COMMENT: Strong, well-built with overall body strength. Sound hitting approach. Displays strength and quickness through zone. Good lift for power. Flashes average arm. Confident player comes to play every day. Knows how to perform.
COMMENT: Athletic build on large frame, strong upper body. Similar to Jason Kendall. Soft hands. Accelerating throws show carry with quick release. Straightaway hitter with line-drive power. Stronger, quicker swing from right side.
386
JOHN SCHNEIDER
U DELAWARE
C
R/R
6'3"
215
02/14/1980
4YR
COMMENT:
389
BRIAN MANFRED
SAN DIEGO ST U
C
R/R
6'2"
215
04/11/1979
4YR
COMMENT:
430
THEIBORH ALMANZAR
BRONX CC
C
R/R
6'3"
210
11/24/1982
JR
COMMENT:
453
CLIFTON MEDLIN
SEMINOLE ST COL
C
R/R
6'1"
205
03/03/1982
JR
COMMENT: Large, physically mature frame. Strong, well-proportioned body similar to Tyler Houston. Strength in swing. Occasional line-drive power. Arm is best tool. Throws have proper rotation and on-line carry. Physical makeup for catcher.
455
JOHN LOWEN
LASSITER HS
C
L/R
0'62"
200
03/27/1984
HS
COMMENT:
461
JEFFREY MACKOR
BOSTON COL
C
R/R
6'1"
210
06/17/1980
4YR
COMMENT:
474
THOMAS DUENAS
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL U
C
R/R
5'10"
205
07/16/1981
4YR
COMMENT: Medium build, stocky. Strength throughout, similar body to Ivan Rodriguez. Quick bat through zone. Line-drive hitter, goes well to right side. Solid power, mostly right-center gap. Solid hands, frames well, blocks well. Average arm strength. Smart, solid catch-and-throw catcher. Mature, knows how to handle pitchers. Runs well for catcher. Aggressive hitter with power. Works hard on field and in weight room.
COMMENT: Medium-large, well-proportioned frame. Slender, fibrous arms and legs. Level swing with some hand quickness. Makes contact. Aggressive but has good eye, good strike zone. Occasional gap power. Proper throwing mechanics, on-line carry. Quick feet and release. Likes to throw. Runs with style. Leader, competitor, hustler. Good student.
COMMENT: Medium, strong, solid build, similar to Chad Curtis. Strong arm. Drives ball. Selective at plate. Makes contact with some long ball power. Dedicated player.
COMMENT: Strong, stocky, medium frame, resembles Carlos Baerga. Proper hitting approach. Strong, quick, fluid uppercut swing. Can hit with power to opposite field. Playable hands. Reads ball well off bat. Shows arm strength. Durable, hard worker with good baseball habits. Mature mind and body. Some catching and first base experience.
COMMENT: Tall, raw-boned frame similar to former Major League catcher Bob Melvin. Good arm strength and carry to second base. Quick feet, mobile. Improved tools over past six months, particularly defense, framing pitches. Take-charge type.