Ben
Samuels

Ben Samuels: RHP/SS, (2027) The Roxbury Latin School, MA. 5-foot-10, 180-pound lean athletic frame. Above average and projectable in the box, the right-handed hitter recorded an exit velocity of 93 mph. Began in a balanced athletic stance with a controlled low load, then used a small stride. Bat speed is above average developing, uses an uphill loose swing plane and good extension on his finish. Through the round he found lots of barrels with loud contact. Gap to gap aggressive approach. Projectable showed his live arm in the infield with position velocities up to 87 mph; has a natural exchange, developing soft hands, and developing feet. Above average when throwing from the outfield, he showed off his strong arm with throws at velocities of 93 mph;has developing soft hands, developing athletic feet, and a natural exchange. Fields the ball out front, movements laterally were athletic. Using a loose, very quick arm action, showed consistent accuracy to the bag from a ¾ slot. Above average projectable on the mound, used a ¾ arm angle with a consistent quick arm action while showing above average arm speed. Up-tempo type pitcher and shows some effort. Has in line shoulder and consistent balance point. Lands closed with a falling off finish. Cutter (75-76 mph). Produced a fastball that came in at 84-85 mph; showed command arm side around the zone and running sinking action. (Max spin 2231; Avg 2124). Had arm side command and gradual fading action on his changeup (71-72). His slider (71-72) has glove side around the zone command and tight action. (Max spin 2452; Avg 2426). 

Ben Samuels: RHP/OF, (2027) The Roxbury Latin School, MA. 5-foot-10, 175-pound athletic projectable build. Athletic and projectable in the box, the right-handed hitter recorded an exit velocity of 87 mph. (69.2 mph bat speed average). (22.1 mph hand speed average). Started in a balanced wide stance with a controlled wrapping load, then used a small stride. Bat speed was developing, used an uphill loose swing plane and good extension on his finish. During his round he produced loud contact and found multiple barrels. Gap to gap aggressive approach. Projectable athletic in the outfield, his best throws to the infield topped out at 83 mph; had a natural clean exchange, athletic developing footwork, and developing soft hands. Fields the ball out front, movements laterally were athletic developing. From a high ¾ slot, showed consistent accuracy to the bag with a quick arm action. During the event, clocked a 60 time of 7.25. Projectable on the mound, used a high ¾ arm angle and a loose consistent arm action while showing above average arm speed. Feel type pitcher who uses some effort. In line shoulders and a consistent balance point. Lands closed with a falling off finish. Produced a fastball that came in at 79-80 mph; had control arm side around the zone and running action. (Max spin 1995; Avg 1921). Shows glove side around the zone command and slurvey deceiving action on his slider (65-66). (Max spin ; Avg ). 

Ben Samuels 5-foot-10, 175-pound right-handed pitcher and right-handed hitting outfielder. Continues to improve his game each time we see him. On the mound, he showed very well, clean arm out of a plus ¾ slot. The delivery is repeated and he shows the ability to stay with his arm. The feet have crossfire to them and the movements are athletic. The secondary pitches are progressing well. The setup at the plate is wide and he gains minimal ground with the front foot as the ball approaches the hitting zone. The path is loose and uphill. There is strength in the swing and he shows potential for power down the road. He is aggressive with his approach to hitting. In the outfield, he is reliable and gets off the ball well. Shows an above average arm from the outfield.

Samuels is a really talented, young right-handed hitting two-way prospect. He hits out of a balanced, wide stance. The hands are relaxed just off the back shoulder. The bat takes a flat path through the hitting zone, showing the ability to produce a lot of hard line drives. In the infield, Samuels showed good feet, soft hands and a quick arm. He gets into a good position and works through the ball well. In the outfield, Samuels is athletic and showed off a strong arm. He also had a vertical of 64 cm. On the mound, Samuels was really impressive. The young right-hander has a quick arm and showed off a tight breaking pitch. The delivery is simple. He worked primarily out of the stretch, using minimal movement. He gets to a good position at the top, separates well, creating a higher ¾ arm swing. As he works down the mound he’s in line with home plate and finishes over the front side. The fastball showed late arm side run and sat (79-80 MPH). Samuels also showed off a changeup with late sink to go along with his tight slider.

Ben Samuels: RHP/SS, (2027) out of The Roxbury Latin School, MA. is a talented 5-foot-8, 145-pound two-way prospect. In the box, Samuels had a max exit velocity of 84 mph with a (65.0 mph bat speed average) and (19.8 mph hand speed average). Samuels starts in a balanced, athletic stance with the hands set just off the back shoulder. He then uses a short stride to trigger a simple, flat swing that stays on plane through contact. During his rounds, Samuels found multiple barrels, showed quick hands and utilized a gap to gap approach. In the infield, he was up to 78 mph on his throws across the diamond, while showing he had a clean exchange, sure hands, and smooth, consistent footwork. In the 60-yard dash, he recorded a time of 7.38. On the mound, Samuels was impressive. He showed a quick, high ¾ arm slot that produced a sinking fastball that sits 79-80 mph (Max spin 2114; Avg 1942). His delivery is simple, easy and direct. He gets to a consistent balance point, with the shoulders in line and lands square with a clean finish. Samuels also flashed a tight curveball (61-64 mph) (Max spin 2258; Avg 2079), had feel for a fading changeup (65-66 mph) and a tight slider (66-67 mph) (Max spin 2301; Avg 2298).