09/24/2021 - MS All-Region Tournament John continues to show improvements in his baseball abilities. At the plate, hitting / power potential has improved through a squared setup. Hands are quick and work through level swing path. He makes consistent hard contact and stays inside the ball through a line drive approach. Behind the plate, feet are active as he works in line through a clean transfer / exchange. Pop times showed in the 2.58 range and will continue to drop as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program. He shows a squared setup and presents a soft mitt out front, sticking balls in the zone. He tries to use his body through the blocking process but will benefit by improving secondary setup and working to get body down sooner. On the mound, arm strength has improved as he threw his top velocity to date at 65 mph. Fastball showed a range of 64-65 mph. Breaking ball displays 12/6 shape with gradual break. Control is solid as he throws strikes with all his pitches. Stock on the mound will continue to improve as he builds more arm strength through a long toss program.