02/18/2024 - National Showcase - Honolulu, HI AJ is a 2028 C/SS prospect. Showed quick feet and good agility behind the dish. Has an athletic and low secondary stance. He presents a good target and works thumb under the baseball. He replaces his feet, with a quick transfer, and made on-line throws to second base. He shows a quick release with an arm velocity up to 81mph and a best pop time of 2.03 seconds. Has a good spine angles on his blocks with ability to keep balls in front. At SS he shows fluid footwork with athletic actions. He fields with his hands out front and has a clean exchange. He creates momentum to his target and made accurate throws across the diamond. A right-handed hitter he starts with an upright and square stance. He gets good extension through the baseball and is centered at contact. A short barrel path enables him to hit hard line drives to all fields. With continued growth and development, we foresee this 2-way prospect having opportunities to play at the next level.