11/09/2017 - Baseball Factory Select Training & Competition at Pirate City (Ages 14-18) Daniel continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities. In the OF, defensive abilities have improved as he displays smooth actions. Feet are aggressive as he takes proper routes / angles in tracking down balls. He reads balls well off the bat and works to get behind balls but needs to play through with momentum to his target. Range will increase as he continues to improve foot quickness. At the plate, he shows an athletic setup. Hands are quick and work through a level swing path. He works to keep hands inside the ball, utilizing all fields through a line drive approach. On the mound, arm strength has improved as he threw his top velocity to date at 66 mph. Fastball showed a range of 61-66 mph with tailing action. Breaking ball displays 1/7 shape with gradual break. He maintains arm speed on his changeup, showing a feel for with sinking action. Getting on a long toss program to develop more arm strength will aid in improving abilities on the mound. Mental makeup is a plus as he is very coachable and a very hard worker.