Connor
Gilles

6/7/16 - Gillies is a 6-foot 195-pound left-handed hitting third baseman from Rockwood Summit in the St. Louis area.  He ran a 7.46 60 and got down the line in 4.53-seconds.  He has an exit velo of 87 mph.  At the plate, starts loaded in back leg, early toe touch, simple and repeatable, no wasted movement, level path though the zone, gap-to-gap approach, hands work inside the ball.  On the infield, 77 mph positional velo, made all plays cleanly during infield evaluations, high three quarters arm slot, long arm circle, fluid footwork working with transfer, mostly accurate throws. On the mound, Gilles threw a high percentage of strikes with mostly fastball and change-up, fastball topped at 83 mph, sitting 82-83 mph for most of the outing, breaking ball at 66 mph, 11-to-5 shape, change up with arm side sink, 73-74 mph, throws for a strike, works from a high-three quarters arm slot, loose arm action, body stays under control, repeats release point.

2/15/16 - Giles is a 6-foot 195-pound right-handed pitcher in Missouri’s 2017 class. On the mound, one of top RHP velos for the event, touching 84 mph, at 80-82 mph, high three quarters release, tuck at balance point, aggressive down mound, hides ball well, throws with some effort, curveball at 64-69 mph, 12-to-6 action, sharp break, change up at 70-72 mph, fastball speed, high percentage of strikes.