Baseball’s prime Draft prospects showcased their abilities on the 2023 MLB Draft Combine in Phoenix this week, they usually did so not solely underneath the watchful eye of myriad scouts, however in view of Hawk-Eye, the digital camera system that fuels Statcast knowledge.
We have Statcast monitoring knowledge for the Draft Combine’s batting apply and bullpen periods at Chase Field on Tuesday and Wednesday, in addition to Tuesday’s 12-inning recreation between highschool prospects. So we are able to see which Draft prospects hit the ball the toughest and the farthest and threw it the quickest. The efficiency they placed on in entrance of huge league golf equipment is the ultimate impression they will make earlier than the Draft, which will likely be held from July 9/11 in Seattle.
Below are the exit velocity, distance, pitch velocity and spin leaders among the many prospects on the Draft Combine, together with their MLB Pipeline Top 200 rank the place relevant.
Highest most exit velocity (batting apply)
116.2 mph – George Wolkow, OF, Downers Grove North HS (Ill.) (No. 68)
113.5 mph – Brandon Winokur, OF, Edison HS (Calif.) (No. 72)
113.5 mph – Joe Vetrano, 1B, Boston College
111.4 mph – Kemp Alderman, OF, Mississippi (No. 62)
111.4 mph – TayShaun Walton, CF, IMG Academy (Fla.) (No. 165)
110.6 mph – Jackson Feltner, 1B, Morehead State
110.2 mph – Kris Armstrong, 1B, Jacksonville
110.0 mph – Jake DeLeo, OF, Georgia Tech
109.8 mph – Sam Parker, 1B/OF, Kennesaw Mountain HS (Ga.)
109.5 mph – Daniel Cuvet, INF/RHP, ESB Academy (Fla.)
Highest most exit velocity (recreation)
100.4 mph – Trenton Lyons, C, Christian Brothers HS (TN)
99.7 mph – TJ Pompey, SS, Coppell HS (TX)
99.4 mph – Isaiah Drake, CF, North Atlanta HS (GA)
98.9 mph – Isaiah Drake, CF, North Atlanta HS (GA)
98.1 mph – Riley Jackson, C, Eau Gallie HS (FL)
97.4 mph – Riley Jackson, C, Eau Gallie HS (FL)
96.7 mph – Duce Robinson, CF, Pinnacle HS (AZ)
95.2 mph – Sam Shaw, SS, Lambrick Park SS (BC)
94.2 mph – Luke Stevenson, C, Wake Forest HS (NC)
94.1 mph – Sam Shaw, SS, Lambrick Park SS (BC)
Highest common exit velocity (batting apply)
(# of batted balls in parentheses)
108.3 mph (9) – Brandon Winokur, OF, Edison HS (Calif.) (No. 72)
106.7 mph (8) – George Wolkow, OF, Downers Grove North HS (Ill.) (No. 68)
102.5 mph (9) – Joe Vetrano, 1B, Boston College
101.3 mph (11) – TayShaun Walton, CF, IMG Academy (Fla.) (No. 165)
100.9 mph (14) – Jonathon Long, 3B, Long Beach State
100.5 mph (16) – Kemp Alderman, OF, Mississippi (No. 62)
100.3 mph (13) – Trent Caraway, SS, JSerra Catholic HS (Calif.) (No. 67)
100.3 mph (12) – Myles Naylor, 3B, St. Joan of Arc Catholic SS (Canada) (No. 59)
100.3 mph (5) – Caden Sorrell, CF, Marcus HS (Texas) (No. 76)
99.7 mph (11) – Gavin Grahovac, SS, Villa Park HS (Calif.) (No. 146)
Longest most distance (batting apply)
456 ft – Sam Parker, 1B/OF, Kennesaw Mountain HS (Ga.)
443 ft – Kemp Alderman, OF, Mississippi (No. 62)
437 ft – Brandon Winokur, OF, Edison HS (Calif.) (No. 72)
437 ft – Will Simpson, INF, Washington
435 ft – Andrew Wiggins, OF/RHP, Heritage Christian (Ind.)
431 ft – George Wolkow, Downers Grove North (IL.) (No. 68)
429 ft – Daniel Cuvet, INF/RHP, ESB Academy (Fla.)
429 ft – Sabin Ceballos, 3B, Oregon (No. 153)
424 ft – Alfonsin Rosario, CF, P27 Academy (S.C.)
424 ft – Luke Keaschall, SS, Arizona State (No. 90)
Longest most distance (recreation)
388 ft – Riley Jackson, C, Eau Gallie HS (FL)
366 ft – Isaiah Drake, CF, North Atlanta HS (GA)
358 ft – Duce Robinson, CF, Pinnacle HS (AZ)
355 ft – Luke Stevenson, C, Wake Forest HS (NC)
349 ft – Sam Shaw, SS, Lambrick Park SS (BC)
Longest common distance (batting apply)
(# of batted balls in parentheses)
350 ft (7) – Tai Peete, 3B, Trinity Christian School (Ga.) (No. 53)
347 ft (9) – Isaiah Drake, CF, North Atlanta HS (Ga.)
