Sam Gipson, Riverdale, 2024 Positional Profile: OF Body: 5-10, 145-pounds. Wiry and leaner build, plenty of room to add more mass. Hit: RHH. Open set up in the stance, relaxed hands by the shoulder. Direct and short with the front side, short and compact stroke. Power: 82 max exit velocity, averaged 72.4 mph. 277' max distance. Arm: RH. OF-72 mph. Long arm that can get behind his body and not fully synch with timing to deliver the baseball. Can get wrappy and pull off the baseball. Lower high side arm path. Accurate throws to home but may gain arm speed with shortening of the arm for a more compact delivery. Defense: Fields the ball cleanly. Can slow down his body to gather control of himself to recieve the baseball on the ground and lacks some momemtum at times when coming through the baseball. Can lose some power in his lower half as he regathers himself to transfer the baseball from glove to ball in hand. Profiles as a corner outfielder, while showing good reads on the baseball. ATH: 7.31 runner in the 60. 1.88 and 4.14 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.
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Sam Gipson, Riverdale, 2024
Positional Profile: OF
Body: 5-10, 145-pounds. Wiry and leaner build, plenty of room to add more mass.
Hit: RHH. Open set up in the stance, relaxed hands by the shoulder. Direct and short with the front side, short and compact stroke.
Power: 82 max exit velocity, averaged 72.4 mph. 277' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-72 mph. Long arm that can get behind his body and not fully synch with timing to deliver the baseball. Can get wrappy and pull off the baseball. Lower high side arm path. Accurate throws to home but may gain arm speed with shortening of the arm for a more compact delivery.
Defense: Fields the ball cleanly. Can slow down his body to gather control of himself to recieve the baseball on the ground and lacks some momemtum at times when coming through the baseball. Can lose some power in his lower half as he regathers himself to transfer the baseball from glove to ball in hand. Profiles as a corner outfielder, while showing good reads on the baseball.
ATH: 7.31 runner in the 60. 1.88 and 4.14 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.