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Yale Griffiths, St. Thomas Aquinas (KS), 2024
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 190-pounds. Strong, athletic build.
Delivery: Tall/fall type delivery. Tall at balance point, shoulders stay level, toe lands in line with target.
Arm Action: RH. High 3/4 release, longer arm swing.
FB: T88, 84-87 mph. T1793, 1598 average rpm.
SL: 70-71 mph. T1613, 1593 average rpm.
ATH: 6.88 runner in the 60. 1.69 and 3.85 10 and 30 yard splits.
Yale Griffiths, St. Thomas Aquinas (KS), 2024
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 190-pounds. Strong, athletic build.
Hit: RHH. Tall start in the box, feet start open, weight is slightly back. Hands start up with slight bat wrap at load. Toe-tap trigger. Bat is quick to contact with a flat, efficient path. Flashed some quick hands along with some bat speed. Pull-side tendencies. 66.4 mph bat speed with 17 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 99 max exit velocity, averaged 86 mph. 299' max distance.
Arm: RH. OF-89 mph. High 3/4 arm slot, long arm swing. Advanced arm strength.
Defense: Lets ball travel, fields it out front.
ATH: 6.88 runner in the 60. 1.69 and 3.85 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 187-pounds. Projectable, physical build with present athleticism.
Delivery: Quick side-step delivery. Stays tall through his balance point before driving down the mound with extension. Lands slightly closed, working across his body. Tall finish.
Arm Action: RH. Short high-3/4 arm action.
FB: T88, 85-88 mph. Solid arm-side run and sink with life through the zone. T2060, 1967 average rpm.
SL: 70-73 mph. Smaller 11/5 cut action. Developing release. T1864, 1617 average rpm.
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-3, 187-pounds. Projectable, physical build with present athleticism.
Hits: RHH. Tall, narrow stance with active, high hands. Medium leg kick and stride while his hands load down. Back foot finish. Slight uphill, rotational swing path. Quick hand speed through the zone with some extension at contact. Mid/pull approach.
Power: 94 max exit velocity, averaged 76.3 MPH. 277' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-87 mph.Short high-3/4 arm action with carry.
Defense: Quick, active feet around the bag. Works around the ball with feel for his glove and quick exchanges.
Vizual Edge: 70.57 Edge Score
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-2, 185-pounds. Athletic and projectable build.
Delivery: Short and simple footwork around the rubber working to an easy pivot foot. Works to a high balance point with weight leaning back at the top of the delivery. Strong push off the rubber working to a firm plant leg. Stays behind the ball well at release.
Arm Action: RH. High 3/4 arm slot with a circular and short arm path.
FB: T83.9, 80-83 mph. Strong arm side running action with some sink to the bottom of the zone. T2101, 1872 average rpm.
SL: 64-67 mph. Loose spin and slurvy shape with slightly slower hand speed. T1737, 1630 average rpm.
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-2, 185-pounds. Athletic and projectable build.
Hits: RHH. Upright posture with a slightly open stance. Lean back in posture with weight leaning back over back foot. Hands get set deep into the body with a relaxed back elbow. Leg kick stride with strong balance on the back leg. Uphill bat path and tries to work the ball up in the air. Rotational path with the hands with a strong top hand finish. Rotates hard off of front foot at contact with developing balance.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 77.9 MPH. 331' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-81 mph.High 3/4 arm slot with a short arm action.
Defense: Attacks the ball with active feet and shorter strides. Quick exchanges out of the glove with a feel for glove action and soft hands. Shows proper footwork around the bag.
Run: 6.87 runner in the 60.
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 6-2, 170-pounds. Athletic, projectable frame.
Hit: RHH. Open, athletic stance. Leg kick load to square and medium stride. Balanced finish. Level swing path, showing good rotational speed and extension through the zone. Pulls off the ball at times. Hard line-drives to all fields.
Power: 83 max exit velocity, averaged 71.4 mph. 269’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 80 mph. Short, high-3/4 arm action. Accuracy to bag.
Defense: In the infield, stays low to field with quick feet. Developing glove and exchanges. Keeps the ball in front with lateral range.
Run: 4.58 runner home to first.
Arm Action: RH. Long high-3/4 arm action.
FB: T80.3, 77.1-79.6 mph. Arm-side run with some life through the zone. T2004, 1866 average rpm.
CB: 62.9-63.8 mph. Big 11/5 shape. Loose spin and average depth. T1635, 1552 average rpm.
CH: 65.0-69.9 mph. Heavy sinking action. T1441, 1336 average rpm.
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: Physically advanced 6-foot-2, 170-pound frame with present athleticism and room to add strength.
Hit: RHH. At the plate starts in a tall, open stance with some rhythm in his hands. Leg lift and hand load down into flat bat path through the zone. Shows some whip in barrel with an inside-out approach at times. Line-drive contact and a back foot finish.
Power: 89 mph exit velocity off the tee and 89 mph exit velocity in BP.
Arm: RH. INF - 78 mph. Short high-¾ arm action with some accuracy.
Defense: In the infield, adequate hands and glove to field. Choppy, developing footwork with some stop-and-go momentum behind his throws.
Run: 7.31 runner in the 60.
Delivery: On the mound uses a repeatable rocker-step delivery with balance throughout. Gets down the mound with extension, landing square to home with an tall finish
Arm Action: RH. High-¾ arm action, long on fastballs while shortening up on offspeed.
FB: T83 74-79 mph, arm-side run with flashes of life.
CB: 60-64 mph, big 11/5 shape with loose spin and developing feel.
CH: 66-71 mph, low spinning sink down in the zone.
Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 6-foot-2, 182-pound impressive/athletic frame with potential for more size and strength.
Hit: RHH. At the plate starts with a slightly open stance and athletic posture. Small leg lift stride with hands set right at shoulder height. Whipping bat action through the zone and likes to work the hands to the inside of the ball. Line drive approach with developing bat speed and hand strength.
Power: 77 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Arm: RH. INF-75 mph. High ¾ arm slot with short arm action on the back and at release.
Defense: In the infield shows a feel for glove action and good back hand technique. Developing rhythm and actions around the ball. Throws were accurate across with good trajectory.
Run: 4.51 runner from home to first.
Delivery: Very rhythmic delivery that he repeats well. Lifts to a high balance point and turns the shoulders and hips closed. Breaks hands high on the chest and works the glove side straight across. Out of the stretch stays more neutral with balance point and shoulder turn. Lands down the mound directly towards the plate with good balance.
Arm Action: High ¾ arm slot with a longer arm action on fastballs and shorter arm action on off speed.
FB: 75-77 mph, heavy arm side run with a ton of riding life at the top the zone.
CB: 56-59 mph, big-loopy 11/5 shape with developing spin.
CH: 64-65 mph, very low spin rate with effective downward action.
Lean, developing 6-foot, 154-pound infielder with room to add strength. The right-handed hitter sets up in a tall, open stance with some rhythm in his hands. Toe-tap load into a flat swing plane making consistent line-drive contact to his mid/pull side. Some bat speed, 84 mph bat-exit velocity. Ran a 7.58 60-yard dash. In the infield, hands funnel into the body with developing footwork and exchanges. Made 72 mph throws from a short high-¾ arm slot.
On the mound, the right-handed pitcher works from the stretch with a repeatable tempo. Reaches a tall balance point before landing closed with a falling off finish. Long high-¾ delivery. Fastball sat 70-74 mph with slight arm-side fade. Curveball has 11/5 break with developing spin, 54-55 mph. Changeup sat 59-61 mph, with fade action and thrown with good hand speed. Cutter has slight action, 66 mph.