Ethan
Downum

Ethan Downum, Reedy (TX), 2025 Texas A&M
Positional Profile: OF Solid player. Upside to strength physically, raw power will improve with added strength. Nice defender with ability to play either corner OF spot. Solid contact off barrel, productive.
Body: 6-0, 162-pounds. Great build/frame to add strength. Will have solid build with maturity and added strength.
Hit: LHH. Solid approach to hit, stride foot lands with length between feet, body in good position to hit. Rotational back foot, does a nice job of using lower 1/2. With length created with stride, would recommend trying for some linear movement with back foot, hitting into firm front side, should increase use of lower 1/2. If not comfortable, with movement not a huge deal…looking for opportunities to get better. Hands start high with bat vertical, barrel movement into zone creates some length and slight uphill plane. Pull approach in BP, uses all fields in games. Shows ability to find baseball with barrel, not a big fan of barrel setup and approach into hitting zone, but, it works for him. Wouldn't change right now. Timing is concern as velocity picks up at next level. 72.6 mph bat speed with 16 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 99 max exit velocity, averaged 87.0 mph. 366' max distance. Shows ability to get barrel to baseball, solid contact. Approach works for him. Keep swinging it.
Arm: LH. OF-88 mph. Arm works well, near avg arm speed. Tail to throws, must improve staying behind baseball with hand generating back spin carry. Hand/wrist drop some creating side spin. Chance for avg arm, carry in future with adjustments. Fringe avg accuracy.
Defense: Moves well to baseball, breaks down well to field. Fringe avg range present, solid steady defender. Corner OF.
ATH: 7.15 runner in the 60. 1.70 and 3.96 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Solid start, runs well. 26.30 max vertical.

Ethan Downum, Reedy (TX), 2025
Positional Profile: OF Good player with solid tools and performance. Upside potential with adjustments.
Body: 6-0, 158-pounds. Good build/frame to add strength in future.
Hit: LHH. Solid set up with crouched/open stance. Weight shift to back side initiate stride, stride foot works back online to mound. Rotational back foot, can improve rotation of back foot further getting lower 1/2 involved in swing. Hands start away from body with barrel set vertical, slight barrel tip start swing. Solid path thru zone with location recognition…uses all fields. Some opportunities present for adjustments…can he start with hands closer to body and eliminate barrel tip. Fringe avg bat speed with hand speed present. 64.4 mph bat speed with 16 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 84.0 mph. 326' max distance. Will develop power as strength increases. Solid hitter now, potential opportunities to improve. Good bat/power combo future.
Arm: LH. OF-86 mph. Arm works with full circle, opportunity to increase arm strength with long toss program.
Defense: Good defender, moves well to baseball, good job of setting feet and fielding ball.
ATH: 6.98 runner in the 60. 1.61 and 3.84 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Tick above avg runner with initial quickness present to steal bases. 25.10 max vertical.
Vizual Edge: 74.26 Edge Score