| Player: Kian Manmano | Scout Date :4/25/19 & 5/18/19 | ||
| Organization: Legend HS (Parker, CO) | Position(s): CF | ||
| Height: 6’1” | Weight: 170 lbs. | Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Hit: Slightly wide base into long leg kick creating very wide base at fire. Quiets leg kick with 2 strikes. Bat path can get long but bat speed is good. Makes plenty of contact despite long bat at times. | |||
| Power: Good weight transfer with hips and hands in sync allowing ball to jump. No doubt HR in second AB. Will hit 5-10 HR in college with upside for more. | |||
| Run: No infield singles to get time to first, but based on range OF and ability to go first to third, comfortable putting an easy 50 on speed. | |||
| Arm: Good enough. 40-45. Accurate but no cannon. More than enough to play well in center though. | |||
| Glove: Easy centerfielder, covers a ton of ground and can make special catches. Ran down easy double if not triple in right-center to make catch over the shoulder to save runs early in game, very few HS players catch up to that ball, much less catch it. First step is always back before instincts and read takes over. Raw skills have potential plus defender, first step reads just need improving. | |||
| Other: Colorado Mesa commit. | |||
| Summary: Mesa getting another impressive player that should be in D1. Can see him carving out role as freshman and becoming star for team. Projectability in body, could see him turning into a draft guy by junior year at Mesa. | |||
| Player: Justin Boyd | Scout Date: 4/25/19 & 5/18/19 | ||
| Organization: Legend HS (Parker, CO) | Position(s): SS | ||
| Height: 6’1” | Weight: 195 lbs. | Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Hit: Upright stance with controlled stride. Quick bat with some uppercut to swing. Direct bat path. Picks up ball early and shows advanced eye at plate. Came away unimpressed on 4/25, but the bat played to the hype on 5/18. Real potential here. | |||
| Power: HR in third AB. Ball on a rope cut through windy day. Too much light contact to translate into real power currently, but has genuine upside of 50 pop. | |||
| Run: Not enough to judge | |||
| Arm: Accurate, although he drops arm unnecessarily. Arm strength is limited, 40 bordering on 45 but accuracy and quick transitions make it play as an easy 45. | |||
| Glove: Soft hands, special glove control, although does get caught up with it and can get too slick for own good at times. Good first step and advanced instincts should allow him to stick at short. Needs to be more aggressive, once in each game I saw he stayed back on ball too long leading to an infield single on should-be routine groundouts. Too content standing ground rather than coming in to get ball. | |||
| Other: Oregon State commit. | |||
| Summary: 12 months ago I was on record expressing the almost certainty Jayce Easley would be headed to Oregon State as I was not high on him heading into draft. Instead he was drafted 5th round and signed with Rangers. I am higher on Boyd current and future, although I will come out again and state he will end up in Corvalis. That said, I would not be surprised or blame a team for grabbing him in rounds 3-6 if they feel they can get him under slot as he has real potential to be a quality bat in pro levels, although the body does lack projectability. | |||
| Player: Hank Bard | Scout Date: 4/25/19 & 5/18/19 | ||
| Organization: Legend HS (Parker, CO) | Position(s): Catcher | ||
| Height: 6’2” | Weight: 190 lbs. | Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Hit: Tall, slightly open stance. Some bat wrap and hitch in load. Bat was extremely long on 4/25, still long on 5/18 but not as much. Long leg kick also slows bat speed. Shows ability to stay alive and foul off would be strikeout pitches but will go out of zone too often. | |||
| Power: Ball jumps when staying on top of ball but gets under more often than not. Didn’t see any ball truly driven in two games, best contact was hard line drive to 2B, but that ball was smoked. Based on swing, type of contact, and body, I project more of a gap doubles power guy than over the wall, especially with an approach that is more middle-away than pull, which limits the power he does currently have. | |||
| Run: N/A, didn’t see enough | |||
| Arm: Warm up pop times only, 2.20 timed, but wasn’t close to full speed. Arm seems to get stuck behind head creating some hesitation, but arm strength and accuracy are both there. Plenty to play at college level and beyond. | |||
| Glove: Some jab cost pitcher strikes early in game but adjusted and limited the jab later on. Strong hands keep ball where caught. Turns glove over on backhand too early that could be costly with advanced pitchers. Agile behind plate with smooth lateral movement while keeping shoulders square. Can block ball well but has glove skills to pick ball in dirt while still in position to block ball. | |||
| Other: Kentucky commit. | |||
| Summary: Would like to see more of the bat, although he battled strong every time and showed a knack for staying alive with 2 strikes. Bat length needs to be shortened to have success in SEC and if he has any chance to be successful in pro ranks. Final clip in video was him shooting a ball over the LF head for walk-off win in playoff game. Like the glove behind the plate, can stick as C for long time, adjustments with bat will determine upside, as floor is a solid defensive catcher. | |||
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