By Ethan Silverman
Missouri Scouting Director

The MOKAN Prospect ID Showcase at Park University on Wednesday July 10th drew players from both the Missouri and Kansas areas of Kansas City, impressing scouts with players who we for sure want to keep an eye on over the next few years. 

We bring you a complete breakdown and individual player analysis from the MOKAN Prospect ID Showcase (in alphabetical order):

Tyler Barnes, OF, Blue Valley West HS, Class of 2015:
Barnes is an undersized 5-foot-10, 155-pound outfielder who showed ability to field the ball cleanly, and keep his momentum forward. His arm is long and loose, showing some arm strength and accuracy, with a top throw of 85-mph.  At the plate, Barnes, has an aggressive approach and has a good lower half creating some bat speed and a level path to the ball. He extends well through contact, driving the ball with some pull side power.  Additionally, Barnes ran a 7.11 60. 

Wade Brewer, RHP, Kearney HS, Class of 2015:
Brewer has a long and lanky 5-foot-11, 155-pound frame, showing ability and feel for three pitches. Coming from a ¾ arm slot with a quick, loose arm, Brewer threw a heavy fastball in the 79-83 mph range with arm side run and sink. He also threw a sharp 67-68 mph breaking ball with 11-to-5 shape and a change up (70-71 mph) with arm side run thrown at near fastball arm speed. Brewer seemed to have better rhythm and consistency out of the stretch. He has good arm strength for a player of his age and should see a spike in velocity over the next few years. 

Jarrett Cronin, RHP/3B, Maryville HS, Class of 2015:
The wiry 6-foot-4, 159-pound Cronin has a projectable frame that as it continues to fill out, has the potential to see further progression. On the mound, Cronin has a loose arm with some rhythm in his delivery. His fastball was thrown 73-75 mph, topping at 78-mph with slight arm side movement. He also displayed command for a sharp 11-to-5 breaking ball thrown with fastball arm speed in the 68-70 mph range and a 63-65 mph change up.  In the field, Cronin is quick and aggressive to the ball with sure hands and some arm strength (78-mph) and accuracy. At the plate, Cronin has an long, level line drive producing swing. He swing hard and works the gaps well. 

Ryan Fisher, OF, Liberty HS, Class of 2014:
Fisher is an athletically built 6-foot-1, 190-pound left handed hitting outfielder. In the outfield, Fisher shows good body control to the ball while staying behind fly balls and catching them with his momentum going forward. His exchange is quick and clean with some accuracy in his throws (top throw of 72-mph). At the plate, Fischer has strong hands and some looseness in his swing, creating some barrel whip through the zone. He shows good ability to keep his hands inside the ball with extension through contact. Additionally, Fisher ran a 7.33 60.

Easton Fortuna, MIF, Park Hill South HS, Class of 2015:
Fortuna displayed athletic actions and sure hands in the infield. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound middle infielder has a good approach to the ball, fielding it cleanly with a quick transfer and range to both sides. Fortuna made the play of the event, a diving stop deep in the hole. His throws were accurate with a top throw of 75-mph. At the plate, Fortuna has a balanced approach and sound hitting mechanics. His swing is short and compact with an uphill finish the produces lines drives and the ability to hit the ball to the opposite field.

Cale Hanson, 3B/1B, Liberty North, Class of 2015:
Hanson is a strong bodied 6-foot-2, 195-pound corner infielder who showed his skills on the left side of the infield. He has a good approach to the ball with good actions for a corner infielder. Hanson has short arm action, with some accuracy across the diamond and a top throw of 75-mph. By incorporating some more lower half into his throws, there is the potential for increased velocity. He also showed good range to his glove hand side. Offensively, Hanson has good rhythm and balanced stance with a smooth level swing. He takes a short path to the ball with an uphill finish driving the ball gap to gap.

Ryan Hinkley, C/1B, Liberty North HS, Class of 2015:
Hinkley possesses a strong 6-foot-1, 175-pound frame and shows some ability behind the plate and at first base. Behind the plate, Hinkley shows good body control while blocking, with quick instincts during bullpen sessions. As well as receiving with a firm wrist. He fired pop times in the 2.05-2.14 range with all throws on the base. At first base, Hinkley has sure hands and good footwork around the bag while coming of the base and turning double plays. Defensively, Hinkley looks more comfortable as a catcher than first baseman. At the plate, Hinkley has a simple, repeatable swing with looseness in his hands. He has a strong lower half to help generate bat speed and consistently drove the ball hard, showing some power to the right center field gap.

