LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2017 National Indoor Showcase
Haden Parton is a 2018 OF/IF with a 6-2 175 lb. frame from Springfield, MO who attends Hillcrest HS. Tall frame with a lean build and wiry strength. Frame projects to support additional size with strength. Ran a 7.40 sixty-yard dash. Primary outfielder, closing to baseball with a taller set and clean footwork. Smooth glove actions while funneling and work through transition with efficient exchanges. Gets the baseball out quickly from a compact three-quarters arm slot that produced solid on line carry to the bag, topped at 81 miles per hour. Right handed hitter with a spread, slightly open stance and simple leg lift trigger. Lower half works to contact with rotational actions generating occasional shift. Simple line drive path and plane through extension while utilizing a mid-field approach. Repeats barrel plane very well with present bat speed that produced good jump off the barrel between the gaps throughout batting practice. Tools will continue to develop with physical maturity and repetition.