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2024 High School All State Select Championship (2027-2028 Grads)
Kaiden Kinard is a 2029 1B/RHP with a 6-2 195 lb. frame from Smoaks, SC who attends Andrew Jackson Academy. Very strong athletic build that stands out. Ran 7.09 60-yard dash. Primarily a first baseman, releases ball with a short arm stroke utilizing lower half in throwing mechanics. Moves well to the ball and will continue to improve with softer hands. Hits left-handed with a narrow, open stance utilizing a leg hang and slight toe tap to initiate bat movement. Tends to let ball get deep in the hitting zone but short bat path allows for barrel contact. With a continued clean path, swing will result in more line drives in the gaps with strength developing in lower half. Also pitched utilizing a windup and a 3/4 arm slot delivery. Fastball topped 75mph with slight cut away from RHH. Breaking ball had hybrid slider/curveball movement that had good sweep and topped 62mph. Also a great student.
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2024 Southeast Prospect Gateway
Hitting
XL Frame
Present Strength
Upright Stance
Open Stance
Linear Lower Half
Level barrel path
Throws barrel head well
Controls barrel well
Creates separation/leverage
Uses all fields
Line Drive Approach
Repeats swing well
Hard Contact
Pitching
Standard Side Step Delivery
Medium Leg Lift Delivery
Lands In Line with Plate
3/4 Arm slot
Long Arm Action
11/5 Shape - 1/7 Shape
Works Corners
Firstbase
Clean footwork around 1B
Works through slow roller well
Clean pivot
Clean exchanges
Fields out front
Picks throws to 1B well
Big target at 1B
3/4 Arm slot
Accurate to base
Good arm strength
PG CAREER PROGRESSION
+3 MPH
FB Velo since 02/17/2024
-0.28 SEC
10 Yard Split since 02/17/2024
-0.42 SEC
60 Time since 02/17/2024
+4 MPH
1B Velo since 02/17/2024
+6 MPH
Exit Velo since 02/17/2024
+16.18 MPH
Max Barrel Speed
since 02/17/2024
+4.92
Impact Momentum
since 02/17/2024
+9.77 Gs
Max Acceleration since 02/17/2024
Best
PG Grade:
8
2024 Southeast Prospect Gateway
Left Handed Hitting
Swing Efficiency™
Swing Efficiency™ is a score from 0-100 based on how fast you move your body compared to other players of a similar height and weight. Our library of over 10,000 hitters shows that for a given body type, higher swing efficiencies generate higher exit velos. PG All-American Arjun Nimmala may only weigh 170 lbs, but he can still hit 103MPH off a tee thanks to his elite Swing Efficiency™.
45%
The order in which each body segment reaches its peak speed
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