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Hand Speed (max)
2/14/21
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Positional Profile: SS
Body: 5-foot-10, 155-pound lean and athletic frame with room for added strength and size.
Hit: RHH. At the plate used both a two-tap and traditional stride. Hand set is low and lays the bat horizontally flat. Gets into the lower half with a big load. Level bat path and does a good job of using the whole field. Hand strength and bat speed are both developing tools.
Power: 74 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. INF-80 mph. High ¾ arm slot with whippy/quick arm action.
Defense: In the infield showed good active feet and good routes to the ball. Shows enough athleticism to get to most balls while maintaining good rhythm. Exchanges are clean and quick. Shows a feel for some glove action and fielding the ball out in front.
Run: 4.56 runner from home to first.
Jackson Blaesing, St. James Academy (KS), 2023
Positional Profile: SS
Body: 5-foot-8, 140-pounds. Athletic build; projectable.
Defense: Active feet, quick to release, accurate throws across the diamond.
Arm: RH. INF - 72 mph. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
Hit: RHH. Balanced setup, slight leg lift, short stride, stays balanced through contact. Bat travels in a short, level path through the zone, contact-oriented swing, produced pull-side line drives.
Power: 74 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 8.00 runner in the 60.
Blaesing is a 5-foot-4 110-pound right-handed hitting second baseman in Kansas' 2023 class. He ran a 4.86 home to first and has a 62 mph exit velcoity. At the plate, balanced set up, smooth load to back side with no wasted movement in hands, stays under control, loose hands, gap to gap approach, stays under control, showed barrel awareness. On the infield, smooth actions in exchange and footwork, high three quarters arms slot, quick catch and throw, mostly accurate throws, 73 mph positional velocity.