Prep Baseball Report

Tomball Summer ID: Positional Data Dive


By: Tyler Defibaugh
Prep Baseball Texas Staff

On Tuesday, June 9th, the PB Texas staff traveled to Tomball High School in Tomball, TX, to host the Tomball Summer ID, an open event for all high school classes.

More than 20 players made their way to Tomball HS 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 Jonell Rodriguez TX Oakridge 2027 2B 6.65 s
2 Matthew Gray TX Cypress Ranch 2027 OF 6.82 s
3 Yusiel Cordero Peguero TX Langham Creek H S 2027 OF 6.95 s
4 Keagan Fosdick TX Tomball High School 2028 C 6.98 s
5 Cade Mikolajewski TX Tomball 2028 C 7.00 s

10-YARD SPLIT

Rank Name State School Class Pos 10-yd
1 Yusiel Cordero Peguero TX Langham Creek H S 2027 OF 1.66 s
2 Matthew Gray TX Cypress Ranch 2027 OF 1.67 s
3 Jonell Rodriguez TX Oakridge 2027 2B 1.70 s
^ Calvin Rice WA North Mason 2027 C 1.70 s
^ Zachary Rosko TX Tomball Memorial 2027 SS 1.70 s
4 Payton Archibald TX Frenship 2028 1B 1.71 s
5 Braison Clevenger MO Acellus Academy 2027 OF 1.72 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 Zachary Rosko TX Tomball Memorial 2027 SS 28.0
2 Liam Bell TX James Bowie High School 2028 OF 26.4
3 Braison Clevenger MO Acellus Academy 2027 OF 25.0
4 Cade Mikolajewski TX Tomball 2028 C 24.1
5 Colton Davis TX Calallen H S 2027 OF 24.0
^ Thomas Grubert TX Tompkins 2028 C 24.0

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 Liam Bell TX James Bowie High School 2028 OF 101.5 mph
2 Keagan Fosdick TX Tomball High School 2028 C 101.1 mph
3 Wayen Slanina-Wertz TX Canyon Lake High School 2028 C 100.2 mph
4 Payton Archibald TX Frenship 2028 1B 98.5 mph
5 Calvin Rice WA North Mason 2027 C 97.9 mph
6 Yusiel Cordero Peguero TX Langham Creek H S 2027 OF 97.6 mph
7 Jonell Rodriguez TX Oakridge 2027 2B 97.3 mph
8 Colton Davis TX Calallen H S 2027 OF 95.8 mph
9 Alex Bucklin TX Bridgeland 2028 OF 95.3 mph
10 Zachary Rosko TX Tomball Memorial 2027 SS 94.5 mph

EXIT VELOCITY (AVERAGE)

Rank Name State School Class Pos Exit Velocity (avg)
1 Keagan Fosdick TX Tomball High School 2028 C 97.3 mph
2 Wayen Slanina-Wertz TX Canyon Lake High School 2028 C 92.7 mph
3 Liam Bell TX James Bowie High School 2028 OF 90.9 mph
4 Payton Archibald TX Frenship 2028 1B 90.9 mph
5 Jonell Rodriguez TX Oakridge 2027 2B 90.8 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 Liam Bell TX James Bowie High School 2028 OF 397 ft
2 Payton Archibald TX Frenship 2028 1B 373 ft
3 Jonell Rodriguez TX Oakridge 2027 2B 372 ft
4 Calvin Rice WA North Mason 2027 C 362 ft
5 Keagan Fosdick TX Tomball High School 2028 C 354 ft

Sweet Spot %

Rank Name State School Class Pos Sweet Spot %
1 Braison Clevenger MO Acellus Academy 2027 OF 68 %
2 Payton Archibald TX Frenship 2028 1B 66 %
3 Thomas Grubert TX Tompkins 2028 C 58 %
4 Keagan Fosdick TX Tomball High School 2028 C 57 %
5 Alex Bucklin TX Bridgeland 2028 OF 53 %

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 Emmett DeCook TX The John Cooper School 2030 C 79.47
2 Zachary Rosko TX Tomball Memorial 2027 SS 76.56
3 Colton Davis TX Calallen H S 2027 OF 76.33
4 Yusiel Cordero Peguero TX Langham Creek H S 2027 OF 72.77
5 Braison Clevenger MO Acellus Academy 2027 OF 72.75

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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