Justin
Gaisford

Justin Gaisford, Valencia High (CA), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/1B Well rounded player who does things at a strong level across the board. Collection of tools makes him a very good player who shows polish with ability to continue getting better as he matures/adds continues physicality/athleticism.
Body: 5-11, 186-pounds. Solid present build that continues to improve with added strength/athleticism to build.
Delivery: High hand set which drops down to belly button then syncs with his front knee in the load portion of delivery. Front leg leads down the mound with small sit into back hip and taller posutre at foot strike. Lower effort operation with repeatability. Solid block on front leg with use of hips.
Arm Action: LH. Full clean arm circle out of the glove with depth down and stays behind the body well as he works up to a high 3/4 release point. Quickness to the arm speed with some recoil after release.
FB: T80, 78-79 mph. Straighter shape FB which can run to the arm side slightly while being able to attack contact with it and plays well down in the zone T2068, 1989 average rpm.
CB: 68-70 mph. SLV like shape with more horizontal action and slight 2 playe depth on it can tighten the offering or adding velocity T1882, 1841 average rpm.
CH: 75-76 mph. Decepting pitch with arm side fade and thrown with confidence T1778, 1683 average rpm.
ATH: 7.47 runner in the 60. Taller runner who maintains stride length and body control. Can improve first step.

Justin Gaisford, Valencia High (CA), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/1B Well rounded player who does things at a strong level across the board. Collection of tools makes him a very good player who shows polish with ability to continue getting better as he matures/adds continues physicality/athleticism.
Body: 5-11, 186-pounds. Solid present build that continues to improve with added strength/athleticism to build.
Hit: LHH. Taller posture in set up with balanced base. Low back elbow with hands set just above rear shoulder slightly above the shoulder and more vertical bat angle with waggle. Controlled load with small forward move and slight sit into rear hip while loading his hands back. Uses hips well in the turn and stays taller in posture allowing his hands to work to deliver the barrel. Direct path into the zone with leverage through the zone and increasing bat speed. 64.7 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 84.3 mph. 342' max distance. Swing is on the flatter side geared for middle of the field line drives with ability to lift the ball out front to pull side. Power contniues to tick up with impact/carry after contact. Doubles hitter with sneaky power potential.
Arm: LH. INF-75 mph. Short quick arm action with easy arm speed and accuracy to his throws.
Defense: Fluid defender who has body control. feet with rhythm, soft hands and the ability to move in all directions. Profiles as a strong to potential impact defender at 1B with potential to play LF.
ATH: 7.47 runner in the 60. Taller runner who maintains stride length and body control. Can improve first step.

Gaisford doesn't light up the metrics board with his tools, but he is strong across the board. It's what he can do with all of his sound toolset to perform in game that makes him an interesting college potential player. Yet, again Gaisford comes to a Prep Baseball California event and leaves as a top performer which goes in line with all of my live looks at him. The difference at the Preseason All State event was that usually we are raving about his pitching and while he put together yet another solid performance pounding the zone with his offerings (was undone a bit by 3 errors behind him on defense) it was what Gaisford did with the bat that bested his high quality LH pitching ability. Continuing to develop and improve all over Gaisford posted personal bests across all of his Trackman data including a 92.8 MPH max EV and 342' max distance during BP as he wore out the middle to opposite side of the field with hard contact. In addition he ran a personal best 60 time. Then during the gameplay portion Gaisford collected a pair of extra base hits, first rocketing a line drive to LCF that two hopped the wall for a standup triple and later laced a line drive to RF that went for a double.

Justin Gaisford, Valencia High (CA), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/1B Well rounded ballplayer who has a collection of tools that elevate his game. Shows potential as 2-way player who can impact a team on all sides of game.
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Solid present build with some strength to it than can be polished/improved as he matures.
Delivery: Hands start high before working to the belly button to sync with front leg in the load portion. Hands separate early but no wasted motion. Works down the mound with lead leg into foot strike with clean easy operation. Lower half clears through delivery with ability to block on lead leg.
Arm Action: LH. Full length arm circle which reaches slightly behind his back at deepest point. Arm speed is solid with loose arm and has ability to repeat. There is some recoil after release.
FB: T81, 80-80 mph. Consistent spin with comfort throwing the pitch both up/down and will work both halves of the plate. T2181, 2157 average rpm.
CB: 67-69 mph. Softer spinning pitch which works better as cross count offering to keep a hitter off balance. Slurve like shape. T1952, 1854 average rpm.
SL: 70-77 mph. Shorter breaking offering that has more cutter like profile to get in on RH hitters hands. T2116, 1982 average rpm.
CH: 75-76 mph. Present best pitch with heavy arm side fade that he will throw in any count to any hitter. Feel for pitch is polished. T1702, 1648 average rpm.
ATH: 7.50 runner in the 60. 1.77 and 4.15 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Runs taller with body control and can maintain his line. 27.40 max vertical.

Justin Gaisford, Valencia High (CA), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/1B Well rounded ballplayer who has a collection of tools that elevate his game. Shows potential as 2-way player who can impact a team on all sides of game.
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Solid present build with some strength to it than can be polished/improved as he matures.
Hit: LHH. Slightly closed set up with feet and weight more on back leg and vertical posture. Low back elbow with hands set right at shoulder height slightly deeper. Small stride with front foot in the foward move with a small load into back hip while hands stay quiet. Stays taller in the swing while using his hips/rear shoulder more prominently in the drive of the swing. Hands working down to go up with an uphill path that looks to drive the ball in the air. 63.2 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 82.1 mph. 341' max distance. Flashes the feel for elevating the baseball with solid present top end exit velocity and carry which profile pull side HR power.
Arm: LH. INF-74 mph. Smooth easy throwing motion with quick arm and accuracy. Can throw from different slots.
Defense: Easy mover who shows good feet, soft hands and comfort playing laterally/downhill impact potential 1B defender.
ATH: 7.50 runner in the 60. 1.77 and 4.15 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Runs taller with body control and can maintain his line. 27.40 max vertical.

Justin Gaisford, Valencia High (CA), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Big frame with present strength.
Delivery: Closed off position. Leads with front hips. Athletic lower half.
Arm Action: LH. Short high three quarters release.
FB: Straight fastball. Works both sides of the plate.
CB: Sharp vertical break.
SL: Sharp horizontal break. Comfortable working it in any count.
CH: Traditional circle change-up.
ATH: Steady body control throughout.

Justin Gaisford, Valencia High (CA), 2026
Positional Profile: LHP/1B
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Big frame with present strength.
Hit: LHH. Even stance with hands away from his body. Angles bat vertically, gets deep into legs through swing. Higher launch angle that produces a lot of fly balls.
Power: Consistently pulls the ball in the air.
Arm: LH. INF-72 mph. Three quarters release across the infield.
Defense: Calm footwork through the play.
ATH: Steady body control throughout.