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2018 Mid-Atlantic Prospect Showcase
Lance Book is a 2020 C/ with a 6-0 175 lb. frame from Sugarloaf, PA who attends Hazleton Area. Medium frame with a lean build. Frame projects to support additional strength. Primary catcher with a low, slightly side set stance while receiving the baseball. Gains ground towards the bag while working out of crouch with clean footwork. Loose, smooth exchanges while working through transfer and generate accurate carry to the bag at release. Topped at 68 miles per hour, best workout pop time of 2.20. Right handed hitter with an upright, narrow stance and large leg lift trigger. Swung with intent on a loose path to baseball. Employed a linear barrel plane and flashed some feel for the barrel through the zone. Primarily looked to work to the baseball to the middle of the field between the gaps. Very good student as well.