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Von Holten

Von Holten, a 2019 right-handed hitting third baseman/RHP, stands at  6-foot-0 and weighs 215 pounds.  Offensively- Starts with a an open lower half with a slight shift of weight on the back leg with the hand in front of the back shoulder while the barrel of the bat perpendicular to the ground. Gets into the launch phase of the swing with a slight lift and stride of the lead foot towards the pitcher toe slightly open while the hands are loaded above and off the back shoulder. During batting practice, stayed to the pull side of the field keeping the ball from the foul line to the pull side gap. Has recorded an exit velocity as high as 86 MPH, with more potential if the lead hip could stay in a bit longer helping create better extension thru the ball. Defensively-  Gets the body moving pre pitch with a right left prep step. Moves the ball aggressively with quality body control, but fields the ball a bit deep into the body with both knees outward creating a bit of an unathletic positioning when fielding the ball, rebounding well with a quick transfer keeping the upper and lower in a proper sequence which helped create an arm velocity of 76 MPH. Pitching- Starts from the third base side of the rubber with the hands settled at the waist. Gets into the gathered position with a moderate step towards the first base line while the pivot foot, with a stutter step, gets to the center of the rubber with the hands staying waist height and the lead knee lifts above the waist with a slight inward rotation of the hips. Sticks the landing with the lead toe slightly open, gets quality leg drive with a good toe drag with quality extension on release. The fastball, thrown from a low to mid ¾ arm slot, topped out at 79 MPH, a personal best, showing arm side run as well as some sink. The changeup showed good depth and quality rotation with arm side sink topping out 63 MPH which was a quality differential from the fastball. The curveball, topping out at 64 MPH, showed tight spin with 12-to-5 shape.