Director's List: 16u MPL
July 4, 2025
The Midwest Prospect League brought a host of recruiters and scouts to the campus of Grand Park earlier this month. To put a bow on the post-event coverage, I highlight an impact group of players that I locked in on at this event. Find event superlatives, along with impact standouts, with all geared toward uncommitted prospects strictly as we approach August 1...
*Superlatives/impact list are based on the impact each prospect made, and evals from this event, not based on prospect status*
Superlatives:
Ceiling: Max Phillips (KY)
Athlete: Drake McClurg (IN)
Two-Way Impact: Brady Cunningham (IL)
Most Electric Arm: Kaden Wasniewski (IL)
Most Electric Bat: Isaiah Snavely (IN)
Defender: Jacsen Tucker (IL) / Cooper Collins (IN)
Power: Grady Nelson (IN)
Loudest Tools: Noah Goettke (OH)
Present Skillset: Mason Meyer (IN)
Sleeper Favorite (Bat): Brayden Shannon (KS)
Sleeper Favorite (Arm): Nathan Kramer (OH)
Who's gets the ball in a must-win?: Gray Davis (KY) / Davis Moore (IN)
Impact List:
- CF/LHP Max Phillips (KY)
- RHP/INF Brady Cunningham (IL)
- SS Isaiah Snavely (IN)
- CF Drake McClurg (IN)
- RHP Kaden Wasniewski (IL)
- RHP Nathan Kramer (OH)
- LHP Davis Moore (IN)
- RHP Gray Davis (KY)
- 1B Grady Nelson (IN)
- SS Jacsen Tucker (IL)
- OF Noah Goettke (OH)
- SS Brayden Shannon (KS)
- OF/C Mason Meyer (IN)
- OF Clark Bucher (IN)
- C Carson Leuthauser (MO)
- C Cooper Collins (IN)
- SS Liam Delp (IN)
- SS Grady Grant (IN)
- SS Ben Canada (IN)
- OF Barrett Standley (OK)
- UTL/RHP Camden Moore (IN)
- SS Reggie Watson (OH)
- RHP Matt Ritchie (IL)
- RHP Sam Tokar (IN)
- OF Gavin Stanislawski (IL)
- SS Parker Roop (IL)
- RHP Ryan Dobratz (MO)
- C Jackson Taylor (FL)
- OF Jackson Turnbull (OH)
- 3B/OF Keith Mitchell (KY)
- OF Amari Moore (IN)
- RHP Wade Ozment (IL)
- RHP Carson Cauley (IN)
- RHP Henry Haley (IN)
- OF/LHP Rocco Bucci (OH)
Favorite Highlights
‘27 OF/P Max Phillips (KY, @15Phillips2027) is one of my favorite Midwest ‘27s…
— Cooper Trinkle (@CTrinkle23) June 20, 2025
Premier athlete at 6’4” 190.
Sweet lefty stroke looking the part of future power bat. ✌️barrels including 95 mph 2-RBI 1B.
Closed on the bump - easy 86-88 FB, 72-74 SL in warmups. #MPL25 pic.twitter.com/VOLhT8z5xS
‘27 C Carson Leuthauser (MO, @CarsonLeuthause) gets every ounce of this baseball for a moonshot 💣.
— Cooper Trinkle (@CTrinkle23) June 20, 2025
Hitterish vibes always from the Missouri product. 103 EV, 402 feet…
One of my fav gut-feel bats in the Midwest. Tough, hard-nosed kid.#MPL25 | @PrepBaseballMO | @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/OtpNj0T28I
More from LHP Davis Moore (@davislmoore115) - rising w significant helium this summer…
— Cooper Trinkle (@CTrinkle23) June 20, 2025
Stuff 📈 pitch-ability still shines.
FB 86-88 T 90 🔥
SL 70-74 (2300s)
CH 73-74
All in. #MPL25 https://t.co/P3HFRTnXoY pic.twitter.com/HYnub6hjkl
‘27 Kaden Wasniewski (IL, @KadenWasniewski) ⚡️⚡️ first two frames.
— Cooper Trinkle (@CTrinkle23) June 18, 2025
5’11” 180 athletic. On attack mode w swing-and-misses prevalent.
FB 89-92
SL 78-80
Arm. Speed. #MPL25 | @PrepBaseballIL | @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/VjYyK8JH7I
‘27 CF Drake McClurg (@drake_mcclurg) back to work after helping CG to a Final 4 run.
— Cooper Trinkle (@CTrinkle23) June 16, 2025
Highest-level athlete w 6.5 speed playing even higher between the lines. Aggressive. ++ competitor. @IndianaBase recruit rocketing a triple at 1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣ off the bat 👍#MPL25 | @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/kkeoCtYx3p
‘27 Nathan Kramer (OH, @N_Kramer22) opening eyes at the MPL.
— Cooper Trinkle (@CTrinkle23) June 19, 2025
6’5” 185 lb frame w premier projection. Arm works. Uncapped ceiling w room to polish.
FB 88-91 (2300s)
SL 72-74
SPL 77-78 (1300s)
CT? 79 (2721)
Circle this name for 8/1 👍#MPL25 | @PrepBaseballOH | @ShooterHunt pic.twitter.com/cY7bIErekV
‘27 Gray Davis (KY, @gray_davis55) was even better in my 2nd look…
— Cooper Trinkle (@CTrinkle23) June 20, 2025
Bullying a quality order w 3 pitches for strikes when he wants. Short cross-strider. Arm action 👍
FB 90-92 T 93 (sink)
SL 80-84 (into 2400s)
CH 82-83 👍
Name. 2. Know.#MPL25 | @PrepbaseballKY | @ShooterHunt https://t.co/AoYiPQXPvO pic.twitter.com/grmJBHeWDs
OF Grady Nelson (@ganelson40) has some of the more usable power in the 🇺🇸 amongst 27 grads…
— Cooper Trinkle (@CTrinkle23) June 16, 2025
Good athlete for size. Building of multi-homer 💣💣 performance at #NPI25 w another one in his first trip today (104 EV) 👇#MPL25 | @ShooterHunt https://t.co/6JebWtwi5U pic.twitter.com/yQo1SWaN3U