Max Kelley, Villa Park (CA), 2029 Positional Profile: SS/2B Body: 5-11, 149-pounds. Athletic present build with wiry look. Hit: RHH. Slightly open with knee bend and hip hinge. Low back elbow with hands set near the head just below ear height. Bat waggle. Smooth operation with small forward stride and quick hips. Stays tall in posture through contact. Hands/barrel are direct with leverage through the zone. Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 87.1 mph. 345' max distance. Strong present impact with a line drive based swing that hits the ball in the air consistently. Shows power potential. Arm: RH. INF-75 mph. Longer loose arm path with easy arm speed. Defense: Athletic actions moving laterally/downhill. Feet are quick with rhythm. Hands are confident. Can play with one or two hands. SS profile. ATH: 7.56 runner in the 60. Maintains line with short quick strides and body control.
3/02/25
Another potential future Villa Park High School product Kelley put together the most intriguing INF performance from the group in attendance. Kelly checked in with a wiry lean, but athletic 5'11 149 lbs. frame with good actions across the board. He posted a solid 7.59 60 yard time at present which as he adds strength to his leaner frame will go down giving him plenty of potential to profile as an up the middle defender long term. His actions moving around during the INF workout including a present 75 MPH INF arm velocity with clean footwork and smooth hands gives you reason to dream on him as another talented SoCal Shortstop for the future. His batting practice for me personally may have been the most impressive of the day for the simplicity of the operation which still produced strong present bat speed with impact through contact. A RH hitter with more of a leveraged bat path which produced hard line drive contact while getting carry to the pull side of the field Kelly posted intriguing present batted ball data including: 91.2 MPH max EV, 87.1 MPH avg EV, 345' max distance, 89% sweet spot rate and for a rising 8th grader a 22% hard hit rate.
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Positional Profile: SS/2B
Body: 5-11, 149-pounds. Athletic present build with wiry look.
Hit: RHH. Slightly open with knee bend and hip hinge. Low back elbow with hands set near the head just below ear height. Bat waggle. Smooth operation with small forward stride and quick hips. Stays tall in posture through contact. Hands/barrel are direct with leverage through the zone.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 87.1 mph. 345' max distance. Strong present impact with a line drive based swing that hits the ball in the air consistently. Shows power potential.
Arm: RH. INF-75 mph. Longer loose arm path with easy arm speed.
Defense: Athletic actions moving laterally/downhill. Feet are quick with rhythm. Hands are confident. Can play with one or two hands. SS profile.
ATH: 7.56 runner in the 60. Maintains line with short quick strides and body control.