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Kaylor

Kaylor jumped out quickly to me in the first look at him back in November of 2024 and now in my third look at him he continues to convince me of the quality of that first look, but also adds more intrigue with each viewing. During INF/OF I made a point to get up the line and watch his throws from SS to see the ball flight from what projects as a solid arm (up to 89 MPH on the mound) and he showed low carry out of the hand with a true ball flight (no fade into the ground, tail to arm side or cut to glove side) with feel to throw from different slots. Then during the game the 6’2” Kaylor showed his athleticism and comfort playing downhill to both his glove side and throwing hand side which is necessary for any player to stick at SS. Three times he went to the throwing hand side downhill on medium pace grounders and fielded them cleanly with a quick transfer and ability to redirect his body with his feet to uncork an accurate throw with carry for outs. The throwing hand side play is a vital one for a HS SS to project to potentially stay there at the college level and Kaylor is convincing me he has this type of profile. His day wasn’t loud at the dish showing some rawness against lower velocity from a LHP early in the game, but did make a quality adjustment in his final trip against firmer velocity from a RHP to uncork on a foul HR to LF and then stung a drive to straight-away CF which would have gone for extra bases, but was run down by the Bonnie CF. All in all even without a loud results day from Kaylor I left the park feeling his profile continues to tick up.

This was my second extended look at the RH hitting SS for the Bulldogs including a solid look during the 2024 Winter Baseball schedule. Slotted into the leadoff spot Kaylor gave me a trio of at bats to dive into his operation at the plate and while there is some rawness at present with his approach/timing the swing itself is quick with a flatter path through the zone that plays to his present gap to gap profile. Kaylor was slightly late on a pair of FBs and missed a 2K CB in his first at bat that evidenced the growth needed for his offensive approach to tap into his potential, but the upside is there with a strong overall operation in the box. His actions at SS are interesting with quickness in his feet, confidence in his hands and the ability to play both one or two handed as needed while moving laterally/downhill with body control. The arm strength is solid looking like he has the long term future to handle SS if he can polish his consistency at the spot.