08/14/2011 - Interactive Video Program - River Forest (Chicago), IL Eddie is a young 1st baseman with a thin frame. Defensively, Eddie has firm hands, decent footwork, and he makes the routine plays. He keeps the ball in front, his exchange is clean, and he throws with accuracy and decent strength to his target. At the plate, Eddie has a tall / open set-up, good bat speed, and he makes consistent contact. He has a good swing plane, he can spray to all fields, and he puts the bat on the ball. Overall abilities can improve if Eddie can work on the following.
Defense 1. Lower approach 2. Follow throws 3. Long toss Offense 1. Load / Stride 2. Widen base 3. Rhythm / Timing