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2023 13U/14U West Showcase
Carson Root is a 2027 LHP/1B/OF with a 5-7 130 lb. frame from Menifee, CA who will attend Linfield Christian high school in the fall. Features lean, athletic developing build. A primary pitcher that showed a 4-pitch mix (FB, CB, SL, CH) Root works extremely fast on the mound. Fastball has glove side cut; curveball has late break, and pulls the string on the changeup that had hitters out front. Great pick-off-move. Collected 6 strikeouts in 3 innings of work. Lots of potential here. A switch hitter; Root showed the ability to square the ball up consistently from both sides of the plate. Shows more of a connected power stroke from the left side.
+4 MPH
FB Velo since 09/02/2022
+3 %
Swing Efficiency since 04/22/2023
Best
PG Grade:
7.5
2023 13U/14U West Showcase
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™.
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2023 13U/14U West Showcase
Right 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™.
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