Richard
Cromartie

Richard Cromartie, Penn, 2024, IN

Position: 3B/SS

Body: 5-foot-11, 172-pound athletic build.

Hit: (Switch) Confident. Started in an open stance with a tight compact load, then used a controlled stride. Quick efficient bat speed. Balanced finish, simple uphill swing. Gap to gap approach. 

Power: 95 mph exit velocity, average 87.3 mph. 67.8 mph bat speed average. 22.2 mph hand speed average.

Defense:  (IF) Soft hands, athletic fluid footwork, natural exchange. Athletic. 

Arm: 89 mph infield velocity. Very quick arm action, an-over-the-top slot. 

Speed: 7.19 (60-yard).

Cromartie recently began switch-hitting, and spent much of the weekend hitting from his unnatural left-handed side while facing a multitude of right-handed arms, and did not appear overmatched or awkward. An athletic 5-foot-9, 150-pounder who has smooth actions on the infield with clean hands, Cromartie has a simple approach from both sides with quickness of the hands present. While there is more twitch seen when hitting from the right side, his ability to switch-hit looked like it could become a permanent fixture.