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BODY |
catchers body; strong upper and lower body; muscularly developed; powerful legs |
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SPEED |
runs well for a catcher; not a liability at all on the bases; good first step |
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will score from second base on a base hit |
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"plus" arm strength; excellent "carry" on the ball to second base; ball stays up when he |
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drops to a knee to throw; can throw the ball a long way |
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DEFENSE |
solid behind the plate; very agile and durable; could catch all day if needed him to |
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keeps ball in front of him; good hands & quick exchange; quick release |
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home plate is his "territory".....try and score if you dare |
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POP-TIME |
1.85 |
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1.90-1.95 |
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OFFENSE |
switch hitter, natural righty; nice swing from both sides of the plate; line drive hitter with |
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power potential; excellent bat control |
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INSTINCTS |
Has an excellent feel for the game; smart behind the plate and calls a great game; |
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knows "when to" and"when not to" try and make things happen; |
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Understands situation hitting and handles bat well. |
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Evaluation |
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Not to many (if any) work harder at improving their game and perfecting their skills; |
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Pitchers love to throw to him; Can play with anybody; Can hurt you at the plate at |
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anytime; quick feet and release allow to pick behind runners as well as shut down |
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running game all together; nothing gets by him |
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Execution |
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Offensively, need consistant "plus" AB's; lately seem to be over swinging a bit rather than |
getting square to the ball; better 2 strike contact |
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Defensively, top notch; teams pretty much stop trying to run |
work on consistency receiving pitches; "catch" balls, "stick" strikes |
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Presentation |
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Great job going about your business; would like you to speak out a little more and be assertive; |
Good hustle on and off the field;Your level headed approach shows an extreme amount of maturity; |
Need to be more consistent with contact at the plate. You can still take a healthy cut with two |
strikes but you need to punish pitchers who get behind in the count, |
More consistency with your receiving. You have great hands and should not be dropping or missing |
ANYTHING ! |
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Your quickness and arm strength set you apart BUT you've got to polish it off with the little things |
around the plate |
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Marketing |
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You've got to make solid contact. Pitchers are going to work you hard so get ready ! |
Got to be a run producer; scouts aren't going to look at you and see a lead off type guy |
two demensial catchers (hitting/defense) get LONG HARD looks by EVERYBODY ! |
You've got the tools to be two demensional !!! |
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Make sure that between 5 of the 7 innings you come up a give scouts a chance to get a quick pop |
Each time you go out get it in your mind that nothing is going to get by you. To be in the |
"top class" of catchers NOTHING CAN GET BY YOU ! |
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Be a student of the gameread, watch, understand pitch calling / selection.there is a magical |
phrase called "handling a pitching staff" that you need to be good at. |
You look really good at your current weight; carefull not to "appear" to be carrying |
around extra weight. Legs, hips, and upper body are strong enough. Continue to work on flexibility |
and over all "agility". The good ones can really move around behind the plate. There won't be any scouts |
ask you how much you can bench or squat. |
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Player Profile |
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Division 1 catcher |
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