Ben
Hidy

1/21/19 Pitching

Body Type: 5-foot-9 150-pound prospect.

Mechanical/Delivery Notes: Threw from a ¾ arm slot with a standard type of delivery.

Fastball: 67-70 mph fastball was mostly true through the zone and showed some cutting type action at times.

Curveball: 53-55 mph breaking ball showed a 12/6 curveball type shape.

Changeup: 66-67 mph changeup was mostly true through the zone.

Pitchability: Decent feel for his three pitch mix.

Role: Presently projects as more of a bullpen type arm. Still has some projectablity remaining.

 
1/21/19
Body Type:  5-foot-9 150-pound prospect.

Swing Mechanics: Balanced stance. Uses a knee pinch to incorporate lower half with a back load to hands.

Hit: Balanced swing with a level path to contact. Sprayed it to all fields with backspin. Swing offers a balanced combination of strength/bat speed through the zone. Solid round.

Power: 73 mph exit velocity. Line drive guy with more to come.

Offensive Projection: Multiple Roles.

Run: 8.1 60-yard dash.

Field: Aggressive defender with fluid feet. Mechanically sound with above average ball skills.

Throw: 69 mph arm strength to home plate. Shorter arm action that projects for more strength. Projects for more strength with physical maturity.

Defensive Projection: CF/LF if foot speed can come a long.

1/15/18

Ran a 7.99 60-yard dash. An outfielder that place with an uptempo pace to the baseball. Plays aggressively through, fielding the ball on his glove foot side. Transitions from fielding into his throws. Threw with accuracy and 65 mph to home plate. At first base he brings above average athleticism to the position. Moves well laterally off the bag and has the ball skills for the spot. Threw across the diamond with 63 mph arm strength. A right-handed hitter that starts in an athletic stance. Hands move slightly back during his knee pinch load and controlled stride. Bat travels on a slightly downhill path to the baseball, generating above average bat speed. A line drive type guy who can use both sides of the field. Produced more consistent backspin to the middle of the field. Recorded a top exit velocity of 69 mph. On the mound the 5-foot-9, 145-pound left-hander has an efficient delivery and good direction down the slope. Uses a short arm action delivering the ball through a high-¾ slot. Fastball has cutting action on both sides of the plate at 66-68 mph. Breaking ball has 1/7 shape at 45-46 mph it’s thrown with below average arm speed. Shows good arm speed on the changeup. The pitch cuts at 62-63 mph.