Noah
Bruckner

8/6/17- 5-foot-7, 185-pound right-handed hitting catcher. 5.03 home-to-first time. Slight crouch, body load, preset hands, inverted swing plane, avg. pop in bat, pull side approach, fly ball contact, 78 mph exit velocity. Solid/avg. receiver, sticks pitches well, shows ability to block. Solid footwork, good momentum through plate, clean exchanges, longer arm action, accurate to bag, has improved on catch/throw skills over past year, 73 mph arm strength with 2.06-2.13 pop times.

2/20/17- 5-foot-7, 175-pound catcher ran a 5.31 40 yard sprint. Slightly open square stance. Slightly uphill swing plane, with hard contact to the pull side. Posted an exit velocity of 77 mph off a tee. Behind the plate threw to 2nd in the 2.12-2.31 range. Slightly open stance, quite movements, receives well, fundamentally sound blocker.

8/1/16- 5-foot-7, 160-pound right-handed hitting catcher. 7.4 runner. Solid rhythm, quiet load, strides slightly across body, front heel turn trigger, shows ability to stay on baseball through contact, line drive swing plane, stays inside baseball at contact, 72 mph exit velocity. Some length to exchange and release, lower arm slot, cuts ball on release, avg. accuracy, 2.52-2.7 pop times with 67 mph arm strength. Solid setup behind plate, extra movement with glove when receiving.