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Top Prospect Games: Early Thoughts

June 24, 2016

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By Jerry Shank
Maryland Scouting Director 

The Maryland Top Prospect Games were held at the University of Maryland on Tuesday, June 21. 70 players participated from Maryland and Delaware in front of the PBR Maryland staff and college coaches from around the Mid-Atlantic Region.  Today, we give you some of our first impressions from the event.

 

  • 2017 C Dmitri Floyd has developed very nicely and has formed himself into one of the top catching prospects in MD/DE. Floyd first impressed at the Eastern Shore Showcase last July and one year later has shown much maturity in his frame and plays a much sharper game. Floyd popped a 1.97 pop during the workout that translated in game to a 2.05 pop with an accurate throw on the bag, knocking out a stolen base attempt during game one. Floyd showed nice rhythm at the plate with gap to gap ability and quick hands.  The Dover HS (DE) product is a need-to-see 2017 prospect before the summer is over.

  • The 2019 class brought two young talents that look to have a bright future in Calvert Hall catcher Parker Landwehr and Archbishop Spalding infielder Justin Caesar. Landwehr, who plays summer ball with the Evoshield Canes, is another player that has shown a continually developing game since our last view of him at the Fall Invite. Landwehr is growing into his frame to go along with his quick hands at the plate and catch and throw ability. Caesar who plays for API 17U thi summer, has a smaller frame at 5-foot-3, 140-pounds but plays much bigger and has an aggressive swing at the plate. Caesar showed smooth hands in the field with the ability to get rid of the ball quickly and accurately.

  • Catching proves to be one of the deeper positions in the area in both the 2017 and 2018 class in the MD/DE area. Arm strength was on display once again with 11 prospects throwing under a 2.0 pop during the workout. Of course seeing how that translates to in game pops is alway important, but again shows that there are plenty of prospect behind the dish to keep an eye on.

  • 2018 Paul Nixon looks to be one of the more intriguing power prospects coming up as the young man showed pop from the right side to go along with his smooth swing.  Nixon got as high as 98 mph with exit velocity and drove a few balls out of the stadium, most notably one clearing the 30-foot fence in center field.

  • 2017 INF Jared Carr has hit a large growth spurt in the past 6 months and is beginning to show some physicality to his new frame.  It showed as the St. James School and Mid-Atlantic Red Sox showed improvement across the board with his 90 exit velocity from the left side and a 85 mph infield velocity.

  • Polytech 2017 RHP/3B Joey Haass again showed well with an 86-88 mph fastball that went along with an ever improving 78 mph slider. Haass has a skinny frame at 5-foot-10, but shows a quick arm action and more in the tank. If he can add good weight to his frame, I wouldn’t be shocked to see Haass become something of a power closer type arm with starter potential.

Overall the 2016 Top Prospect Games were another huge success, even with Mother Nature throwing another wrench into the situation with game delays and cancellations. Stay tuned as we continue to take a look from the event next week with more content.

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