04/12/2015 - College PREP - Costa Mesa (Los Angeles), CA JJ only showed behind the plate at the event and continues to shine both offensively / defensively with a promising future on the diamond. At the plate, he has really improved through a squared / balanced setup. Hands are quick, generating plus bat speed through a level swing path and aggressive approach. He has strength in his swing as he works to keep hands inside the ball, utilizing all fields as he shows a feel for the barrel with baseball exploding off the bat when centered, displaying gap to gap pop. Behind the plate, pop times have dropped as he threw his lowest time to date at 2.00 with life, accuracy, and on line carry as he gets rid of the baseball quickly. He will control the running with his feet / arm and shows quality receiving / blocking tools that will play well at the next level. Duarte has the makings of a special type player and will catch the eyes of the collegiate coach with baseball abilities.