11/18/2012 - College PREP - Des Moines, IA Ryan is a tall, lanky RHP/1B that will graduate in 2014. At 1B, feet are active as he displays proper footwork around the bag and is a quality receiver, displaying clean hands. He needs to attack ground balls, increase foot quickness and present hands more out front to continue to improve defensive grade. Throws are accurate but needs to build more arm strength through a long toss program. At the plate, Helgeson shows a balanced approach. Hands are loose and work through a level swing path as he makes consistent contact. For hitting grades to continue to improve, he needs to load more and increase bat speed. Power numbers will continue to increase as he learns to use his lower half more. On the mound, fastball shows a range of 72-75 mph with arm side run. Breaking ball shows potential as being a quality pitch displaying 10/4 shape with sharp breaking action. He maintains arm speed on his changeup, showing a feel for with arm side run. Stock on the mound will continue to rise as more arm strength is gained. With 2 years to further develop, Ryan has abilities with time and room to improve.