Hayden Ludwig, MIF, Blue Springs HS, Class of 2016:
Ludwig is a small bodied, 5-foot-9, 125-pound middle infielder who showed good, soft hands and ability to pick it in the infield. His transfer was quick and clean, with a short, quick arm that has some accuracy across the diamond (top throw of 68 mph). He also displayed good lateral range to both sides. At the plate, Ludwig has a long swing, with extension through contact and ability to make consistent contact. Has he physically matures and continues to fill out his frame he should start driving the ball with some authority.

Dylan MacKay, OF, Blue Springs HS, Class of 2016:
In the outfield, the 5-foot-10, 140-pound MacKay, over the course of numerous PBR events, continues to show ability finding the ball off the bat and moving fluidly to the ball with athletic actions. He gets in good position to throw, with his momentum toward his target. At the plate, the left handed hitting MacKay has a line drive approach, showing ability to hit the ball to the opposite field. His swing takes a long, uphill path while showing good control of his bat. With a little more use of his lower half, MacKay should start driving the ball with more authority.

Mitchell McCallister, OF, Staley HS, Class of 2016:
McCallister is a 5-foot-10, 175-pound outfielder who displayed good ability to find the ball off the bat and field it cleanly with a quick exchange while playing through the ball. He has some accuracy with his throws, with a top velocity of 75-mph. With a bit more aggression to the ball, McCallister could create some more momentum to the ball and see an uptick in his velocity. At the plate, McCallister has little wasted movement and showed ability to let the ball get deep and hit it to all fields.  He takes a level path to the ball, and at times showed some ability to pull the ball with some power potential. McCallister ran a 7.15 60 

Levi McLaughlin, MIF, Staley HS, Class of 2015:
In the infield, McLaughlin shows to be a sure handed fielder with a clean exchange and quick arm action from a ¾ arm slot. He has good footwork while playing through the ball with accurate throws (top throw of 73-mph). At the plate, the 6-foot-1, 168-pound left handed hitter has a balanced stance with little wasted movement. He showed good ability to use the opposite field, as well as pull the ball on the inside part of the plate. Mclaughlin had a tendency to pull off the ball at times, but when his head stayed on the ball, his swing stayed level and drove the ball. 

Blake Moore, C, Liberty North HS, Class of 2015:
Moore is a solidly built 5-foot-10, 175-pound catcher who threw pop times in the 2.02-2.03 range, with accuracy and a top throw of 80-mph from the crouch. With slightly quicker footwork, Moore should see a decrease in his pop time. Moore receives well with a firm wrist and soft hands, and shows to be an effective blocker. At the plate, Moore has strong hands, creating some barrel whip through the zone that produces hard line droves with some backspin carry. He has little wasted movement in the batters box. Additionally, Moore ran a 7.23 60.

Evan Rathburn. MIF, Raymore-Peculiar, Class of 2015:
Rathburn is a lanky and athletic 6-foot, 160-popund left handed hitting middle infielder. At the plate, Rathburn has good rhythm and smooth mechanics, with an easy, low effort swing that produced consistent hard line drives to all fields. With a little more use of his lower half, he might be able to find a bit more power in his swing. In the infield, Rathburn has a good approach to the ball with quick footwork, soft hands, and a clean glove to hand transfer. With short ¾ arm action, his top throw was 80-mph across the diamond. Rathburn also ran a 7.22 60. 

Joseph Tieman, LHP/OF, St. Joseph Central HS, Class of 2015:
With a projectable 6-foot, 165-pound frame, Tieman has shown progression on the mound since his last PBR event. Coming from a high ¾ arm slot with easy effort, Tieman’s fastball topped at 78-mph with some arm side movement and late life consistently around the strike zone. He also showed a gradual breaking 63-65 mph curveball with 2-to-8 shape thrown with near fastball arm speed and a 65-67 mph change up down in the zone with some fade. In the outfield, Tieman has sure hands and a clean exchange. He could be more aggressive to the ball, which would help keep his momentum toward his target and increase his velocity from the 66-70 mph range. Offensively, the left handed hitting Tieman has good rhythm with a level swing and extension through contact. He showed ability to hit the ball to all fields with good bat control.

Matthew Zembraski, C/MIF, Warrensburg HS, Class of 2014:
Zembraski continues to be a consistent quality player over the course of numerous PBR events. At an athletic 5-foot-11, 175-pounds, Zembraski shows fundamental receiving and blocking skills behind the plate. From the crouch, he delivered pop time in the 1.97-2.02 range at 72-75 mph. Zembraski also shows skill at shortstop, with athletic actions to the ball and soft, sure hands with a clean transfer. At the plate, the switch-hitting Zembraski is smooth and balanced from the left side, with an easy level swing that produces consistent line drives. From the right side, Zembraski has quick hands through the zone with a slightly uphill swing. He looks to be more consistent from the left hand side.