Top Prospect Games West

Simpson is 6-1 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, smooth load back. Hips rotate completely with some violence and he maintains some lower half balance. Keeps hands inside, quick to the ball with a strong contact point and extension through the ball. Slightly uphill line drive swing with loft built in, has extra-base power to the gaps, showed good approach working gap to gap, exit velocity was 89. In the infield, quick active feet, rounds ball and fields with a wider base and above average hands. Works through ball to a quick clean exchange, throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a short quick arm action, infield velocity was 79. Ran a 7.28 60 yard dash.

Freshman Free Showcase 

 Simpson is 6-0 with a lanky athletic frame with a lot of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from an open athletic stance, short stride on line, minimal load, hips rotate with some violence and completely, has some balance to his swing. Simple swing, short to ball, keeps hands inside, has some batspeed, slightly uphill line drive swing, showed good approach working gap to gap, exit velocity was 86. At short, rounds ball aggressively and fields with above average hands and a good wide base. Works through the ball to a clean exchange, throws from a three-quarters arm slot, position velocity was 75. Ran a 4.13 home to first. On the mound, he throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a short loose arm action that is quick and normal effort. Shoulders uphill and online, lands square with athletic finish. Fastball was 72-76, with run to it. Curveball was 61-63 with some armspeed and some late 11/5 break. Change-up was 66-68 with some armspeed and run to it.

Underclass Games 6/20/18

Simpson is 5-9 with a lanky frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He hits from the right side from a slightly open athletic stance, low leg kick stride on line, short load back, explosive lower half and good balance to his swing. Short to ball, slightly uphill path, line drive swing, showed good approach working gap to gap, exit velocity was 80. At short, shows some athleticism with his footwork, fields with a wider base and average hands, clean exchange. Throws from a three-quarters arm slot, infield velocity was 73.