12/16/2012 - College PREP - Agoura Hills, CA Max is a tall, solid 3B with a strong lower half that will graduate in 2014. Feet are active as he works to square balls up, displaying clean hands. He needs to attack balls more, play through, improve foot speed and present hands more out front to improve defensive grade. Throws are accurate but needs to build more arm strength through a long toss program. At the plate, Pearl shows a balanced setup with rhythm. Hands works through a level swing path as he makes consistent contact, mainly to the pull side. He needs to work to stay inside the ball to utilize all fields and continue to improve hitting grades. Power potential is present as he displays strength in his swing with numbers rising as he learns to use his lower half more. With 2 years to further develop, Max has abilities with time and room to improve.