07/28/2021 - Baseball Factory Southwest Championships 17U Aiden continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities and has a bright future on the diamond. At the plate, hitting / power potential are now outstanding through a squared setup. Hands are quick (83 mph exit velocity) and work through level swing path. He makes consistent hard contact and has strength in his swing with gap to gap pop. At the event, he was 3 for 7 with 2 RBI. In the OF, defensive abilities are outstanding as he takes proper routes / angles in tracking down balls. He needs to work to get behind balls more and play through with momentum to his target. He moves well laterally and utilizes his quick feet in covering a lot of ground. Throws are accurate with carry (83 mph velocity) to his target. On the mound, arm strength has improved as he threw his top velocity to date at 71 mph. Fastball shows a range of 66-71 mph with arm side run. Breaking ball displays 1/7 shape with gradual break. He maintains arm speed on his changeup with arm side run. Control is solid as he throws strikes with all his pitches. Stock on the mound will continue to improve as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program.