Diego
Gonzalez

Against a top pitcher on the mound, Gonzalez still stood out at the plate catching multiple barrels in a low offensive day for El Dorado. The lefty has a smooth looking swing where he looks very comfortable in his stride. His hands are quick through the zone and he uses his body well in his swing. He played a big part in El Dorado’s 2 run 4th inning with a hard hit single up the middle, where he would later come in to score the team’s go ahead run at the time. He would follow it up with another hard hit single through the 3-4 hole. Gonzalez moved well out the box and looked comfortable in the field making the routine plays needed from him at short. Although his team fell short, Gonzalez’s effort was one to notice in a emotion-filled playoff game against one of the top pitchers in Southern California.

Gonzalez was one of two commits in attendance as he boasts a commitment to the University of San Diego. After a strong summer (including a loud CA State Games appearance) and good fall the LH hitting SS/2B got his 2025 underway with a solid showing at the OC Preseason ID. His actions on the INF were clean and easy showing his ability to stay up the middle long term while also showing the arm strength to handle the left side of the dirt (88 MPH INF arm velocity). His BP was a bit up and down, but once he locked in later in the first round of BP he began to uncork the impact from the left side that helped him to a D1 commitment. He posted personal bests with Prep Baseball California on his max exit velocity at 100.8 MPH (including multiple HRs), 94.5 MPH on his avg. EV, 384' on his max distance (a ball launched onto the batting cage in RF), 67% sweet spot rate and 83% hard hit rate during his rounds. Gonzalez looks fully ready to put together a strong final season of High School baseball.

Positional Profile: SS
Body: 6-0, 165 pounds. Wiry frame with room to add strength.
Hit: LHH. Open stance that evens out when he strides. Hands rest above back shoulder. Narrow base, stands tall through swing. 72.1 mph bat speed with 17g of rotational acceleration.
Power: 101 mph max exit velocity (94.5 avg.); 384-foot max batted distance. Consistently pulls the ball in the air.
Arm: RH. INF - 88.00 mph. Short over the top release. Ball jumps out of the hand, loose arm. Defense: Athletic active footwork progressing through the play.
Athletic Testing: 7.49 runner in the 60-yard dash; Body control throughout.

Diego Gonzalez, El Dorado (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/RHP Gonzalez exhibits consistent and coordinated movements on the diamond. His bat projects with + bat and hand speed.
Body: 6-0, 150-pounds. Slim build, long limbs. Tons of room to add at 150 lbs.
Hit: LHH. Upright, slightly open. Bat is above the shoulders, pushed back toward the catcher. Small load, closes off stride with front foot, generates momentum and torque as a result. Able to go to all fields. 75 mph bat speed with 21 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 83.4 mph. 353' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-86 mph. Clean and whippy arm action, able to throw off platform.
Defense: Balanced and aware in the field.
ATH: 7.44 runner in the 60. 27.00 max vertical.

Diego Gonzalez, El Dorado (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/RHP Gonzalez has some strong pop as well as some projectable tools on the mound.
Body: 6-0, 150-pounds. Lean and athletic build, plenty of room to add mass.
Delivery: Tall throughout the delivery, leans forward off the back leg.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm action, releases over the top.
FB: T84, 82-84 mph. Release angle allows ball to tail or cut depending on location. T2433, 2318 average rpm.
CB: 70-72 mph. Moves a lot like a slider, equal horizontal and vertical break. Works well off the cutting fastball away to RHH. T1970, 1913 average rpm.
CH: 76-76 mph. Good dive to the CH. T2101, 2101 average rpm.
ATH: 7.29 runner in the 60. 1.76 and 4.05 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

Diego Gonzalez, El Dorado (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/RHP Gonzalez has some strong pop as well as some projectable tools on the mound.
Body: 6-0, 150-pounds. Lean and athletic build, plenty of room to add mass.
Delivery: Tall throughout the delivery, leans forward off the back leg.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm action, releases over the top.
FB: T84, 82-84 mph. Release angle allows ball to tail or cut depending on location. T2433, 2318 average rpm.
CB: 70-72 mph. Moves a lot like a slider, equal horizontal and vertical break. Works well off the cutting fastball away to RHH. T1970, 1913 average rpm.
CH: 76-76 mph. Good dive to the CH. T2101, 2101 average rpm.
ATH: 7.29 runner in the 60. 1.76 and 4.05 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

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Diego Gonzalez, El Dorado (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: SS/RHP Gonzalez has some strong pop as well as some projectable tools on the mound.
Body: 6-0, 150-pounds. Lean and athletic build, plenty of room to add mass.
Hit: LHH. Tall and upright stance, bat tucked behind his ear. Short stride with a small load. Tight swing axis. 68.4 mph bat speed with 17 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 86.9 mph. 358' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-82 mph. On the mark and confident in uncomfortable throwing positions.
Defense: Great at manipulating body into a throwing position in unbalanced situations. Good balance and range.
ATH: 7.29 runner in the 60. 1.76 and 4.05 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

Diego Gonzalez, El Dorado (CA), 2025
Positional Profile: MINF/P
Body: 5-11, 140-pounds. Medium frame. High waisted. Longer limbs. Lean athletic build with some projection.
Defense: Light feet. Heel-toe actions. Rhythmic fielder. Soft hands with quick exchange. Gets around and through to set up direction to 1st. Early signs of staying up the middle.
Arm: RH. INF - 70 mph. Short AA. Present accuracy. Easy effort. Can change slot if needed.
Hit: LHH. Upright with loose hands in stance. Quick simple trigger. No negative move. Direct swing path. Above average bat speed (70mph avg.). Quick hands. Turns tight and quick (17gs avg. rotational acceleration). Flashed some pullside power. More FBs than LDs/GBs in his BP round. Collected 2H in game action. Balanced swing. 
Delivery: Quick athletic delivery. Exclusive from the stretch. Chest high knee lift he syncs with sit into back leg. Slight crossfire. Firm lead leg block.
Arm Action: RH. Loose quick arm. Advanced arm speed. Present scap load. Works to a 3/4 slot. Consistent slot/arm speed.
FB: Flashed some above avg. spin. Average movement profile. Played up inducing whiffs.
CB: Slurvy shape. Avg. spin. Drops slot slightly. Feel in zone. 
SL:  Sweeper shape. Minimal IVB. Drops slot to the same height as his CB. Feel in zone.