07/25/2014 - Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City JD is a young athletic ballplayer who excels at SS. Defensively, he is a very smart infielder with a good feel for the game, positions himself very well and fields the ball out in front consistently. He needs to improve his arm strength and his lateral quickness to round out his abilities. At the plate, JD sets up very well, has good strike zone awareness, and makes things happen. His compact swing and baseball IQ helps him to hit very well behind runners. A great kid, very respectful and works very hard to improve.