Quick Hits: DFW Fall Prospect I.D.

Put together a solid day starting off with the fastest 60 yard dash with 6.51 sec. In BP, he had a top five max exit velocity of 95.80 mph hitting balls to all fields. Defensively, was 81 mph from the outfield with clean, athletic actions.

Showed some natural athleticism throughout the day. Started off running a 7.05 sec 60 yard dash and then threw 88 mph from the outfield. In BP, he had a max exit velocity of 88.64 mph, making loud contact hitting balls from gap to gap, flashing pull-side power. 

Had a solid day with a 2.07 pop time behind the plate with a quick release and then had a max exit velocity of 90.44 mph in BP and a max distance of 339 feet. 

Was another infielder who had a solid day, showing hands and  feet that work well together around the ball with a strong arm. He had the highest velo across the infield at 89 mph. In BP he had a max exit velocity of 90.40 mph, hitting balls from gap to gap with regularity.

Was another arm at the top of the fastball velo board, topping out at 86 mph. Also had a curveball with occasional depth that was 69-72.

Has continued to improve since we last saw him over the summer. Fastball was 83-84 T85.4 flashing arm-side run and curveball was 71-73 with tight spin and depth, max CB spin was 2731 rpm. 

Was solid on the bump, topping out at 86 mph. During the workout, he was 84 across the infield and had a max exit velocity of 87.94 mph.

Showed well on the day behind the plate. Showed a natural ability to receive the low pitch and handle multiple arms. Plenty more to come from Block down the road. 

Once again showed his natural defensive actions with hands and feet that work together in the field. Davis plays through ball with ease when needed and can throw from multiple arm angles. Seemed to add some strength since the summer and continued to show why he is a high level baseball player. 

Had an all-around solid day as a two-way player. In BP, he had the highest max exit velocity of the day of 99.67 mph and the highest max distance of 345 feet, hitting line drives from gap to gap with regularity. From the outfield he was 91 mph, also the highest of the day. On the bump, Watson was 86-87 flashing some cutting action with two offspeed pitches, slider that was 76-79 with a max spin rate of 2862 rpm and splitter that was 78-83.

Showed well during BP with a max exit velocity of 99.39 mph, hitting balls from gap to gap. Behind the dish, he had a pop time of 2.06 sec with a velo of 79 mph. 

Showed a quick arm on the day, throwing 86 mph across the diamond on the infield and 84 mph from the outfield. In BP, he had a max exit velocity of 86.12 mph hitting the ball well from gap to gap. 

A natural athlete running a 6.87 sec 60 yard dash to start the day and then threw 81 mph from the outfield. In BP, he had a max exit velocity of 85.04 mph, peppering the gaps with line drives.

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Had a quality round of BP with a max exit velocity of 94.62 mph, hitting balls from gap to gap flashing pull-side power. Defensively, he showed clean actions with soft hands, throwing 80 mph across the infield.