01/15/2021 - 2021 Baseball Factory Rookie Pre-Season All-America Tournament Sam is a talented 2B/RHP that showed well at the Rookie PSAA. At 2B, Sam shows quick and active footwork as he reacts to the ball showing plus range. He fields the ball low and athletic with a confident glove and makes clean exchanges. His arm action is smooth getting rid of the ball and delivers the throw with accuracy and carry to the target. Hitting, Sam shows gap to gap power with hard contact. To create this, he starts in a square stance taking a smooth load and rotates against a firm front side as he gets his foot down. He creates fast bat speed that allows for direct, on plane contact. On the mound, Sam shows a 3-pitch mix with a FB, CB, and CH. The FB is up to 75 with movement, the CB is 11-5 and projectable, the CH is deceptive with FB arm speed. His mechanics are clean as he gathers over the rubber well and repeats with simple movements. He has good tempo as he strides down the mound finishing his pitches. Overall, Sam showed that he can compete and be a player on both sides of the ball as well as on the bump.