08/05/2013 - Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City - Session 2 Young showed on the mound and in the OF for the first time at the event. In the OF, he takes proper routes / angles in tracking down balls as he reads balls well off the bat. He moves well laterally and utilizes his quick / athletic feet well, displaying range. For defensive grade to continue to improve, he needs to work to get behind balls more to play through with momentum to his target. At the plate, he shows an athletic setup with rhythm. Hands are quick, flashing bat speed through a level swing path. He shows a feel for the barrel with baseball jumping off the bat when centered, mainly to the pull side. Hitting grades will continue to improve as he learns to keep his hands inside the ball, utilizing all fields. On the mound, arm strength has improved as he threw his top velocity to date, topping out at 81 mph. fastball showed a range of 74-81 mph. Breaking ball displays 11/5 shape with sharp break. He maintains arm speed on his changeup, showing a feel for with arm side run. Stock on the mound will continue to improve as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program. Mental makeup is a plus as he is a hard worker and is very coachable.