Jonathan
Howton

Starts shoulder width apart on the left side of the mound, small side step into a toe tap, high controlled leg kick into a neutral landing position on his front foot, uses a small coil at the top to generate power, has a quick arm action, does a good job attacking all of his pitches. FB was up to 79 but has been higher. Athletic pitcher. 

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body: 5’10” 155 lbs
Run: 7.10
Hit: Right-Handed hitter with strong set up, starts slightly open and goes into a small controlled stride back to neutral, hands start to move slightly up back on stride, does a good job staying on his backside and not jumping out front, finishes with a two handed finish. Has plus bat speed. Line drive type of approach.
Exit Velo: 90
Power: Line drive hitter with gap to gap power.
Arm: OF, 80 from the outfield, long loose arm action.
Defense: Good footwork. Does a good job staying controlled when coming through the ball. Soft hands when fielding.
Pitching: Starts shoulder width apart on the left side of the mound, small side step into a toe tap, high controlled leg kick into a neutral landing position on his front foot, uses a small coil at the top to generate power, has a quick arm action, does a good job attacking all of his pitches. FB was up to 79 but has been higher. Athletic pitcher.

5’10”  140 Easy long side step into pivot, high knee with slight coil.  Tall to fall delivery with minimal wasted movements. Open foot landing firm, with consistent momentum through catcher. High ¾ release with aggressive attacking effort.  Short arc to long finish. Creates Torso rotation with strong glove side pull. FB 74-76 Pounded the zone with slight run to arm side CB 64-66 Arm speed good with movement 10/4  CH 70-71 Good attack and change of speed. Good Rhythm, Change of Speed and Strikes!

Positional Profile: OF/RHP
Body:  5’10”  140
Run: 4.50 Home to 1st
Hit: RHH. Deep in knees with good foundation.  Minimal movement with controlled load.  Stride foot is consistent with toe opening to launch.  Balanced start to finish. 50/50 Weight distribution at launch. Hands start at shoulder and extend slightly on load.  Bat stays up right. Demonstrated good bat speed and contact. Middle of the field approach. Exit Velo 85 Will hit for AVG, Follow as strength and size develop
Power: Singles/Doubles type hitter Gap to Gap
Arm: OF Velo: 73   Long arc on back side.  Catch to release could benefit with quickness
Defense:  Cuts the distance off ground balls.  Hand eye good. Movement through throw with momentum

Howton has a lean at 5-10, 140 pounds. He is a right-handed hitting outfielder and pitcher in the 2022 class. He ran a 7.10 second 60. During hitting evaluations, he starts with a balanced stance, small leg lift into his load, in line stride, loose hands, controls the barrel, minimal head movement, showed a middle approach during round, posted an exit velocity of 81 mph. In the outfield, attacks the baseball, fluid footwork, clean transfers, long arm action with a high three-quarter release, positional velo of 78 mph, mostly accurate throws. On the mound he competes and forces hitters to put the ball n play. His motion is clean and loose.  Arm has good whip and his fastball shows good arm side run and sat 78-80 mph. Curve sat 66-69 mph with late 11-5 break and his change was a great secondary out pitch at 70-71 mph.

1-27-19
Uncommitted. 5-foot-10, 136 pounds. Projectable frame. Open narrow stance with longer stride, and slow load. Dives towards ball at contact. Has some power potential, and more room to fill out for sure. Ball has some pop off bat. Extension is long and through baseball. Bottom hand finish. Produced an 84 mph exit velo off tee. From OF threw 72 mph from over the top arm slot and attacks the baseball. Ran a simulated dry swing 4.3 home to first time.  On the mound has a nice loose arm and does a good job using lower half. Comes from 3/4 arm slot. More velo to come. Fastball was 78-79 mph. Can see potential of an upper 80's fastball. Curve was 61-62 with gradual break from 11/5 shape. Change was thrown 64-65 mph. Player to follow. 

12-1-18
5-10, 136-pound right hand hitting OF/RHP who ran a 4.15 home to first. Offensively, balanced setup, short stride, simple swing, minimal wasted movement and registered an 77 mph exit velocity from a tee. Defensively, fluid footwork, natural outfield actions, plays through the baseball. Long arm action, ¾ to high ¾ slot and throws topped at 73 mph.