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Alex Merchant

Alex Merchant SS

  • Brentwood, CA
  • Liberty High School
  • Travel Team: The Dark Knights
  • Grad 2019
  • Ht 5'10
  • Wt 175 lbs
  • Throws Right
  • Bats Right
  • Arm 82 mph
  • 60 YD 6.99 Sec
  • Class

Running

  • N/A sec 10 Yds
  • N/A sec 40 Yds
  • 6.99 sec 60 Yds
  • 4.65 sec H > 1B (RHH)
  • 4.84 sec Shuttle (L)
  • 4.52 sec Shuttle (R)

Strength

  • 8'8'' Broad Jump
  • 128 psi Grip (L)
  • 137 psi Grip (R)

Throwing

  • 82 mph mph Velocity
  • 48 Arm Grade

Position - SS

  • 50 Fielding Grade

Hitting

  • 45 Hitting Grade (R)
  • 45 Power Grade (R)
  • 83 mph mph Exit Velocity

Official Scouting Report

  • Class Rating
  • SSPosition Projection

07/25/2018 - Under Armour Southwest Championships 17U, powered by Baseball Factory's Team One Alex ran his best 60 to date at 6.99 seconds during his time at the UA Southwest Championships. He is an athletic SS with solid overall skills. Defensively, Alex has quick feet, solid actions, and a clean glove. He takes good angles to the ball, his exchange is clean, and he throws with consistency and momentum across the diamond. Offensively, Alex has good balance, he loads well, and flashes fast bat speed. He has a direct barrel and can work the ball gap to gap. Alex is a good kid with a positive attitude and solid work ethic.

01/12/2018 - 2018 Under Armour All-America Pre-Season Tournament Alex continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities and has a promising future on the diamond. In the infield, he displays smooth/fluid actions. He has plus lateral range, working from the ground-up with smooth actions. Transfer is quick as he fires strong throws zipping across the diamond. At the plate, hitting/power potential have improved. He has strong/centered balance with fluid rhythm to load. He shows a feel for the barrel and makes consistent hard contact with power showing best to the pull side. A projectable 3B - Alex has lot of potential and will get looks from collegiate coaches as he continues to progress his game.

06/17/2017 - Omaha National World Series - Session 1 (Ages 14-18) Alex is a strong, athletic built SS/3B prospect who has a versatile skill set and graduates in 2019. As a right-handed hitter, Alex has a tall stance with fluid rhythm. He takes a good load with a long stride and partially uses his lower half throughout his swing. Alex does a nice job engaging his hips with effective rotation in his swing. He shows the ability to hit the ball to the opposite field as well as drive the ball to the pull side. In the field, Alex plays with effective pre-pitch actions and gets a good jump on the baseball. He fields the ball in a high position and is developing a quicker exchange. Alex throws from a high 3/4 arm slot with a restricted arm action. His throws are consistently accurate with good strength across the diamond. Overall, Alex has a well-rounded skill set with a good approach on both sides of the ball giving him good potential to get even better.

01/13/2017 - Under Armour All-America Pre-Season Tournament Alex is a lean, athletic SS and has a promising future on the diamond. At SS, feet are active as he attacks balls and squares up well. Hands/feet work well together as he displays smooth/fluid actions. Throws display accuracy but will benefit by building more arm strength through a long toss program. At the plate, he shows a squared setup. Hands are quick and work through a level swing path. He works to stay inside the ball, utilizing all fields through a line drive approach. Power will increase as he works to utilize his lower half more aggressively. With 2 years to further develop, Alex has potential with time and room to progress his game.

Profile

Alex Merchant Brentwood, CA info@factoryathletics.com 800-641-4487 @baseballfactory
Primary Position SS
Grad Year 2019  
High School Liberty High School Bats Right
Height 5'10 Throws Right
Weight 175 LBS Arm 82 mph
60 YD 6.99

The chart below shows the levels of college baseball, along with the range of players with potential to be recruited at that level.

Division I Class 1 – 4
Division II Class 1 – 5
Division III Class 1 – 8
NAIA Class 1 – 6
JUCO Class 1 – 8

Tool Grade Scale

Our main goals with the BF "10-70" Scouting Scale are to provide the player with a realistic evaluation of his "PRESENT" abilities (what he can do today), and to provide college coaches with information they can use to identify and/or compare potential recruits.

