Prep Baseball Report

Fort Worth Summer ID: Positional Data Dive


By: Tyler Defibaugh
Prep Baseball Texas Staff

On Tuesday, June 2nd, the PB Texas staff traveled to Weatherford College in Weatherford, TX, to host the Fort Worth Summer ID, an open event for all high school classes.

More than 70 players made their way to Weatherford JC and participated in a pro-style workout, gathering unrivaled access to data through our state-of-the-art tech partners, as well as in-depth scouting analysis from our Prep Baseball Texas staff.

We have already released a Statistical Analysis from the event, highlighting more of the traditional statistical categories, as well as a Quick Hits, highlighting some of the events top performers.

Today, we will be looking at the top measurable data performers from the event, found below.


VALD

60-YARD

Rank Name State School Class Pos 60-yd
1 Brenden Foster TX Keller 2029 OF 6.66 s
2 Braylin Caston TX Boswell 2028 SS 6.75 s
3 Anderson Gerault TX Westlake 2028 SS 6.83 s
4 Michael Russell TX Henderson 2029 OF 6.86 s
5 Mason Wood TX Celina 2027 OF 6.87 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Braylin Caston TX Boswell 2028 SS 1.62 s
^ Zachary Richard TX Frisco Emerson High School 2027 C 1.62 s
2 Quinn McCasland TX Richland High School Prosper TX 2027 SS 1.63 s
^ Nolan Cauble TX Tolar H S 2028 C 1.63 s
3 Alan Mireles Madrid TX Seminole H S 2027 C 1.64 s
4 Brenden Foster TX Keller 2029 OF 1.65 s
5 John Madden TX Lone Star 2027 SS 1.66 s
^ Ethan Coleman OK Southmoore 2028 RHP 1.66 s

Traditionally, the 60-yard dash has been the in-event standard to help measure a player's speed tool. We implemented three timing gates at the 10 and 30 yards, to capture athletes’ quickness, explosiveness and reaction time. From there, we will calculate an athlete’s top-end speed in miles per hour. While the measurement still has its utility, the 10-yard split has started to become more and more applicable in determining the player's burst and reaction time in-game, whether that's in the outfield or on the basepaths.

MAX VERTICAL JUMP

Rank Name State School Class Pos Jump Height (max)
1 Cael Rogers TX Flower Mound High School 2027 C 23.2
2 Wyatt Mosley TX Overton H S 2029 C 22.1

RSI

Rank Name State School Class Pos RSI (max)
1 Maximus Saenz TX Lindale 2029 2B 3.23
2 Zachary Richard TX Frisco Emerson High School 2027 C 2.50
3 Jackson Fry TX Grapevine 2028 SS 2.02

The ability to develop force quickly is a requisite ability in most sports. The Reactive Strength Index (RSI) has been developed as a measure of explosive strength and is derived by evaluating jump height divided by ground contact time during the depth jump. Regarding Vertical Jumps and its application to baseball, there have been studies conducted that show a correlation between max jump height for an athlete and their ability to generate power and strength, especially on the mound.


TRACKMAN

We'll continue to roll out the data we gathered from this event, starting with the analytics we have at our disposal from our TrackMan units. Below we'll look at which players had noteworthy batted ball and pitch data.

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (max)
1 Miles Lankford TX Plano West 2027 OF 107.8 mph
2 Anthony Leins TX Lubbock Cooper 2027 3B 103.8 mph
3 Cael Rogers TX Flower Mound High School 2027 C 100.5 mph
4 John Madden TX Lone Star 2027 SS 99.7 mph
5 Bradyn Olson TX Trinity 2029 1B 98.7 mph
6 Nolan Cauble TX Tolar H S 2028 C 98.2 mph
7 Cash Carpenter TX Clifton 2027 C 98.0 mph
8 Landon Dean TX Walnut Grove 2028 OF 97.7 mph
9 Grant Fitzgerald TX Sunnyvale 2027 OF 97.7 mph
10 Zachary Richard TX Frisco Emerson High School 2027 C 96.9 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Miles Lankford TX Plano West 2027 OF 103.6 mph
2 John Madden TX Lone Star 2027 SS 95.4 mph
3 Cael Rogers TX Flower Mound High School 2027 C 94.9 mph
4 Anthony Leins TX Lubbock Cooper 2027 3B 93.0 mph
5 Nolan Cauble TX Tolar H S 2028 C 93.0 mph

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

Batted Ball (MAX)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Distance (max)
1 Anthony Leins TX Lubbock Cooper 2027 3B 381 ft
2 Landon Dean TX Walnut Grove 2028 OF 372 ft
3 John Madden TX Lone Star 2027 SS 372 ft
4 Grant Fitzgerald TX Sunnyvale 2027 OF 371 ft
5 Cael Rogers TX Flower Mound High School 2027 C 361 ft

Sweet Spot %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Joel Gonzalez TX Sabine H S 2029 2B 85 %
2 Landon Dean TX Walnut Grove 2028 OF 80 %
3 John Madden TX Lone Star 2027 SS 77 %
^ Anthony Leins TX Lubbock Cooper 2027 3B 77 %
4 Alan Mireles Madrid TX Seminole H S 2027 C 66 %
^ Jaylon Hooks TX Gladewater Middle 2030 SS 66 %
5 Mason Wood TX Celina 2027 OF 63 %
^ Braylin Caston TX Boswell 2028 SS 63 %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.


VISUAL EDGE

A look at the top Vizual Edge scores from the event.

EDGE SCORE

Rank Name State School Class Pos Edge Score
1 Weston Goetz TX Collinsville H S 2028 OF 82.50
2 Mason Wood TX Celina 2027 OF 81.77
3 Nolan Cauble TX Tolar H S 2028 C 80.50
4 Pecos Duke TX Cisco H S 2028 RHP 79.98
5 Grant Hoffman TX Wichita Fall Memorial 2028 RHP 76.21

The Edge Score is a comprehensive score out of 100 that takes the core-six visual skills into account, providing athletes, parents, coaches and scouts with a benchmark number for assessing an athlete’s overall visual ability. In general the higher the Edge Score, the higher chance of athletic success. Think of the Edge Score as the 'Sixth Metric' in the standard Five-Tools that make up a ball player.

The average Edge Score for the 2020 MLB Draft Class was 79.3 (of hitters who completed a Vizual Edge test). MLB players we've worked with typically show stronger scores, with elite hitters scoring consistently above 87.0 on their Edge Score.

+ CLICK HERE for a look at the complete statistics from the event.


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