344 ft (9) – Luke Keaschall, SS, Arizona State (No. 90)
337 ft (9) – Drew Burress, OF, Houston County HS (Ga.) (No. 100)
336 ft (8) – John Peck, SS, Pepperdine
332 ft (13) – Daniel Cuvet, 3B, Florida Virtual School (Fla.)
332 ft (14) – Jonathon Long, 3B, Long Beach State
330 ft (14) – Eric Bitonti, SS, Aquinas HS (Calif.) (No. 65)
330 ft (18) – Quinn McDaniel, 2B, Maine
322 ft (12) – Nolan Souza, SS, Punahou HS (Hawaii)
Most hard-hit balls (batting apply)
(Hard-hit = 95+ mph exit velocity)
20 – Sabin Ceballos, 3B, Oregon (No. 153)
17 – Braden Holcomb, SS, Foundation Academy (Fla.)
16 – AJ Ewing, SS, Springboro HS (Ohio)
15 – Kevin Sim, 3B, San Diego (No. 191)
14 – CJ Kayfus, 1B, Miami (No. 152)
14 – Alfonsin Rosario, CF, P27 Academy (S.C.)
14 – Hylan Hall, OF, Bethune
13 – Kemp Alderman, OF, Mississippi (No. 62)
13 – Garret Forrester, 1B, Oregon State (No. 118)
13 – Jonathon Long, 3B, Long Beach State
13 – Luke Stevenson, C, Wake Forest HS (N.C.)
Fastest most pitch velocity (bullpen session)
98.0 mph – Sam Knowlton, RHP, South Alabama
97.5 mph – George Klassen, RHP, Minnesota (No. 181)
97.4 mph – Magdiel Cotto, LHP, Kentucky
97.3 mph – Zach Fruit, RHP, Eastern Michigan
96.8 mph – Hayden Durke, RHP, Rice
96.8 mph – Cameron Johnson, LHP, IMG Academy (Fla.) (No. 40)
96.6 mph – Skylar Hales, RHP, Santa Clara
96.2 mph – Chris Clark, RHP, Harvard
96.1 mph – Adam Boucher, RHP, Duke
96.0 mph – Hunter Owen, LHP, Vanderbilt (No. 64)
Fastest most pitch velocity (recreation)
96.7 mph – Garrett Baumann, RHP, Hagerty HS (FL), (No. 145)
96.2 mph – Garrett Baumann, RHP, Hagerty HS (FL), (No. 145)
96.2 mph – Barrett Kent, RHP, Pottsboro HS (TX), (No. 150)
96.0 mph – Aidan Knaak, RHP, Bishop Verot HS (FL), (No. 195)
96.0 mph – Barrett Kent, RHP, Pottsboro HS (TX), (No. 150)
96.0 mph – Mac Heuer, RHP, Georgia Home Education Assoc (GA)
95.9 mph – Barrett Kent, RHP, Pottsboro HS (TX), (No. 150)
95.9 mph – Liam Peterson, RHP, Calvary Christian HS (FL), (No. 82)
95.7 mph – Liam Peterson, RHP, Calvary Christian HS (FL), (No. 82)
95.7 mph – Garrett Baumann, RHP, Hagerty HS (FL), (No. 145)
Fastest most pitch spin price (bullpen session)
2915 RPM – Mikey Tepper, RHP, Liberty
2904 RPM – Ty Cummings, RHP, Campbell
2888 RPM – Xavier Meachem, RHP, North Carolina A&T State University
2883 RPM – Adam Boucher, RHP, Duke
2819 RPM – Hunter Owen, LHP, Vanderbilt (No. 64)
2776 RPM – Nigel Belgrave, RHP, Maryland
2719 RPM – Carlson Reed, RHP, West Virginia (No. 196)
2667 RPM – Cade Smith, RHP, Mississippi
2666 RPM – Sebastian Gongora, LHP, Wright State
2651 RPM – Case Matter, RHP, Washington
Fastest most pitch spin price (recreation)
3243 RPM – Chase Meyer, RHP, Combine Academy (NC)
3233 RPM – Chase Meyer, RHP, Combine Academy (NC)
3196 RPM – Chase Meyer, RHP, Combine Academy (NC)
3107 RPM – Chase Meyer, RHP, Combine Academy (NC)
3078 RPM – Chase Meyer, RHP, Combine Academy (NC)
3027 RPM – Chase Meyer, RHP, Combine Academy (NC)
2737 RPM – Derek Schaefer, RHP, Cactus Shadows HS (AZ)
2716 RPM – Hiro Wyatt, RHP, Staples HS (CT)
2704 RPM – Weston Moss, RHP, Lake Creek HS (TX)
2694 RPM – Weston Moss, RHP, Lake Creek HS (TX)
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