Tools are graded for all players and pitchers, regardless of age or graduation year. However, for High School players we use only grades 20-70 (grades 10-18 do not apply), while for Middle School players we use only grades 10-52 (grades 55-70 do not apply).

Grade Middle School (Ages 11-13) Description High School (Ages 14-18) Description 10 Yard Dash (seconds) 40 Yard Dash (seconds) 60 Yard Dash (seconds) Home-1B LHH (seconds) Home-1B RHH (seconds) 5-10-5Shuttle [LEFT] (seconds) 5-10-5Shuttle [RIGHT] (seconds) Broad Jump (inches) Grip Strength [LEFT] (psi) Grip Strength [RIGHT] (psi) FB & Raw Velocity (mph) Bat Exit Velocity (mph) Catcher Release (seconds)
10 Poor -----N/A----- 2.50+ 7.50+ 10.50+ 6.70+ 6.80+ 6.80+ 6.80+ 35- 30- 30- 40- 30- 3.70+
12 Well Below Avg -----N/A----- 2.40 7.40 10.00 6.40 6.50 6.60 6.60 40 35 35 42 35 3.50
15   -----N/A----- 2.35 7.30 9.75 6.10 6.20 6.40 6.40 45 40 40 45 38 3.25
18 Below Avg -----N/A----- 2.30 7.20 9.50 6.00 6.10 6.20 6.20 50 45 45 48 40 3.15
20   Poor 2.25 7.00 9.25 5.90 6.00 6.00 6.00 55 50 50 51 45 3.10
22 Near Avg   2.15 6.50 9.00 5.80 5.90 5.85 5.85 60 55 55 54 50 3.00
25   Well Below Avg 2.10 6.25 8.75 5.70 5.80 5.75 5.75 64 60 60 58 55 2.90
28 MS Average   2.05 6.15 8.50 5.45 5.55 5.50 5.50 68 65 65 62 60 2.80
30   Below Avg 2.00 5.95 8.25 5.40 5.50 5.25 5.25 74 70 70 63 62 2.70
32 Solid Avg   1.95 5.80 8.00 5.20 5.30 5.10 5.10 78 80 80 67 65 2.60
35   Near Avg 1.90 5.65 7.75 4.90 5.00 5.00 5.00 82 90 90 71 70 2.50
38 Above Avg   1.88 5.45 7.50 4.80 4.90 4.95 4.95 86 100 100 75 75 2.40
40   HS Average 1.85 5.25 7.40 4.70 4.80 4.90 4.90 93 110 112 79 80 2.25
42 Well Above Avg   1.82 5.20 7.30 4.60 4.70 4.80 4.80 98 115 115 81 82 2.15
45   Solid Avg 1.80 5.18 7.20 4.50 4.60 4.70 4.70 103 118 118 83 84 2.10
48 Excellent   1.78 5.16 7.10 4.45 4.55 4.60 4.60 108 120 120 85 86 2.05
50   Above Avg 1.76 5.14 7.05 4.40 4.50 4.50 4.50 113 125 125 86 88 2.00
52 Outstanding   1.74 5.12 7.00 4.35 4.45 4.40 4.40 118 128 128 87 90 1.98
55 -----N/A----- Well Above Avg 1.72 5.10 6.95 4.30 4.40 4.30 4.30 123 130 130 88 92 1.95
58 -----N/A-----   1.70 5.05 6.90 4.25 4.35 4.25 4.25 128 135 135 89 94 1.93
60 -----N/A----- Excellent 1.68 5.00 6.85 4.20 4.30 4.20 4.20 133 138 138 90 95 1.90
62 -----N/A-----   1.66 4.95 6.80 4.15 4.25 4.15 4.15 138 140 140 91 96 1.88
65 -----N/A----- Outstanding 1.64 4.90 6.70 4.10 4.20 4.10 4.10 143 145 145 93 97 1.85
68 -----N/A-----   1.62 4.85 6.60 4.05 4.15 4.05 4.05 148 150 150 94 98 1.82
70 -----N/A----- Superior 1.60- 4.80- 6.50- 4.00- 4.10- 4.00- 4.00- 150+ 155+ 155+ 95+ 99+ 1.80-
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