Gage Balfour SS/RHP

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 (tools), 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, using the scale below. However, grades 10-18 are not available for use with High School players (ages 14-18), while grades 55-70 are not available for use with Pre High School players (ages 12-14). These instances are marked as "--- N/A ---" in the "Description" fields below.

Grade	Description Pre High School (Ages 12-14)	Description High School (Ages 15-18)	60 Yds (seconds)	30 Yds (seconds)	Home-1B LHH (seconds)	Home -1B RHH (seconds)	5-10-5Shuttle (seconds)	Broad Jump (inches)	Grip Strength (psi)	FB & Raw Velocity (mph)	Bat Exit Velocity (mph)	Catcher Release (seconds)
10	Poor	----- N/A -----	10.50 +	7.00 +	7.00 +	7.10 +	6.80 -	51.0 -	45 -	42 -	40 -	3.75 +
12	Well Below Avg	----- N/A -----	10.00	6.50	6.75	6.85	6.60	54.0	50	45	43	3.50
15		----- N/A -----	9.75	6.00	6.50	6.60	6.40	57.0	55	48	46	3.25
18	Below Avg	----- N/A -----	9.50	5.75	6.25	6.35	6.20	60.0	60	51	49	3.00
20		Poor	9.25	5.50	6.00	6.10	6.00	63.0	65	54	52	2.90
22	Near Avg		9.00	5.25	5.80	5.90	5.80	66.0	70	57	55	2.80
25		Well Below Avg	8.75	4.90	5.60	5.70	5.60	69.0	75	60	58	2.70
28	Average		8.50	4.70	5.40	5.50	5.40	72.0	80	63	61	2.60
30		Below Avg	8.25	4.60	5.20	5.30	5.25	75.0	85	66	64	2.55
32	Solid Avg		8.00	4.50	5.00	5.10	5.10	78.0	90	69	67	2.50
35		Near Avg	7.75	4.40	4.90	5.00	5.00	81.0	95	72	70	2.45
38	Above Avg		7.50	4.30	4.80	4.90	4.90	84.0	100	75	73	2.40
40		Average	7.40	4.20	4.70	4.80	4.80	87.0	105	78	75	2.30
42	Well Above Avg		7.30	4.10	4.60	4.70	4.70	91.0	110	80	77	2.25
45		Solid Avg	7.20	4.00	4.50	4.60	4.60	95.0	115	82	79	2.20
48	Excellent		7.10	3.95	4.45	4.55	4.50	99.0	120	84	81	2.15
50		Above Avg	7.05	3.90	4.40	4.50	4.40	103.0	125	85	83	2.10
52	Outstanding		7.00	3.85	4.35	4.45	4.35	107.0	130	86	85	2.05
55	----- N/A -----	Well Above Avg	6.95	3.80	4.30	4.40	4.30	111.0	135	87	87	2.00
58	----- N/A -----		6.90	3.75	4.25	4.35	4.25	115.0	140	88	89	1.95
60	----- N/A -----	Excellent	6.85	3.70	4.20	4.30	4.20	119.0	145	90	91	1.90
62	----- N/A -----		6.80	3.65	4.15	4.25	4.15	123.0	150	91	93	1.85
65	----- N/A -----	Outstanding	6.70	3.60	4.10	4.20	4.10	127.0	155	93	95	1.80
68	----- N/A -----		6.60	3.55	4.05	4.15	4.05	131.0	160	94	97	1.75
70	----- N/A -----	Superior	6.50 -	3.50 -	4.00 -	4.10 -	4.00 -	135.0 +	165 +	95 +	99 +	1.70 -

Please Note: We only use information gathered at Baseball Factory and Team One events and/or by Baseball Factory and Team One staff on our scouting reports. This allows us to maintain the integrity of our reports by publishing only what we see.