Jared Carrier
Director of Scouting, NY

Name: EJ Exposito
High School: St. John the Baptist
Grad Year: 2019
Position: 2B
State Rank: No. 96 (No. 3 2B)
Recent Event: Long Island Top Prospect

Crunching the Numbers
Exit Velocity:  75 MPH (Previous: 73 MPH)
Arm Strength/INF: 71 MPH (Previous: 68 MPH)
Home-to-1B: 4.38 (Previous: 4.99 )

Scouting Report
Exposito, a 2019 right-handed middle infielder that looks more impressive at every outing, stands at 5-foot-7 and weighs 145 pounds, ran a 4.38 from home to first which was a personal best and (+0.51 quicker than last year).  Offensively- Hits from an open lower half lead foot slightly on the toe, with some shift of weight to the back side, with the hands held in front of the back shoulder with a slight pre-pitch movement vertically and barrel of the bat perpendicular to the ground with a slight wrap towards the pitcher. Uses a lead leg lift, with a slight inward rotation of the lead knee, with the hands loading straight back quietly and subtly and barrel of the bat getting a bit greater than 45 degrees. Hands stayed compact, showed an approach to use all fields during batting practice, driving the ball from the pull side line to the opposite field gap. Recorded an exit velocity of 75 MPH, a personal best (+2 MPH from September). Defensively-  Upright setup for the middle infielder; hangs back with his prep steps, creating momentum into his fielding position and acceleration into his throws. Good bounce in his step and creates proper angles into the ball. Steady glove as we’ve see in past events. Arm strength has plateaued at 68 MPH at all prior events, showed a bump to 71 MPH (+3 MPH) today. Physical maturity and game experience are starting to pay dividends.

What did we See?
"Exposito is the type of player that may fly under the radar if you were one to read solely into numbers. His actions continue to improve and is a certifiable defender who now is starting to show more punch at the plate. Love when a player who's measurables seem to have leveled off but then there is a spike across the board. Speaks volumes about the off the field progress being made. A gamer, scrapper who is on the right track."

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