11/16/2008 - College PREP - Monmouth, OR Kyle is a 2B with a small, thin athletic looking body. Foot speed is solid average and he utilizes his quick feet in taking proper first steps in his lateral movement. He shows solid preliminary movements and displays a solid set up. Footwork is choppy and stops feet as the baseball approach causing a late glove action. As he learns to come get and play through balls with his feet and hands, will enable him to present glove action more down and out front. He shows a quick transfer and gets rid of the ball well on his feeds of the double play. Arm strength is average and needs to get on a strict long toss program to aid in building more arm strength. At the plate, Wattenburger has slightly average ability with solid average power. He loads well and shows a solid feel for the barrel. He does have some mechanical flaws and will improve quickly with instruction and adjustments at the plate. Kyle has abilities with room to improve.