Prep Baseball Report

SC Fall Review: Top INF & OF Arms


Bradon Hall
Mid-Atlantic Executive Director

Throughout the fall, PBR Scouts were working to continue our coverage of the players and teams in the Palmetto State.  This included covering events, practices, games, and PBR's own events.  During PBR Events, players run through a modified pro-style workout.  The position player portion of the workout includes a laser timed 60, offensive workout, and defensive workout.  PBR uses TrackMan to track ball flight during BP.  Pitchers throw controlled bullpens, again with TrackMan gathering information on each pitch.

Information gathered by PBR Scouts is added to each players' PBR Profile.  With over 900 colleges and every MLB organization subscribed to PBR, the information is easily accessible as teams are searching for their future players.  In 2021, PBR Player Profiles averaged over 1 million hits per month.  A full player profile will include stats, advanced analytics from TrackMan and Blast, video, and scouting evaluations.  By housing all of the information in one place, coaches and scouts can see what a player is, as well as build history, allowing an easier path to future projection in their analysis.

 

Fall Review: Top catcher arms

During PBR events, the pro-style workout will include infielders working out from shortstop or first base.  Outfielders will workout from right field.  The infielders make multiple plays on routine ground balls at them, as well as moving to their left and right.  Plays will also include stretching the player's range to their back hand side as well as a slow roller.  Each throw is measured with a Stalker Pro SII, while scouts are looking for carry, accuracy, and ease in the exchange and release.  From the outfield, players are making multiple throws to home plate.  Again the Stalker Pro SII is measuring velocity, while PBR Scouts are looking at the total package of attributes that allow outfielders to control base-runner aggressiveness.  Below are the top arm velocities from the infield and outfield.

 

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Top Infielder Arms

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Javier Crespo FL Florence-Darlington JC 2021 SS 87
^ Dion Brown SC Lewisville 2024 87

 

Top Outfielder Arms

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Spenser Hamblen GA Florence-Darlington JC 2021 OF 95

 

Top 5 Infield Arms By Grad Year

2022 Grads

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Palmer Clinton SC Clover 2022 1B 84

 

2023 Grads

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Collin Minshew SC Latta 2023 SS 83

 

2024 Grads

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo

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2025 Grads

Rank Name State School Class Pos INF Velo
1 Daniel Parker SC P27 2025 RHP 85

 

Top 5 Outfield Arms By Grad Year

2022 Grads

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Parker Winfield SC South Florence 2022 OF 89

 

2023 Grads

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Caleb White NC RS Central 2023 OF 85

 

2024 Grads

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Austin Laughlin SC Cardinal Newman 2024 RHP 87

 

2025 Grads

Rank Name State School Class Pos OF Velo
1 Ja'Marcus Williams SC Hannah Pamplico 2025 OF 83
^ Dalton Anderson NC North Buncombe 2025 3B 83

 

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