01/17/2020 - Baseball Factory's Spring Training at Pirate City (Ages 12-14) Brooks showed hitting improvements and raised his exit velocity to 62 MPH during his time in Pirate City. At 1B, Brooks makes plays through playable hands and feet. He picks out the right hops, shows a clean exchange, and throws with accuracy to his target. On the mound, Brooks has good size, a FB that touches 50 MPH, and his CB shows 12-6 shape. He holds runners on base well, and competes in the zone. Offensively, Brooks stands in the box comfortably, he has an activated load, and swings in good rhythm. He hits from a firm front side, and rotates his core through the baseball. Brooks also showed good hustle and hard work during is time at Spring Training.