half with a high leg lift and drop and drive delivery. His fastball flashed tilt and angle, topping out at 82 mph, sitting 80-81. Cutter has short glove side movement at 70-72 mph, and his curveball had early break at 63-65 mph.

Joshua Barnhouse, 1B/RHP, Prosper HS, 2021
Barnhouse stands 6-foot-5, 210-pounds with an already projectable frame and plenty of upside that should put him on a ton of colleges recruiting radars as the velocity is likely to jump in the next calendar year - and he wears a size 16 shoe. The right-hander works from a high slot with a clean arm swing and an athletic delivery with good hip turn down the mound. He shows feel for four pitches with tilt on his fastball at 77-79 mph, a 67-68 mph curveball, a 72-73 mph slider, and he has a solid changeup that he throws for a strike with arm side run at 72-73 mph. Offensively, he loads back smooth as his hands slide back - then up as he takes a short stride forward, landing with separation. Flat path to contact with slight lift to finish. Strong hands with a leveraged hack and top exit velocity of 88 mph. At first base, Barnhouse does a nice job of playing low with soft hands out front. Plays through the ball with rhythm and good footwork around the back with a top velocity of 81 mph across the diamond.

Trajan Lee, RHP/1B, St. Thomas, 2021
Lee is already 6-foot-2, 190-pounds but still has room to fill out. The right-hander topped out at 83 mph on the bump, sitting mostly 80-82, spinning a 65-68 mph curveball, and throwing his changeup for strikes at 66-70 mph. Offensively, he starts from a tall setup, using a slight leg kick for timing that allowed him to be on time and on the barrel during BP. Trigges his hands down into a hitch that combined with his leg kick, created gap power and lots of carry with a top exit velocity of 90 mph. Lee stroked balls to the left-centerfield gap with aggressive hacks. At first base, he plays through the ball with smooth foortwork, staying low and centered as he fields the ball. Clean exchange from the midline and loose arm swing with a top velocity of 84 mph across the diamond.

Dillon Lester, C/SS, Deer Park HS, 2023
Lester was the youngest player in attendance, and this was our second time seeing him in the past 6 months. He has the skill set right now to compete with guys several years his elder. The switch-hitter can handle the bat from both sides of the plate even though his right-handed hack is more polished with an exit velocity of 86 mph, he still shows plenty of promise from the left side. Gap approach with loose hands, he can deliver the barrel with above average strength in his hands. Athletic defender at two premium positions, he plays catch at a high level with clean transitions, soft hands, and quick footwork with game speed tempo, moving with a bounce in his step and confident demeanor. Threw 71 mph from the crouch with pop times ranging from 2.12-2.19. As good of a reciever as we have seen at a young age, he also moves well on the infield and shows the ryhthm, tempo and footwork to be able to play in the middle moving forward. It’s not just his skills that suggest that this youngster has played up with older teams, he has a seasoned presence, and communicates at a high level.

Connor Lee, RHP/2B, Pearland HS, 2021  
5-foot-11, 160-pounds. The right-handed hitter starts from a tall stance, then loads his hands down and back before striding forward. Quick hands work on a short path through the zone, producing hard contact to the pull side with a loose finish and top exit velocity of 83 mph. On the infield, Lee does a nice job of playing his glove low with soft hands. Long exchange into a compact arm stroke with top velocity across the diamond of 83 mph. On the mound, the right-hander works from an over the top slot with a long arm swing and reach out of the glove. Good mobility in his lower half with a high leg lift and drop and drive delivery. His fastball flashed tilt and angle, topping out at 82 mph, sitting 80-81. Cutter has short glove side movement at 70-72 mph, and his curveball had early break at 63-65 mph.

Tristan Zarella, SS, Clear Falls HS, 2022
5-foot-7, 135-pounds. The left-handed hitter has a smooth hack with loose hands, strength at contact and easy rhythm. Quality round of BP with tons of balls on the barrel with line drive power that projectas for more. On the infield, he has a quick first step and plays through the ball with soft hands and quick exchange into a low-¾ slot with a top velocity of 71 mph across the diamond.

Ty Brantley, C, Friendswood HS, 2022  
5-foot-8, 120-pounds. From the right side, the switch hitter starts from a tall, open stance, then lifts his front leg, turning his front side square as he triggers his hands back and strides forward. Similar setup from the left side, with slightly more separation at foot strike. His hands are noticeably quicker left-handed with harder contact on the barrel and a loose finish. On the infield, he has fundamental footwork with soft hands as he fields the ball out front and threw with a top velocity across the diamond of 65 mph. Behind the dish, he threw with a top velocity of the crouch of 63 mph and posted pop times of 2.37-2.44.

Collin McKinney, RHP/1B, Clear Creek HS, 2022
6-foot-3, 190-pounds. The right-handed hitter starts from a wide base with his hands pre-set over his back shoulder holding the bat flat. Tilted shoulders slot the barrel in the zone early, working on an uphill path as he rotates to contact, producing a top exit velocity of 75 mph. At first base, he fields the ball deep and threw 73 mph across the diamond. On the mound, the right-hander has a long arm swing with a drop and drive delivery, releasing the ball from a ¾ to low-¾ slot. His fastball topped out at 80 mph, sitting mostly 74-78. He spun his curveball at 58-62 mph with gradual depth and 10/4 shape.

Tyler Meek, LHP/1B, Grand Oaks HS, 2021
6-foot, 145-pounds. Meek posted one of the fastest 60-times of the day with a 7.08. The right-handed hitter loads back, then glides forward as he strides, using an inside-out path that produced a top exit velocity of 75 mph. At first base, he play low with a flat back and his hands out front, and threw from a low-¾ slot with a top velocity across the diamond of 73 mph. On the mound, the left-hander works from ¾  slot. His fastball flashes arm side run at 69-71 mph. Changeup has good arm side fade and run at 57-60 mph. He stays on top of his curveball at release, creating 1/7 shape with gradual depth at 62-64 mph.

Richard Carrillo, 2B/SS, Alice HS, 2021  
5-foot-10, 150-pounds. The right-handed hitter shows quality feel to hit, starting from a wide, balanced stance he uses a reverse leg lift to load as he triggers his hands and cocks the barrel slightly forward. Short, inside-out path with quick hands and loose finished keep the barrel in the zone a long time, producing line drive contact and top exit velocity of 77 mph. At shortstop, he has smooth footwork, soft hands and throws from a ¾ slot with a loose arm swing and top velocity across the diamond of 74 mph.