05/15/2016 - College PREP - Bowie, MD James is an athletic, strong throwing dual position athlete as a C/3B. At the plate, the ball jumps off of his bat as he is an aggressive hitter with good bat speed. Behind the plate, he sits comfortably in his primary stance and handles pitches knee to knee fairly well. This strong throwing right hander got his pop time as low as 2.27, but working on shortening his arm stroke will allow for a quick release and decrease in pop time range. At the hot corner, he shows quick twitch and aggressive angles to field the ball while his arm shows good carry on backhand plays. Hastings is a solid all-around prospect who will find success on the diamond.