Prospect vs. Prospect: Brian Ragira vs. Stetson Allie
By John Klima
October 5, 2009
Brian Ragira is the best high school outfielder in Texas in the 2010 draft, which makes him one of the top high school outfielders on the overall board. You can see a lot of reasons why in this small video sample against a premier right-handed prospect, Stetson Allie.
First, Ragira’s body is long, lean and loose. His hands are fast and he keeps them back. His swing generates torque and power and he finishes with two hands. Facing a guy throwing hard doesn’t faze him, and that’s what you like to see in prospects like this. Ragira is an average runner on a bad day and slightly above average at full speed. His arm is above average and he can play right or center.
Allie, as seen in this video, is pure power arm from the right side. Along with the likes of Dylan Covey, he’s one of the top right-handed high school starting pitchers available in the 2010 draft.
Catcher Shane Rowland, who is the third player seen in this video, is the best high school defensive catcher I’ve seen this year. Note his quiet and soft hands and still body. Defensively, he’s vastly superior to Bryce Harper, and just about every other prep catcher on the 2010 board. Click below to view the video.
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