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Stuart

6/5/18 - Stuart is a long and lean 6-foot-2 165-pound right-handed hitting catcher in Missouri’s 2019 class.  He ran a 4.70 home to first and has an 83 mph exit velocity. At the plate, starts with wide stance, no wasted movement, slight weight shift to load with quiet hands, short in-line stride, level path with high finish in hands, gap to gap approach.  Behind the plate, 2.11 to 2.22 pop times, 79 mph positional velocity, throws down hill loose arm action and quick arm speed, accurate throws, over the top release, aggressive and quick actions, fluid footwork creating a good position to throw, works through the catch with momentum.

2/16/18 - Stuart is a 6-foot-2 215-pound right-handed hitting catcher in Missouri’s 2019 class.  He ran a 4.36 home to first and has an 84 mph exit velocity. At the plate, starts slightly open, high and controlled leg lift, in line stride, some hand load, level path, hands work inside the ball, mostly middle to opposite gap contact. Behind the plate, pop times between 2.12 and 2.34-seconds, 77 mph positional velocity, balanced stance, over the top release, feet create first momentum to throw, fluid exchange, mostly accurate throws, some with carry.