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2020 Fall Midwest Workout Showcase
Asa Waites is a 2021 SS/RHP with a 6-0 200 lb. frame from Chicago, IL who attends Morgan Park. Large frame with broad shoulders and present strength. Primary shortstop with clean footwork and good range to each side. Rounds baseball well and funnels out front. Worked through exchange with fluid, compact actions while releasing from a three-quarters slot. Throws generated some on line carry to the bag topping at 74 mph. Right handed hitter with a spread, slightly crouched stance. Works to contact with rotational lower half actions. Level, line drive barrel plane through extension. Primarily looked to employ a mid field approach flashing the strength to split the gaps when squared. Also pitched utilizing a side step to high leg lift delivery. Stays balanced at gather and works to the plate with drop and drive actions. Clean arm circle at take back and released from a three-quarters slot. Generated deep downhill tilt through the zone with a fastball offering that say in the upper 70's to low 80's, topped at 81 mph. Good feel for the bottom quadrants of the zone with fastball. Curveball showed 12/6 shape with tight spin and late depth in the low 70's. Also flashed good feel for a straight changeup in the mid 70's. Good student. Named to the 2020 Fall Midwest Workout Showcase, Top Prospect List.